VietNamNet Bridge - Parkson shopping centers on Le Thanh Ton, Le Dai Hanh, and Hung Vuong streets in HCM City and on Thai Ha Road in Hanoi are often deserted, despite their discount programs.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Save Vietnam's Wildlife has launched a campaign to preserve Owston's palm civet, a rare species in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 100 year old Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi will be reinforced and repaired this year to ensure safety for people and vehicles at a cost of nearly VND300 billion ($14.2 million) from the state budget.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pollution in seaports in the southern-most province of Ca Mau had exceeded the regulated levels by five times and affecting local people's health,

To welcome the New Year 2015, VietJet will launch a special promotion program titled “Welcome Tet Holiday, Travel Everywhere with VietJet” with thousands of tickets prices for VND0 tickets offered from January 12 through February 12.

 The Vietnam men’s national football team jumped four places to 133rd position in the world and now ranked 19th in Asia, according to the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for January 2015 announced on January 8.

 Police investigation authority has recently requested Ocean Bank to freeze Ocean Group Joint Stock Company (OGC) accounts until receiving official clearance.

 Viet Nam's No 1 volleyball player Nguyen Huu Ha has retired from competition after leaving his team Duc Long Gia Lai yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Maritime Bureau (Vinamarine) has proposed to continue policies to protect its fleet in the the domestic transportation market.

 "Pings" have been detected in the Java Sea which could have come from the "black box" flight recorders of AirAsia flight QZ8501,

Technological innovation vital to increasing competitiveness; Vietnam condemns terrorist acts in any form; PM gives nod on project for green, sustainable growth; Vietnam sends condolences to France over Charlie Hebdo attack

 A huge manhunt for the two suspected gunmen in Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has entered its third day.

 The Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hoang Sa district of the central city of Da Nang on January 8 protested against China’s illegal activities in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago as well as in the East Sea.

 The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will move 2,514 households residing in erosion-prone areas to safer places before 2020, said Director of the Municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Pham Van Quynh.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The highlights of Vietnam’s tourism last year included the country’s first foreign tourism ambassadors, a traveler who narrowly escaped death and an 83-year-old man who climbed to the Fansipan peak four times.

VietNamNet Bridge – Le Quoc Phuong, deputy director of the Viet Nam Industry and Trade Information Centre, talked to the Vietnam News Agency about the country's trade surplus in 2014 and the challenges it may face in 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge – The drama Da Co Hoai Lang (Night Drumbeats Cause Longing for Absent Husband), a production by talented scriptwriter Thanh Hoang, is being restaged in a new version to celebrate its 20 years of release.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Grandmaster Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son has signed a four-year contract with the Can Tho team.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Vintage Art fair themed "More Passion", which will showcase a wide range of antiques, artwork, paintings and handicrafts, will be held on Saturday in Ha Noi.

Miss Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen cannot speak French well even though she has studied the language for seven years shows that foreign language teaching in Vietnam has serioua weaknesses, according to analysts.