VietNamNet Bridge – Artist Thanh Loc will begin his five-city tour tomorrow (Jan 20) in HCM City to launch his newly published memoirs.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Soldiers on the Song Tu Tay Island, of Truong Sa district in Khanh Hoa province on the evening of January 16 saved six Filipino fishermen on a broken, drifting fishing boat numbered 06-0252.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s first private airline plans to choose Hong Kong or Singapore as the city to hold its initial public offering (IPO).

 VietNamNet Bridge – During the process of granting new driving licences, the Road Administration has discovered and seized more than 3,500 counterfeit licenses.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The products of some kilns in the ancient ceramic village of Chu Dau, in the northern province of Hai Duong, were used in the Thang Long Royal Palace in the early period of the late Le Dynasty, a senior researcher has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A stationary life-size robot tall as an adult is being used to guide traffic at a construction site on Nguyen Hue Road.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign direct investment has been the catalyst for economic growth in Vietnam over recent years, and capital investment by foreign enterprises continues to set the pace for development of the nation’s support industries.

 As Tet approaches, smugglers are adopting sophisticated tactics to evade authorised agencies.

 Belgium is asking Greece to extradite one of the suspects arrested there over a possible link with the alleged Islamist plot against Belgian police,

 Pope Francis has departed for Rome after drawing huge crowds in the Philippines and spreading a message of alleviating poverty.

 Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Hong Truong has given contractors a month's trial to prove themselves on the construction of the Cat Linh – Ha Dong Urban Railway Project.

VietNamNet Bridge – Residents in Quang Ninh Province have been living in fear because of an oil spill from the Uong Bi thermopower plant that has yet to be cleaned.

Vietnam has been consistent in strictly punishing drug trafficking and has always co-operated with other countries in preventing and fighting drug-related crimes, Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh said yesterday.

 The newly released Circular No 36, which limits commercial banks’ lending to fund securities investments, thereby blocking capital flow into the stock market, could lead to a collapse of the market, some believe.

 Vietnam came second with 7 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze medals at the World Pencak Silat Championship in Thailand from January 10-16.

 Visitors will enjoy free entrance to Khai Tuong Lau showroom in An Dinh palace, a tourist attraction in the Hue Imperial City, from January 20 to March 3, according to the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre.

 A ground-breaking ceremony was held on January 18 for Phan Thiet airport in Thien Nghiep commune, Phan Thiet city, the southern central province of Binh Thuan.

 Vietnam’s courts at all levels handled over 385,000 out of the 415,000 cases received, or 92.8 percent, in 2014, heard a conference on January 18.

 Speaker of Uruguay’s Chamber of Representatives Anibal Pereyra arrived in Hanoi on January 18, beginning his five-day visit to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The privatisation of agricultural enterprises will be hastened during this year to boost the development of the farming sector, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.