Chairman of Thaigroup Nguyen Duc Thuy has become chairman of Kim Lien Tourism Joint Stock Company.

 Experts have warned that equipping cars with old fire extinguishers is dangerous as they could explode.

The 11th Party Central Committee’s report on the documents of the 12th National Party Congress has highlighted the determination to redouble efforts to build the Party clean and strong, push forward the renewal comprehensively and harmoniously...

 The 12th National Party Congress, which took place from January 20-28, was a success that featured the spirit of “Solidarity – Democracy – Discipline – Renovation”.

The Taiwanese leader’s visit to Ba Binh island in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago seriously violates Vietnam’s sovereignty and runs counter to the Taiwanese side’s recent statements.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With investment of over $2.9 million, a pair of Saigon-Hanoi trains numbered SE 7/8, with 59 carriages meeting 5-star standards were launched on January 26 by the Saigon Railway Transport JSC.

VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time the Politburo has three female members, including National Assembly Vice Chairs Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Tong Thi Phong and Chair of the National Assembly Committee for Social Affairs Truong Thi Mai.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several weeks before the Lunar New Year (Tet holiday), the demand for cash is on the rise, making it the best time for loan sharks.

VietNamNet Bridge - The authorities of Van Thang commune in Khanh Hoa Province on January 28 handed over the body of a whale shark to the Nha Trang Oceanography Institute to be embalmed for scientific research.

VietNamNet Bridge - Educators say that students are not reading books, resulting in increased violence, poor understanding of people and the world, and less empathy.

While Saigon businesses have been busy in the high sales season of the year, a Burger King shop on Cao Thang street in district 3 in HCM City has shut down.

 Traffic police will be able to stop and search vehicles, and check their papers and the people travelling in them from February 15.

 Several newspapers in the US have commented that leadership transition at Vietnam’s 12th National Party Congress shows political stability in the Southeast Asian nation.

A sailboat built in Poland for the Vietnam People's Navy arrived in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa yesterday.

 Noi Bai International Airport authorities today issued a report confirming that they did not find any evidence on soliciting money for visa like a case written on Facebook account of an oversea Vietnamese.

 Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh has called for political reform to prop up the nation’s development.

 SCG Vietnam reported revenue from sales in its ceramics and flexible packaging business in fiscal year 2015 of VND14.1 trillion ($638 million), a 7 per cent increase year-on-year.

 Vietnam’s futsal team, coached by Spaniard Bruno Garcia, departed for Uzbekistan on January 27 to participate in the finals of the 2016 AFC Championships, taking place in the East Asian country from February 10 to 21.

The 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) officially concluded on the morning of January 28 at Hanoi’s National Convention Centre.

 Thailand's Siam Cement Group (SCG), which has invested $700 million in Vietnam since 1992, plans to expand its operations in the country, especially in the cement and upstream petrochemical sectors, according to Thailand’s “The Nation” newspaper.