Finnish universities have pledged to support Vietnam with high-quality human resource development in information technology (IT) and security.

 Standard Chartered Bank expects Vietnam’s GDP growth to accelerate to 6.9 percent in 2016, higher than its previous forecast of 6.6 percent driven by better construction activity and manufacturing strength amidst continued strength in FDI inflows.

 A severe cold spell that hit Vietnam during the last few days has taken its toll on the northern region with more than 3,900 livestock animals killed and a widespread area of crops damaged so far.

Pedestrians violating traffic laws will be fined beginning February 1, according to the Ha Noi traffic police.

 A woman gave birth to a healthy baby girl on a HCM City –Ha Noi train on Tuesday, according to the head of Phuong Nam Train Crew Thai Van Truyen.

 Party members and people from all walks of life are expecting that the new 12th Party Central Committee will continue promoting the spirit of unity, democracy and renewal to help the country grow further.

The 12th National Party Congress's plenary session this morning announces the outcomes of the election for official lists of the Party.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A terrifying market selling snakes, scorpions, beetles and worms has been located in downtown Saigon for two decades.

 Viet Nam national women's football team came fourth in the Irena Cup on Tuesday, an international friendly tournament which gathered strong teams, including China, S. Korea and Mexico.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Today, the newly-elected 12th Party Central Committee held the first meeting to elect the Politburo, the Secretary General, the Central Inspection Committee and the committee's head.

 Authorities in the southern coastal Binh Thuan Province's Ham Thuan Bac District yesterday detained a group of local people for selling ‘fake wild boar' meat.

 Vietnam drew more than 1.3 billion USD in newly-registered and additional capital from foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in January, up 101.2 percent against the same period last year.

 A severely ill sailor from the Philippines was brought ashore for emergency aid in the central coastal province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on January 27.

 The 12th National Party Congress will mark Vietnam’s transformation into a modern, prosperous, equitable and sustainable society, Carlos Alzugaray, a former Cuban Ambassador in many EU countries told the Vietnam News Agency in Havana.

 The export turnover of Viet Nam is estimated to touch VND308,202 billion ($13.7 billion) in January, slightly increasing by 0.5 per cent against the previous month, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 Vietnam has completed negotiations on bilateral agreements on automobile manufacturing and assembling with Russia and Belarus, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 The Ministry of Transport has applied information technology to support the management and connection of commercial passenger transportation by contract (GrabCar) during a two-year trial period, which began this month.

 All 14 crew members of a Vietnamese cargo ship have been rescued after it collided with a tanker and capsized while cruising off Yangon in Myanmar yesterday.

 The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has selected Vietnamese referee Nguyen Hien Triet to work in the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup 2016, announced the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on January 26.

 A frigate of the Vietnam People’s Navy is conducting an official visit to Singapore from January 23-28.