Northern Vietnam will experience the strongest cold spell since the onset of winter from January 22, said the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

 Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has sought permission from the Ministry of Transport to commence negotiations with French group Aeroports de Paris (ADP), the potential partner in the firm.

The Indonesian authorities, in collaboration with the Vietnamese Embassy in Jakarta, completed procedures to repatriate 10 Vietnamese fishermen on January 21.

 Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son has urged the media to not only disseminate the Party policies and guidelines but also fight false allegations by hostile forces.

 The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics awarded the insignia “For the course of building and developing the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics” to Preeti Saran, Ambassador of India to Vietnam , at a ceremony held on January 21.

 The ongoing 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam received congratulatory messages from 167 foreign parties and organisations worldwide by the end of January 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local media have reported that a species of giant mushroom has appeared in the gardens of several households in Luong Quan of Thuy Bieu Ward, Hue City in Thua Thien Hue Province.

To improve the value of rice and maize, a 45-year-old farmer in the southern province of Dong Nai has turned them into ornamental plants for display at lunar New Year. The products are sold at high prices and the demand is always over supply.

 The central bank's new exchange rate management policy has helped reduce the US dollar speculation in the domestic economy, an official said at an online discussion.

 A 115-year-old woman has died of natural causes in her native Ben Tre Province.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government of Vietnam, well aware of the damages that climate change can cause, has made strong commitments to take actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

 Hanoi will finish building an underground power cable network to service 200 streets in four inner districts this year.

A Dong Nai-based maker of Banh Chung has completed procedures to ship abroad 40 tonnes of the cake to serve the Overseas Vietnamese community, during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On January 15, a restaurant in District 7 in HCM City, bought a giant grouper weighing up to 160 kilos from fishermen in the central province of Khanh Hoa.

 Le Thuy Hai on January 20 signed a one-year contract with the rich FLC Thanh Hoa.

"Diego and Frida: Complicities" displays more than 30 reprints of black-and-white photos taken in the first half of 20th century in Mexico by anonymous and renowned photographers.  

 Police forces of Vietnam and Cambodia should maintain close coordination in the fight against crime, especially cross-border crime and those related to drugs and human trafficking, said Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang

 Vietnam has been featured in articles and remarks from international communities prior to the local 12 th Party Congress, which convenes on January 20.

 The 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam commences officially at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi today, January 21.

 Midfielder Danny van Bakel, who is playing for FLC Thanh Hoa, has become a Vietnamese citizen after his application was approved early this week.