The leaders of eight provinces in Vietnam have urged Japanese investors to ‘proceed quickly’ when making investments in their localities, saying that they may miss great opportunities if they remain cautious.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has seen a significantly growing inflow of investment from the US in the textile and garment sector in recent years, in anticipation of the potential from the Trans Pacific Partnership. 

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.

VietNamNet Bridge – Economic experts have underscored the need for Vietnam to speed up reform to fuel economic growth and well ingrate into the world economy. 

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

 VietNamNet Bridge – Malaysia was ASEAN’s largest foreign investor in Vietnam in 2015 with total pledges of US$2.47 billion, thanks to US$2.4 billion poured in the Duyen Hai 2 power plant in Tra Vinh province by Janakuasa Sdn. Bhd.

 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.

  A string of entertainment activities and arts programmes will be held in the capital city of Hanoi from January 29 to February 13 to welcome the lunar New Year festival (Tet).

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.

Approved by envoys from 195 nations attending the UNFCCC on December 12, 2015 in Paris, the Agreement is considered an historical accord after 20 years of negotiations, ushering in an energy revolution.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has been warned that China will import rice from Laos instead of Vietnam, but many Vietnamese in the industry do not believe this will occur in the near future. 

 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.

 The Vietnam Fisheries Trade Union (VFTU) has opposed an attack on a Vietnamese fishing boat by vessels of Taiwan (China) in Vietnam’s waters.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a plan to support free migration for Vietnamese returning from Laos to settle in Viet Nam.