Top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh on January 20 lost to strong Malaysian rival Goh Soon Huat at the men's singles first-round match of the Malaysia Masters at the Spice Arena in Penang.

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.

VietNamNet Bridge - Universities say they have not found solutions to cut the numbers of students to meet new enrollment quotas.

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.

VietNamNet Bridge - Two years have elapsed since Nguyen Ha Dong roused the world gamer community with his Flappy Bird. But the name Nguyen Ha Dong has always been hot.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam may be put at a disadvantage when Thailand sells 13 million tons of rice from its stockpile. 

 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.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than a week after the ASEAN Economic Community was officially established, Marko Walde, chief representative of German Industry and Commerce Vietnam and chairman of the German-ASEAN Chamber Network,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Immense green tea plantations on the mountains reflecting on clear river waters is a common scene along the way to Vo Nhai District, in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.

 VietNamNet Bridge – La Fine Equipe boy band with four members from Paris and Marseille will perform in Hanoi on January 30, French cultural center L’Espace in Hanoi has announced.

VietNamNet Bridge – For 86 years since its establishment on February 3, 1930, the Communist Party of Vietnam has held 11 national congresses. The first General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam is Mr. Tran Phu.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's rice exports this year excluding border trade are expected to remain at last year's 6.5 million tonnes, according to the Viet Nam Food Association.

  Popular German jazz artist Timo Vollbrecht and his band Fly Magic will put on a concert at the HCMC Conservatory of Music in District 1 on Saturday night.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi may ban private vehicles from the central areas and streets, as well as issue limitations on the registration of new vehicles.