Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on January 20 exhorted winners of the nation's Golden Globe Awards to continue contributing to national development with further achievements in scientific research.

Vietnam Football Federation's (VFF's) Chairman Le Hung Dung said VFF will meet with a representative from European football giant Manchester City for a collaboration plan in the future.

Vietnam-Singapore trade hit US$15.6 billion (SGD20.4 billion) in 2014, a 20.3% surge from 2013, according to the Singapore Department of Statistics.

The ongoing visit to Vietnam by Vatican Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, is hoped to help him understand more about religious policies and life of Vietnamese Catholic followers. 

Vietnam and India have targeted trade revenue of US$7 billion in 2015, increasing to US$15 billion by 2020. 

More than 300 artifacts dating from over a thousand years ago are on display in the provincial museum of the northern province of Ninh Binh from January 20-24. 

Vietnam will continue enhancing people-to-people diplomatic activities associated with the celebration of the country’s big anniversaries in 2015, heard a meeting of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO)’s executive board in Hanoi on January 20.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said he was glad to see India is looking to boost cooperation with Vietnam in economics, trade, and investment, and thrilled that they consider Vietnam a centerpiece of their Look East Policy. 

Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hong Xiaoyong has emphasised the need for China and Vietnam to enhance their friendship and sincere cooperation for mutual development, especially in the context of complicated global developments.

The most prestigious financial institutions believe that Vietnam's economy will see a strong recovery in 2015 and that the drop in crude oil prices, though lowering revenue for the State, will help foster production and consumption, reported the English language news portal VietNamNet Bridge.