Vietnam is expected to have its largest offshore wind power project, which if becoming feasible, will greatly contribute to ensuring the country’s energy security.

 The second German style Christmas Market took place at Cua Bac Church, No.56 Phan Dinh Phung, Hanoi, from December 13 to 15, attracting a large number of visitors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A former intravenous drug user in HCM City had the hepatitis C virus (HCV) for many years but did not know about it.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have gathered more evidence of a 14th-century Buddhism centre in an excavation at Am Cac Pagoda, Tinh Gia District in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

 Vietnam lacks an overall strategy to promote the sustainable development of domestic trade in the context of deep international integration, heard a conference held in Hanoi on December 18.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese students won one gold medal and one bronze in karate at the ASEAN University Games in Myanmar on December 17.

 Vietnam and China agreed to enhance cooperation in the management of border gates along their border at a conference held in Hanoi on December 18.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam picked up two bronze medals at the Asian Continental Chess Championship which closed yesterday in Manila, the Philippines.

 Are you looking for somewhere to go for a quick end-of-year getaway but tired of the same old tourist spots?

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second Uni Super Championship Muay Thai Tournament will be held at the Nguyen Du Gymnasium in HCM City on Sunday.

Japanese firms seek to recruit Vietnamese labourers, HCMC looks to boost consumption of farm produce, MWG shuts down e-commerce platform Vui Vui, Danang needs over 100,000 hotel rooms by 2030

 Christmas trees and colourful decorations have been put up to welcome Christmas and New Year in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-one-year-old Vietnamese student Ola Nguyen has just won the seventh edition of MasterChef Poland.

 Paintings portraying the landscapes of two cities, Hanoi and Kampen, are being shown in an ongoing exhibition entitled Hanoi – Hoang Ha Tung – Kampen in Kampen, Netherlands.

 After three failed attempts to enter the Vietnamese market, Air Asia needs to pour more money into satisfying its desire to conquer this potential market.

 Vietnam may be the next destination of Apple manufacturers if the US government applies the 25 per cent tax rate on its products, which are mainly manufactured in China.

 Vietnam finished second out of 60 countries and territories at the 18th World Pencak Silat Championship, which concluded in Singapore on December 17.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam won the Thanh Nien Newspaper International U21 Football Tournament yesterday in Hue City.

 Hoi An has just launched a project to restore and promote the local gentle manners as part of activities to mark 19 years since the ancient town was recognized by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage.

 Vietnam’s beer production output would be roughly 4.1 billion liters by 2020. The number will rise to 4.6 billion liters by 2025 and 5.5 billion liters by 2035.

Vietnam takes pride as one of the world’s biggest natural rubber exporter, but it still has to spend nearly $1 billion a year to import mostly synthetic rubber products to satisfy domestic production.

Vietnam spends VND600 billion each year to develop technology for agricultural production, of which VND300 billion, or $15 million, is spent on research and development (R&D), or one-tenth of Thailand’s.

VietNamNet Bridge - While an education organization has ranked Vietnam in the seventh position among 21 Asian countries in proficiency of English, some experts call the result ‘flashy’.

VietNamNet Bridge - In the past, Lan kim tuyen as called by Vietnamese, or Anoechilus roxburglihayata, was considered a species of valueless weed. But now, it sells for hundreds of million of dong per kilogram. 

 The fintech sector is forecast to see strong growth and become a major technology trend next year, while at the same time encouraging the growth of other sectors, heard participants at the Vietnam Young Leader Forum 2018 last week.