PhD Nguyen Thien Tao, from the Vietnam National Museum of Nature was elected as a young member of the World Academy of Sciences (WAS) in the 2018-2022 tenure.

 The authorities in Quang Nam Province are going to spend VND100bn (US$4.3m) on a project to protect the endangered gray-shanked douc langur.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investors receive significant investment incentives in Vietnam and have the same rights as Vietnamese investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The beauty of ao dai (traditional long dress) and its diversified adaptations are reflected through exhibits at the Ao Dai Museum in HCM City.

 With its annual stable growth rate of about 10 per cent, the country’s young population with increasing income and a trend to consume ready-to-eat food, especially organic, the food processing industry offers many opportunities for investors.

 Viet Nam should take advantage of the opportunities offered by the US-China trade war but also be aware of the negative consequences, experts said on Thursday at a meeting in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On bus No.15 heading to Don Village from Buon Me Thuot City, I accidentally spotted Yok Don National Park. The sign pricked my curiosity and sense of adventure. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rare tree species have been found chopped down in a Vietnamese nature reserve, but authorities are denying any deforestation occurred.

 Foreign investors are concerned about the statutory social insurance contributions Vietnam has set for foreign workers and their employers.

 A Czech cultural corner was inaugurated at the Centre for Cultural Exchange and International Cooperation (CCIC) under the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) in Hanoi on December 13. 

 Japanese goods have seized a certain density in the consumer goods structure of Vietnam due to their quality, price and customer satisfaction.

 Amazon has teamed up with police in the US in an effort to stop thieves who steal parcels left outside homes.

 China has bought US soybeans for the first time since the trade war between the two countries started in July - a move hailed as a "great step" by US officials.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal ivory is widely available at physical and online retail outlets throughout Vietnam, according to a new TRAFFIC report published with support from USAID.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Contemporary art works performed on do (poonah) paper are featured in an ongoing exhibition at the VICAS Centre for Assistance and Development of Contemporary Arts (VICAS Art Studio) in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 29-year-old man in Hanoi was recently arrested on suspicion of running a kidney trading ring, local police said yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sai Gon and its people are featured in a new painting exhibition at the HCM City Museum of Fine Arts.

VietNamNet Bridge - As bubble tea has become a ‘fashionable’ drink among Vietnamese young people, more bubble tea shops have popped up in cities recently. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese athletes won two gold medals at the ongoing 19th ASEAN University Games in Myanmar.

The police on December 12 searched the  residence of Tran Bac Ha, former chairman of BIDV, and his family’s memorial area, both located in the south-central coastal province of Binh Dinh.

 Hundreds of Vietnamese football fans on Thursday queued up at the headquarters of the Vietnam Football Federation in Hanoi to get tickets for the second-leg final match between against Malaysia.

 Floods triggered by large-scale downpours on December 13 killed six people in the south central province of Binh Dinh, local officials said.

 Grab Vietnam said that they might be interpreting the law differently after the Ministry of Industry and Trade concluded that Grab violated competition law in Vietnam.

 The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) on December 12 issued a warning of torrential rains, which may occur in the central provinces, stretching from Quang Binh to Khanh Hoa. 

 A set of paintings by Hanoi’s 12-year-old student Nguyen Mai Trang has won the Grand Prix Award at the Mitsubishi Asian Children’s Enikki Festa painting contest.