Surpassing 30 other pairs of twinned cities, Hoi An in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Nam, and Wernigerode of Germany, won the National German Sustainability Award 2019.

 Another cold front arrived earlier on December 11, plunging the northern region into the coldest days so far this winter and bringing rainfall to central Vietnam after disastrous downpours over the weekend.

 Heavy downpours and subsequent floods have wreaked havoc in central Vietnam, leading to the deaths of five local residents and the disappearance of four residents, according to the latest report released on December 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Embassy of Vietnam in India held a conference on cultural communication between the two countries in New Delhi on December 10.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Director Pham Thu Hang has been honoured with the Best Director Award at the 29th Singapore International Film Festival for her documentary film “Mua Cat Vong” (The Future Cries Beneath Our Soil).

HCMC on hook for VND53t this month for State budget, Investors expect Govt to share risks in PPP projects, EIB reports heavy transactions, 12 among 85 enterprises being equitized in 2018

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dua Village is home to only 83 households, but nearly 30 residents have been sentenced to jail for drug trafficking, and more than 20 are registered drug addicts.

The textile & garment export turnover in the first 10 months of the year reached $25.15 billion, an increase of 17.1 percent compared with the same period last year, partly due to the trade war between the US and China.

Businesses and training establishments are blaming each other for the problems in IT human resources development. But the lack of cooperation between them is contributing to the problem. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The VND66 billion Ba Lai Dam in Ben Tre province helps prevent saltwater from going to the upper course, the freshwater area, but is now creating problems that need VND900 billion to fix.

Nguyen Thuy Tien, 30, is co-founder and executive director of the Breast Cancer Network Vietnam, a pioneering organisation that supports breast cancer patients and promotes early detection of cancer through regular screening. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – When the eight-month-old daughter of Le Thi Mai Huong kept vomiting and crying, she brought her to hospital with the hope of getting a diagnosis and treatment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam won a berth in the final round of the Asian Football Confederation U20 Futsal Championship which will be held in Iran.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 19th ASEAN University Games officially opened on December 10 in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.

Heavy rains over the weekend caused serious flooding across the central region with one person reportedly missing in Quang Nam Province after being swept away.

The Family Medical Practice clinic (FMP), one of the first foreign owned and operated multidisciplinary medical providers in Vietnam since 1994, will bring support and charitable assistance to 40 disabled children, orphans 

 Regular weigh-ins at home, plus simple weight-loss tips, could prevent people from piling on the pounds at Christmas, according to a new study.

 The HCM City People’s Supreme Court yesterday handed down a three-year suspended sentence with five-year probation sentence, for Dang Thanh Binh, former deputy governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tan Vien, 64, prepares for his daily cuttlefish fishing expedition at 5pm.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rising from wars, Vietnam had made continuous efforts to build a socialist state with the rule of law, which was of the people, by the people and for the people, 

VietNamNet Bridge - Sabeco, the biggest Vietnamese brewer, has fallen into Thai hands, while Carlsberg is stepping up the process to become a controlling stakeholder in Habeco. 

 Scientists are getting closer to understanding the tsunami that struck Palu in Indonesia in September.

 The list of top 500 largest enterprises in Vietnam (VNR500) has been unveiled, showing that Vietnam’s private sector continued to post strong growth with the compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) among private firms rising significantly.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An oil-on-canvas painting by HCM City–based designer Tia-Thuy Nguyen has sold for US$100,000 in an online auction by Sotheby’s.

 France's President Emmanuel Macron has promised a minimum wage rise and tax concessions in response to weeks of violent protests.