Taxi companies in Ho Chi Minh City have had to cut 3,000 cars from their fleets since the arrival of Uber and Grab, according to the city's Taxi Association.

 Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam  has begun the second trial of a public bus route connecting An Bang and Cua Dai beaches, the old quarter and Tre Que vegetable gardens before launching the service in 2019.

The official friendly visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith is an important political event and a historical milestone.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is on a working visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from December 19-21 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties. 

The Government of Vietnam has consistently pursued a comprehensive integration policy with the focus placed on international economic integration, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

The Hanoi air defence grids and all across northern Vietnam defended their skies with bravery in an aerial raids, known in VN as "Dien Bien Phu in the Air" and in the US as the 1972 Christmas bombing.

 A crypto-currency exchange in South Korea is shutting down after it was hacked for the second time in less than eight months.

 General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee Bounnhang Vorachith met and talked in Hanoi on December 20 with former Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts in Laos and the two countries’ young generations. 

The 9th Information and Communications Technology Awards were given away on December 20 by the HCM City Department of Information and Communications.

 Uber is officially a transport company and not a digital service, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.

 Foreign firms control 75 per cent of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), Nguyen Quoc Viet, deputy general director of AVM Viet Nam Company, said yesterday.

 Viet Nam needs a legal framework for the development of digital banking, heard a conference held by the State Bank of Viet Nam in Ha Noi on Tuesday.

 The Korean Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOST) has decided to impose anti-dumping duty on Ferro-Silico-Manganese alloys (HS code: 7202.30.0000) imported from India, Viet Nam and Ukraine.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dien Hai Citadel in the central city should be restored as a historical landmark to attract local and foreign tourists, according to the National Heritage Council.

 After 10 years of membership in the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Việt Nam’s export and import value has increased four times to reach over US$400 billion, or 170 per cent of the gross domestic product.

 After winning in the semi-finals, Thai Son Bac will now face Thai Son Nam in the final match of the HCM City Open Futsal tournament on December 20.

 Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo has called up goalie Phí Minh Long to his squad to prepare for the finals of the 2018 AFC U23 Championship.

 Alongside signing better local players, V.League 1 side FLC Thanh Hoa are bringing in a raft of foreign players on trial to prepare for the football season next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some 20 government officials have received penalties for slacking off in managing the activities of Muong Thanh Group, 

 Four cycling machines attached to a water filtration system have been installed on the banks of Hoang Cau Lake in Hanoi's Dong Da District to purify the lake water.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport plans to tighten emission control of automobiles to curb air pollution, Giao thong (Transport) newspaper reported on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge - With the growing of Japanese elephant garlic on Ly Son Island, Ly Son garlic, a well-known brand, will be threatened, scientists say.

 HCM City authorities will keep a close eye on large trucks entering the downtown area until the Lunar New Year in mid-February.

 The Belarus Embassy in Vietnam granted a collection of 21 volumes of books reproduced in the style created by Francysk Skaryna to the National Library of Vietnam on December 19.

 World champion Thach Kim Tuan has been nominated for the Victory Cup Award, considered Vietnam’s top honour in sports.