Besides Vietnamese films, the audience will have a lot of choices at cinemas in the last month of the year when they can enjoy Hollywood blockbusters like "Underworld 5", the additional episode of "Star Wars", "Assassin's Creed", "Passengers"...

 Teens who drink heavily are more likely than their peers to have less gray matter, an important brain structure that aids in memory, decisions, and self-control,

 Indirect foreign investment increases this year, Export import turnover reaches $300 billion, ILA Vietnam’s shareholders seek $150 million from sale, Online Friday 2016 report surge in sales, VMG sells entire stake to South Korean company

Philippine naval ship visits Cam Ranh port, Deaf footballers to compete at regional championships, Cross border drug ring busted, Woman sentenced to 13 years in jail for fraud, Quang Binh border guards remove 350kg bomb

 The 2016 Vietnam-Korea Giant Lantern Festival opened on December 3 at the Lepare Trade Centre in the Gaduma City Urban Area.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Heat lost their first match 90-65 to the Singapore Slingers in the ASEAN Basketball League on Saturday.

 Only less than 2km from downtown Hanoi, the Red River’s Bai Giua (Middle Bank) – a green oasis plain in Long Bien district, has long been a popular destination for those who want to discover a different Hanoi of peace and serenity.

 Supermodel Kha Trang has won the best national costume at the 2016 Miss Supranational beauty pageant held in Poland.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has carried out drastic measures to ensure food safety and hygiene, but this is a long-term fight against unsafe food, said vice chairwoman of the city People’s Committee.

Two partnerships of design companies – the OMG-Designers-Boydens-Hydroscan-Huni Architect-Ney & Partners, and CPG Consultants-Landscape Jardins Asia-Consulus-Glopan, were awarded second prizes at the contest

 VietNamNet Bridge – The former imperial city of Hue’s music, handicrafts, cuisine and tourism will be on display during a programme taking place on December 13-16 at the Ha Noi Opera House.

VietNamNet Bridge – In an unprecedented show of love, gratitude and grief, thousands of Vietnamese citizens, expatriates and even tourists visited the Cuban embassy in Ha Noi to pay their last respects to Fidel Castro (1926-2016).

 Over 1 million working-aged people were unemployed in the third quarter of 2016.

 The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has announced its intention to sell nearly 4 million shares with the stock code SAS for its subsidiary Southern Airports Services JSC (Sasco). 

 Vietnam Lottery Company (Vietlott) on December 5 launches the Mega 6/45 lottery, a Lotto-style game with a minimum jackpot of VND12 billion ($545,000), in Hanoi following its rising revenue in the southern areas over the past few months.

 Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited (BSR) plans to borrow US$1.2 billion to upgrade and expand its Dung Quat Oil Refinery in Binh Son District in Quang Ngai Province.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on December 2 announced its key orientation of monetary policy management and banking operations in 2017.

 “Vi” (Taste), a film by Vietnamese director Le Bao has won “Most Potential Project” award at the Singapore International Film Festival that took place from November 23 to December 4.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 3 praised nearly 40 students who made high achievements at national, regional and international exams, urging them to make greater efforts to drive the country to the fourth industrial revolution. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investors have begun to eye Vietnamese fintech companies.

 Portugal wishes to invest in sectors of its strength such as tourism, infrastructure construction, renewable energy and particularly marine economy in Vietnam, a Portuguese senior official has said.

 Minister of Information and Telecommunications Truong Minh Tuan highlighted great potential for cooperation between Vietnamese and Czech ICT businesses in the fourth industrial revolution.

The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference is willing to share its experience with the Vietnam Fatherland Front, a senior Chinese official has said.

 Flooding due to heavy torrential rainfall has taken the lives of 13 people across the central region over the weekend amid fears of more rain this week. 

 Children gathered with parents in Brussels's medieval main square on Saturday to await the arrival of St. Nicholas, a pre-Christmas tradition in Belgium, the Netherlands and other parts of northern Europe held in honor of the legendary gift-giver.