Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc – the first and largest conservation for wild animals in Vietnam – has received nearly 200 rare animals, representing various biogeographic regions in the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three national anti-corruption hotlines that were created for the public to report corruption have already received more than 200 calls since they were publicised on December 13,

The Vietnamese women’s football team will join Japan, China, Australia, the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the 2016 Rio Olympic final qualification round.

Some believe that HCM City needs a special economic zone (SEZ) in the southern part of the city which will be in accordance with the city’s sea development strategy. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ASEAN Community is set to formally take effect on December 31. It includes the three pillars which are economics, politics and security and socio-cultural components.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although it is one of the most popular ways of preparing sticky rice, 'Xoi vo' (mung bean coated sticky rice) does not actually possess the very characteristic stickiness that usually seen in other types of Xoi.

 SBV hopes for 18-20 percent credit growth next year, Banks' reputation impacts stocks, Firms struggle in free trade, Da Nang seeks $768m investment, Thailand among top ten foreign investors in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – From the tenth to eleventh months of the lunar calendar, the flooding season comes to an end in the Mekong Delta. But that marks the start of the migratory linh fish (Siamese mud carp) season.

 Impacts of the El Nino phenomenon do not shrivel Vietnam’s this year rice production which is estimated at about 45.2 million tonnes, 230,000 tonnes higher than the yearly target.

 10 most remarkable events of science and technology in 2015 was announced yesterday by Science and Technology Journalist Club and Center for Media Research and Development in Science and Technology.

 Imex Pan Pacific Co. Ltd (IPP) has expressed interest in a 5% stake acquisition at Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to become a strategic shareholder.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts call for urgent review of world heritage sites to address community participation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The public has suggested changing the design and colour of the overhead train prototype for the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project in Ha Noi, the Railway Project Management Unit said.

  VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam posted a 0.63 percent increase in the consumer price index (CPI) in 2015, the slowest since 2001 and much lower than the 5 percent target set by the National Assembly,

 The embassies of France, Sweden, and New Zealand in Hanoi enjoy Christmas celebrations with a variety of food, games and art performances.

Hundreds of parents waited outside vaccination centres last night in Ha Noi to get their children vaccinated, while braving the cold, with the temperature reportedly dropping to 14 degrees Celsius.

 A Vietnamese high-ranking delegation led by Minister of Defence General Phung Quang Thanh is on a friendship visit to Laos from December 25-26 at the invitation of Lao Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Sengnouane Xayalath.

 The largest retailer Emart of the Repbulic of Korea (RoK) will open its first hypermarket in Vietnam on December 28 in Go Vap district in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Each winter, in the far reaches of Canada's north, a highway of ice built atop frozen lakes and tundra acts as a supply lifeline to remote diamond mines, bustling with traffic for a couple of months before melting away in the spring.

VietNamNet Bridge - Within the last several months, plans on raising tax rates have been designed. However, businesses have been reassured that heavier taxation is aimed at big corporations.

 Local airlines have extended cooperation with travel firms to offer promotional tours next year given a strong increase in guests this year.

  Do Hai Anh, a 24-year-old ballet dancer, has become the first female contestant to win “So you think you can dance” contest after four seasons in Vietnam.

Intel Products Vietnam and the Higher Engineering Education Alliance Program (HEEAP) last week presented scholarships worth a total of VND708.5 million to 109 female students from technical universities and colleges.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The education and training ministry has issued Circular 32, which stipulates the criteria for admission to higher education institutions.  

 Numerous people from all localities around the country flocked to streets and churches on Christmas Eve (December 24) to celebrate a merry Christmas and a happy New Year 2016.