The cancer rate among women is rising in Viet Nam, especially for breast and cervical cancers, the health ministry's Maternal and Child Health Department Director Luu Thi Hong said.

 Saigon Heat pocketed their second straight victory after a 74-70 win over Mono Vampire at the Chulalongkorn University Gym in Bangkok on December 20.

  Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has called for stronger commitments by every sector at all levels and the entire society to the child protection, care and education despite substantial progress over the past 25 years.

 The Hanoi People’s Court opened the first instance trial on December 21 on a corruption case involving over 2.425 trillion VND (107.57 million USD) at a branch of the State-owned Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank).

The tension in the East Sea emerged as a key security challenge that could hinder the dream of an Asian-Pacific community, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts believe that the most important factor that may have a negative impact on the stock market is the exchange rate fluctuation.

 Rockers, DJs to kick off Da Nang New Years party, People of the year announced in Sports, Culture and Men magazine, 27 gold medals presented at 35th National Television Festival, Christmas book fairs open in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City

 Chinese shares led Asian markets higher on Monday, defying a dive on Wall Street, while the price of Brent crude plumbed 11-year lows on renewed worries over a global oil glut.

At each Party’s congress, the public’s attention is drawn not only to the political report highlighting the key tasks for the next five-year development period, but also to the selection of the committee members.

VietNamNet Bridge - With what is happening in staffing at provincial party committees, one can see that the strongest reform in many years is being carried out. A lot of young cadres have been appointed to important positions.

There is a saying ‘a boy in years, a man in talent’. Vietnam has many men ‘at a young ages and with great talent’ who are willing to devote themselves to the country’s construction and development.

VietNamNet Bridge - Voters in Hoan Kiem district in Hanoi at a meeting with Communist Party’s Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong and Hanoi National Assembly Deputies, proposed the 12th Party Congress to select personnel in transparency and democracy.

VietNamNet Bridge - All the 68 central party committees have successfully organized the party congress for the 2015-2020 office term. At least 7.9 percent of provincial and municipal commissioners elected were below 40 years of age.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People's Committee has agreed to the Department of Planning and Architecture's proposal to remove 29 old villas from a conservation list and issue construction permits that would allow owners to repair

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 1,400 people have registered to donate organs and tissue, setting a new record in Viet Nam, at a festival entitled Joining Hands for Life, on Saturday in Ha Noi. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Architectural features of the more than 100-year-old Sai Gon Tax Trade Centre will be preserved when the centre is torn down to build a metro line and a 40-storey office and hotel complex.

VietNamNet Bridge – In discussions between filmmakers and tourism managers on December 19, Indian directors expressed interest in filming movies in Viet Nam in the future. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Becamex Binh Duong will start their V.League 1 title defending journey with a clash against ambitious Can Tho in the national premier league 2016 opener on February 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's U23 team will play two friendly matches in Qatar next month.

The host of the Miss Universe pageant mistakenly announced the wrong winner on Sunday, who then had to give up the crown and hand it over to a 26-year-old actress and model from the Philippines.

 Austria's Vice Chancellor said on Monday that Austria could not accept more than 100,000 migrants a year, following a pledge from its larger neighbor Germany to limit arrivals.

Former Politburo member and Vietnam Fatherland Front Chair Pham The Duyet suggested that in the evaluation and selection of personnel for the 12th National Party Congress, the Party can boldly let both the people and the Party to evaluate officials.

Whether Vietnam has a competitive power market remains a controversial question. The Central Institute of Economic Management (CIEM) believes that the current market must not be competitive as Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) still holds the monopoly.

 Every year, towards the beginning of December, many fields in Hanoi and surrounding region come alive with a brilliant carpet of yellow, orange and gold.

The latest 100 collections of silk scarves from famous silk centres in Van Phuc, Nha Xa, Tan An, Hoi An and Ly Silk have been introduced at Hoi An Silk Village in celebration of Christmas, and will last through lunar Tet holiday in February.