VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese spend $3 billion every year to pay for their children’s study overseas, but the local education market has not been able to take advantage of this spending. 

The Lunar New Year, or Tet in Vietnamese, is the biggest annual opportunity for family reunion and celebration after a year of hard work, and also for people to give gifts to each other as a show of respect and care.

 More than 123,000 inspections on corruption have been conducted in 2015, with about VND212trillion (US$9.57 billion) seized by investigators.

 The sixth Da Lat Flower Festival will open on December 29 with a ceremony imbued with culture of the Central Highlands, according to the organising board.

 Ho Chi Minh City authorities have recently unveiled two venues for New Year’s Eve fireworks.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will have to struggle for years to build an aircraft manufacturing industry, but it could become a regional maintenance center in the near future, experts say.

 The Vietnam – Japan University (VJU), said to be a symbol of the two countries’ cooperation, will offer the first training programmes in 2016.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria is seeking ways to handle a recent strike staged by 19 Vietnamese working for a Chinese contractor at the Rouiba construction site in the principle of ensuring their legitimate rights and interests.

Twenty-four provinces and cities elected the chair of the People's Council and People’s Committee for the 2011 - 2016 term. Up to 22 new chairs were born in the 60s. The chairman of Lao Cai province is the youngest: 43.

VietNamNet Bridge - The distance between the dream and reality of an aircraft industry in VIetnam is very wide, experts say.

A string of activities were held in Paris on December 12 with the aim of raising the awareness and knowledge of French friends and Vietnamese people in France about sovereignty disputes in the East Sea.

VietNamNet Bridge – Traditional festivals will be scored for the first time for their content, management as well as their compliance with the laws by state agencies and newspapers.

 Archeologists have found traces of large-scale architectures dating back from the Tran dynasty (1225-1400) at the Thang Long Royal Citadel.

 Public Security Deputy Minister welcomes EU official, Cambodia speaker starts official visit, Russia - high priority in Vietnam’s foreign policy: NA Vice Chairwoman, China attaches importance to developing ties with Vietnam

 Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and his government highly value Vietnam’s important role in the region and the world and want to bolster bilateral ties across diverse areas.

  Minister of Defence General Phung Quang Thanh received in Hanoi on December 14 a delegation of Chinese soldiers and military experts who helped Vietnam during the country’s struggle for national independence.

National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and visiting Vice President Koshiishi Azuma of Japan's House of Councillors shared their contentment toward the growing Vietnam-Japan relationship. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – I have been to Ca Mau Province many times, but only after staying at a homestay one night was I able to really discover the southernmost part of Viet Nam.

 Vietnam welcomes COP21's climate deal, NA Chairman hails young talent, Three accused of credit card fraud, Work begins on three Mekong Delta bridges, Vietnam helps Laos build radio-television station in Savannakhet

VietNamNet Bridge - While economist warn that state-owned enterprises’ debts will pose a threat to national financial security, SOEs say that the big debts have been unavoidable.

 Saigon Hi-Tech Park licenses new projects, Forestry exports to reach US$9.5b, Transport ministry to complete divestments in all its companies, Littered with stalled projects, Tan Tao Energy signs MoU on thermal plant

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) recently announced high expectations for expanded exports of Vietnam seafood and other aquaculture exports to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) region as a result of its formation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national qualifying round of the 2016 Vietnam’s got talent has attracted thousands of contestants in the country, said the organization board.

 Vietnam has pledged to remove the economic needs test (ENT) requirement for retailers from the European Union (EU) five years after a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the two sides takes effect.

 Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) José Graziano da Silva has applauded Vietnam’s active participation and contributions to activities of the UN organisation.