A ceremony was held in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on December 13 to launch the Tam Dao 05 offshore oilrig, the largest ever locally manufactured jack-up rig.

  Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong urged the defence ministries of Vietnam and Cambodia to strengthen their close cooperation at a reception on December 13 for Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tia Banh.

  The Indian state of Andra Pradesh wishes to step up cooperation with Vietnam in various areas, especially in agriculture, fisheries and education, said the state’s Governor N.Chandrababu Naidu. 

 Vietnam requests that Taiwan (China) immediately end its actions that violate Vietnam’s sovereignty and not to repeat such violations, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh on December 13.

VietNamNet Bridge - Three years ago, a 4K 42-inch TV cost VND300 million, but now sells for VND12 million.

Phan Thiet City in the south-central coast province of Binh Thuan is locally and internationally famous as a paradise of stunning beach resorts. There are hundreds of beautiful resorts in Phan Thiet’s Mui Ne for domestic and foreign guests

 VietNamNet Bridge – Automobiles which are priced higher in Viet Nam than in regional countries is the reason for the sluggish development of the automobile industry, experts say.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts have expressed concern over the increasingly high number of students suspended for misconduct and poor marks, who have become a burden for families and society.

VietNamNet Bridge - Trung Nguyen Coffee is a giant in the instant coffee market, but is not yet a big coffee exporter.

  Inventories have been falling over the last few years but many projects still have significant numbers of vacant units.

 Farmers in the central Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan provinces have been forced to switch to crops that require less water, such as grass used to feed cows and buffalo, to cope with water shortages caused by prolonged drought.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Nguyet Nga is a veteran diplomat with more than 30 years of experience in the field, who has been through harsh and challenging diplomatic arenas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 409 outstanding art works created by 407 Vietnamese artists are being displayed at the Vietnam Fine Arts Exhibition in Hanoi.

 Government budget supports gender equality, Over five ton trucks banned in Highway 1A in HCMC, Ministry launches science research clubs in schools, Taiwan relaxes visa requirements for Vietnam tourists

 Coffee export turnover drops sharply, Personnel changes at Eximbank ahead of AGM, Local retailers in the race, Weak support industries leads to trade deficit, Over VND175 trillion invested in Mekong Delta's infrastructure

As the country is celebrating the 250th birthday of legendary Vietnamese poet Nguyen Du, Professor Phong Le, Chairman of Vietnam’s Association for Kieu study granted an interview to Nhan Dan Monthly to share his thoughts on the great poet

 VietNamNet Bridge – British woman Gabrielle Maud Vassal has published the book ‘On and Off Duty in Annam’ featuring a number of photos on Vietnam in 1904-1907

VietNamNet Bridge - The US plans to impose a technical barrier to restrict the import of fish belonging to the Siluriformes group, including Vietnam’s tra and basa.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made a speech expressing his honor to be selected as the winner of the Boston Global Forum’s (BGF) World Leader for Cybersecurity Award.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The mining of minerals has caused serious harm to the public's environment, experts warned.

A favourable investment climate is putting Vietnam on the radar of many transnational corporations drawn by tariff perks, cheap labour and political stability.

Ha Thai lacquer village, in Duyen Thai commune, Hanoi’s Thuong Tin district, has more than 200 years of experience in making lacquer products.

 Binh Duong lures over 3 bln USD in FDI, Techcombank becomes first IFM’s Partner Member in Vietnam, Vietnamese seafood industry moves to meet US new standards, VN exports to grow 10%: HSBC

ESET®, a global pioneer in proactive protection for more than two decades, yesterday released the ESET Vietnam Cyber-Savviness Report 2015 showing that users in Vietnam have low cybersecurity awareness and do not take adequate preventive measures,

 Foreign diplomats to tour Son Doong Cave, Quality of river water improves, Genetic testing centre to help identify unnamed martyrs, Deputy PM urges more drastic anti-smuggling measures, Fraudsters get more jail time