The Vietnamese disability sports contingent staged a successful end to the eighth ASEAN Para Games, finishing in fourth place overall with a total of 48 gold, 58 silver and 50 bronze medals.

With more universities and offices requiring English qualifications from graduates, students are turning to hiring other people to sit their English exams.

 Indonesian Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said defence cooperation is a pillar and an inseparable part of Vietnam-Indonesia strategic partnership and wished to bring the cooperation to the next level in the future.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Of 1,800 participants at the 9th National Patriotic Emulation Congress in Hanoi, there were 15 representatives of the community of overseas Vietnamese, who came from 14 countries and territories.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In Vietnam, 68% of foreign workers say they can save more money, according to the latest survey conducted by HSBC.

  VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have warned the construction of a dozen dams on the Mekong River’s mainstream is threatening the river’s ecology and the wellbeing of a lot of residents in the river basin.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Travel companies in HCMC are in dire need of tour guides who can speak Japanese and Korean fluently to serve visitors from the two northeastern Asian countries.

The government, when planning the nation’s budget for 2016, has estimated that crude oil will make up 10 percent of the budget revenue for the year, which means that Vietnam still plans to increase the crude oil output.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Located on Le Ngo Cat Street in the former royal capital city of Hue, "He Café" is not just an eatery but also a museum with many unique items collected from the wars in Vietnam by the owner, artist Nguyen Van He. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese representative Lan Khue has been named among Top 25 Miss World ‘People’s Choice’ Award, held in China.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese contestant Pham Huong will wear an ao dai (Vietnamese national long gown) designed by Thuan Viet at the National Costume competition of the Miss Universe 2015 on December 16.

 Fashion TV recently announced programming changes and expansion plans through 2017 for its 24 hour standalone feed into Vietnam, reaching a population in excess of 92 million.

 Exhibition displays paintings by women from around the country, Antique houses in Duong Lam Village to be repaired, Seminar on 20th century writer Nhuong Tong at L'Espace, Tung Duong celebrates his decade-long career

Vietnam's Ly Hoang Nam defeated Gao Xin of China 7-5, 6-2 in the first round match of the Cambodia F3 Futures tennis tournament in Phnom Penh yesterday.

 No 10 seed Nguyen Tien Minh, Vietnam's premiere shuttler, was ousted from the K&D Graphics/Yonex Grand Prix yesterday in California.

 Former world youth taekwondo champion Hoang Ha Giang died on December 7 at the age of 24 in HCM City.

Capital city police confirmed a suspect arrested on Monday had murdered two members of a family in Thach That District.

 A Chinese man who sold 60 kilos of fake gold dust to a shop in Dong Nai Province's Bien Hoa City was arrested and charged with fraud, according to police in Dong Nai.

“Vietnam needs to take full advantage of ODA (official development assistance) provided by developed countries” was the reply to a question about whether the country should become choosier in receiving ODA and turning down some ODA sources.

VietNamNet Bridge - A Vietnamese automobile engineer Pham Minh Tri has made a bamboo bicycle which is strong, beautiful and environmentally friendly.

 Despite recent positive shifts in national traffic safety, the death toll from accidents this year still stood at about 9,000 people, and was "too high for the country to afford", said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Real estate developers have built more and more construction projects, but many of them have not included proper water drainage systems. 

 Vietnam is about to see its first-ever foreign listing of a company, and it won't be in Singapore, Finance Asia reported.

 The electricity tariffs in Vietnam could be lower if the country develops renewable energies and promotes liberalisation alongside, expert said.

 HCM City has outlined plans for an overhaul of public transport, including metro lines, a new Bus Rapid Transit system and possible bus lanes as well as trams in an aim to reduce traffic congestion.