Asian share markets turned mixed on Monday as caution grew ahead of Chinese data, though sentiment stayed supported by hopes the U.S. economy would be able to handle an expected first increase in interest rates in almost a decade.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will make efforts to better protect children from on-line dangers with new laws, said an official.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Television Festival will be held for the first time in the central province of Quang Binh from December 16 to 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi night market is 3km in length, starting from Hang Dao Street and the fountain in the north of Hoan Kiem Lake to the Dong Xuan market, inside the Hanoi Old Quarter.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will start issuing new identity cards to all local citizens from today.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The inaugural Ho Tram Open finished yesterday (Dec 6) with as much drama as when the first players teed off four days ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An increasing number of young adults in their thirties and forties are suffering from heart attacks, which typically occur in older age,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese films including Chang trai nam ay (Dandelion) and Dap canh giua khong trung (Flapping in the middle of nowhere) will be screened at the 2015 Luang Prabang Film Festival (LPFF), which starts today in Laos.

 The State Bank of Vietnam last week approved in principle a merger between the Song Da Finance Company and the Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank.

 The Ministry of Transport has set criteria for the Airports Corporation of Vietnam, whose equitisation process is underway, to select strategic investors.

Vietnam will become a coal importer in 2017 of 2.3 million tones for domestic electricity production, according to Nguyen Tien Chinh from Vietnam Mining Science and Technology Association.

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 President of Japan's House of Councillors Yamazaki Masaaki began an official visit to Vietnam from December 7.

 The 39th Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championship concluded in the central coastal city of Da Nang on December 6.

 Four Golden Lotus Awards were presented to the most outstanding works at a closing ceremony for the 19th Vietnam Film Festival on December 5 in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Vietnamese athletes clinched nine gold medals as of 5:30 p.m. on December 6 at the ongoing eighth ASEAN Para Games in Singapore, bringing its gold tally to 24.

 Tan Son Nhat International Airport under the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) on December 5 held a ceremony to welcome its 25 millionth passenger for 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge - BT (build, transfer) is an attractive investment mode because the regulatory law is unclear. With BT, projects can be implemented after the two sides reach agreement. 

VietNamNet Bridge - President Truong Tan Sang has said that he and the other deputies of the 13th National Assembly will work until the last minute of the working term, affirming that they will not put off tasks for the 14th National Assembly term.

 Vietnam and Slovakia have treasured their traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation, their leaders said during Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai’s official visit to Slovakia from December 3 to 5.

The Government commits to ensuring political security, social safety and order, creating favourable conditions for international organisations and investors, and foreigners to live and do business in the country, confirmed PM Nguyen Tan Dung.

 Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao counterpart Somsavat Lengsavad sought measures to materialize cooperation contents agreed for 2016-2020 during their talks in Hanoi on December 6.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Situated between Thua Thien-Hue Province and Danang City in the central region, Hai Van Pass draws a large number of tourists from near and far owing to its stunning beauty and the thrills they feel

Genuine manufacturers and traders hit by commercial fraud and counterfeit products entering the market.