VietNamNet Bridge – Soon it will be Christmas Day in Hanoi and celebrations are brewing. Here’s our short list of top spots to enjoy the special day and may this day be filled with many well wishes for you and your family.

 Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt left Hanoi on December 22 after visiting Vietnam for three days, local media reported.

 Siam Commercial Bank opens branch in HCM City, First Lai Chau hydropower turbine’s operation celebrated, New property businesses increase sharply, Tra Vinh calls for investment in wind power

The Vietnamese romantic comedy Em La Ba Noi Cua Anh (Sweet twenty), inspired by the South Korean film Miss Granny, when earned VND26 billion at the box office after just one week in theaters.

Foreign investors sold shares in large quantities in early December in anticipation of the expected US Federal Reserve's raising the target interest rate by 0.25 percent. 

 Nyle DiMarco, the latest winner of the ‘America's Next Top Model’ Cycle 22 contest and first ever deaf contestant, along with runner up Mame Adjei recently smiled and posed for the camera in Hoi An.

VietNamNet Bridge - The people’s attention to policies to be laid down by the Communist Party to the Party Congress reflects real issues that they face in their lives.

 Gardeners in Nhat Tan flower village on the edge of Ha Noi's West Lake are busier these days due to the blooming of a variety of flowers, particular peach flowers for the Lunar New Year Tet holiday.

 The Prime Minister has approved the creation of the national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory system (NGHGIS), which will begin operation from 2016.

 Real estate has reeled in 2.32 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) as of the fourth quarter this year, ranking third among sectors that attract FDI.

In 2014-2015 alone, 104 huong (Pterocarpus) trees, listed in Group 1, the group of precious wood, were chopped down by illegal loggers in Kbang district of Gia Lai province. 

 Indonesia on December 23 repatriated 42 Vietnamese fishermen who had been arrested when fishing in the archipelago nation’s exclusive economic zone.

VietNamNet Bridge - No investor has decided to pour money into setting up an aircraft maintenance center in the Chu Lai Open Economic Zone.

 The Saigon Zoological and Botanical Garden celebrated its 150-year operation in Ho Chi Minh City on December 23.

Many problems found at the Hanoi Business & Technology University, called KinhCong by Hanoians and the Thai Nguyen Medical & Pharmacy University, have sparked worries about medical training quality in Vietnam.

 President Truong Tan Sang highly valued the contributions of Thai Ambassador Panyarak Poolthup to promoting the relations between Vietnam and Thailand during his tenure in Vietnam.

Located on former Ho Chi Minh Trail track in Nghia Dan District in the central province of Nghe An, the Vietnamese dairy firm TH True Milk sunflower field has become popular among young people seeking a stunning landscape since 2010.

 National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung met with China’s Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping in Beijing on December 23 within the framework of his official friendship visit to China.

 Talented young midfielder Nguyen Cong Phuong will play for Mito HollyHock Club in Japan's J2 League next year on loan.

 New Year's countdown party to feature Dutch, Vietnamese DJs, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt visit Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, New Year's Eve countdown to be held in Ha Long, Ancient Ha Noi celebrated with Thang Long programme

 Vietnam will start building a tsunami warning system next year, with 532 alert stations in 13 coastal cities facing a high tsunami risk.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The rapid growth of the aviation market makes better air transport infrastructure and greater financing and knowhow imperative.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The lighthouses in the Truong Sa Archipelago in Khanh Hoa province are managed by the Southern Vietnam Maritime Safety Corporation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's exports, especially agro-forestry and fisheries, will face difficulties in 2016 if the country does not drastically restructure the industry, Tran Tuan Anh, deputy minister of Industry and Trade said.

  The Christmas atmosphere has covered Hanoi.