VietNamNet Bridge – As chilly gusts of wind overwhelm the north of the country, people are preparing for the festive season.

VietNamNet Bridge - The British Council has launched the first-ever report about local creative hubs, the result of research by journalist/media consultant Truong Uyen Ly commissioned by the British Council and carried out in May 2014.

 A fisherman in central Thua Thien - Hue Province caught a rare green sea turtle on Wednesday.

 VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunities Fund Limited (VOF) and Daiwa PI Partners Co. Ltd. have announced a major investment of US$45 million into International Dairy Products JSC.

A bus system named “Kaze Shuttle” applying Japan’s latest technology was put into use in the southern province of Binh Duong on December 18.

Prime Minister leaves for 5th Greater Mekong Subregion Summit; State Bank Governor visits Laos; Logo of Vietnam-New Zealand’s 40-year ties announced; VN-Laos share poverty reduction experience

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five wholly owned Vietnamese automobile companies have united in an “alliance”, joining forces to improve the local automobile industry to meet the challenges of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement period.

 Two new rescue tunnels aim to reach the twelve workers trapped after the tunnel collapsed on Tuesday.

 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has directed the Vietnam Embassy in Beijing to work with China’s relevant agencies to verify information on 100 Vietnamese brides missing in China and devise a proper solution for the case.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series of festive activities will be held across Ho Chi Minh City from December 20 to welcome the New Year 2015.

The number of sex workers and “hotspots of prostitution” are on the rise, but the number of cases sent to trial is falling, according to the conference reviewing 10 years of implementation of the ordinance on fighting prostitution in HCM City.

Vietnam applauds Cuban President Raul Castro and his US counterpart Barack Obama for their statements on restoring the two countries’ diplomatic ties after 53 years of interruption, Deputy Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said.

 President Truong Tan Sang will pay a State visit to Cambodia on December 23-24 at the invitation of Cambodian King Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After five years, Vietnam was again named in the finale of the Miss World 2014 pageant when Nguyen Thi Loan entered the top 25 contestants.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is time for Viet Nam to restructure its national budget collection, economic expert Vu Dinh Anh told Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The south-central region of the country is known for many magnificent winding passes that have captured the strong interest of photographers and tourists. Discovering magnificent and risky passes

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has completed free trade agreement (FTA) talks with the European Union, the Republic of Korea and the Customs Union of Russia-Belarus- Kazakhstan this year,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Xe om (motor-taxi) is one of the most popular means of transportation in Ha Noi, as it presents an easy, convenient way to travel short distances.

Christmas concert with Hanoi Ensemble; Ritual singing at Ha Noi Art Market; Publisher fined for disrespectful images of great generals; Countdown party in Phu My Hung; Two American DJs come to City; Luy Lau ceramics to be exhibited in France

Teenagers with assets can open bank accounts on their own; MoF recommends fee, levy changes; VAMC has bought bad debts worth $4.76 billion; Power tariffs seen rising; FTAs to bolster up Vietnam’s economy: minister

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced a list of 144 parts, which will be produced by local suppliers in partnership with Samsung Electronics Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Some of the most beautiful and delicate melodies written by the most prominent classical and romantic composers like Chopin, Schumann, Donizetti, Wieniavsky, and Erno Dohnanyi will be performed at a concert

 Conde Nast Traveler, one of the world's premier luxury and lifestyle travel magazines, has cited three famous resorts in Vietnam’s central region as top 40 of World's Best Beach Resorts: Readers' Choice 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investors are concerned about the delay of lifting the ceiling for foreign-ownership ratio in Vietnamese enterprises to October 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge - Through the skilful hands of young artisan Ha Hung Dung, from the traditional ceramic village of Bat Trang outside of Hanoi, new kinds of ceramic products have been created.