An International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) funded project has not only helped protect Can Gio mangrove forest in Ho Chi Minh City’s Can Gio district, but also increased income for locals, heard a conference in the city on December 15.

Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and Minister in charge for Trade of Asia – Europe Economic Committee Andrei A. Slepnhev have signed a joint statement on conclusion of negotiations on the FTA between Vietnam and the Customs Union.

4th ASEAN Chief Justices’ Roundtable wraps up; Hanoi receives Chilean President’s sculpture gift; Party official conveys Xmas wishes to HCM City diocese; Cao Bang marks 70th anniversary of Vietnam People’s army

 A majority of delegates to an international conference in India have hailed Vietnam’s pillar role in the “Look East” policy which has transformed into the “Act East” under the leadership of new Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Anh Vien from the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho took 18 gold medals in the women's swimming category at the National Sports Games 2014, which was held in Nam Dinh City on December 11-15.

VietNamNet Bridge – The champion of the Design Star 2013 competition introduced a 'couture' collection on the last night of the Vietnam Spring Summer Fashion Week on December 10.

VietNamNet Bridge – Top craftsmen and women from seven silk villages in Viet Nam will participate in the Viet Nam Silk Culture Day at Hoi An City's Silk Village centre on December 28.

 Noted HCM City-based photographer Ly Hoang Long won a runner-up prize in the One Shot-One Moment category in the 2014 edition of the Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY).

 Serious violations have been committed along the safety corridor in the northern province of Yen Bai on Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway three months after the entire stretch of road opened to traffic.

 The 30-year jail term awarded six months ago to Nguyen Duc Kien, former Vice Chairman of the Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) Founding Council, was upheld by the Ha Noi Court of Appeals yesterday.

 Police in Ha Noi arrested 45-year-old Vu Thi Thuy Lieu for alleged kidnapping of a three year-old girl.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Efforts are on to improve the quality of the Dong Nai River and safeguard the health of 20 million people living along it, but huge investments in wastewater treatment

 VietNamNet Bridge – The progressive rock band Ngu Cung (Pentatonic) made debut songs from their new album Cao Nguyen Da (Rock Plateau) on Friday at the Giang Vo Exhibition Centre in their first-ever live show.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition celebrating 20 years of work and the life of Vietnamese-French artist Nguyen Cam and Art Viet Nam Gallerist Suzanne Lecht opened in Ha Noi on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Tay, or West Lake, once known as the “green lung” of the capital city of Hanoi, is dying slowly due to rapid urbanization.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 36th International Theatre Institute (ITI) World Congress will be held in Viet Nam in 2018.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Economists have warned that the drop in the crude oil price will put pressure on the public debt, because the government will have to issue more bonds and increase borrowing.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) has warned telcos against dumping international VOIP services, threatening to impose heavy sanctions on firms that break the rule.

VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang needed Las Vegas-style "entertainment centres" to lure tourists, speakers told a conference on Saturday co-hosted by Duy Tan University and San Jose State University.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seen from afar, a section of Road 867 across Long Dinh Commune the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang resembles a colorful work of art, rather a painting.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Da Nang Heritage Centre displayed around 80 paintings by 30 artists in the central and Central Highlands regions for its exhibition on 3D printing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government is expected to recruit civil servants via tests in English and information technology on computer between December 23 and 31, said the city’s Department of Home Affairs.

VietNamNet introduces the third part of the roundtable discussion on “A quarter century of Vietnam’s rice exports”, with the participation of Prof. Dr. Vo Tong Xuan, Dr. Vu Trong Khai, and Mr. Nguyen Minh Nhi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Commodity-trading businesses with special conditions will not be allowed to trade via e-commerce, according to a recent circular dispatched by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 34th National Television Festival will kick off in central Hue City on Wednesday with the screenings of some 500 television programmes produced by Viet Nam Television (VTV), local television stations