VietNamNet Bridge - Along the coast of Ha Long Bay, the most famous World Heritage site of Vietnam, there are nine vessels worth dozens of million USD that have been abandoned for a couple of years.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hang Ma is a familiar address to Hanoians as it sells decorative items for the Christmas and New Year holiday.

 More than 7.5 million people in four cities, Nam Dinh, Hai Phong, Can Tho and HCM City, have been the direct and indirect beneficiaries of the Viet Nam Urban Upgrading Project, which was carried out over the past 10 years.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – A Boeing 727-200 bearing the logo of the Cambodian Royal Khmer Airlines, which has been left abandoned for seven years at the Noi Bai International Airport, will be put up for auction.

Due to colder air, the waters from Binh Thuan to Ca Mau will be subjected to a strong northeast wind and the tide in downstream Saigon - Dong Nai river will continue to rise over the next few days.

VietNamNet Bridge – The coal industry must invest VND18-19 trillion (US$857-$904 million) to complete production on schedule,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Terminalia catappa, or bang in Vietnamese can be seen around the country. However, visitors to Con Dao Island off mainland Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province may be astonished to learn that the roasted fruit of Terminalia catappa

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese show business activities in 2014 generally had more good news than last year, with many awards for Vietnamese artists and art organizations.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam continued to attract further investment from ASEAN countries this year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first dinner show in a weekly program named “Lung Linh Sai Gon” (Sparkling Saigon) will be unveiled to audiences starting from December 17 at Queen Hall in HCMC’s District 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – During Japanese Literature Week in Ha Noi (December 26 to January 8), Japanese books will be promoted at seminars, film screenings and exhibitions.

 VietNamNet Bridge - As the largest banana variety in Vietnam, with a length of more than 30 cm, and weight of 0.5 kg, a specialty fruit shop in HCM City can sell one banana for VND20,000 ($1).

 Oman lifts ban on Vietnam poultry imports; Seafood exports reach $7.9b in 2014; Mobile devices market set for holiday pickings; Two more foreign banks to open branches in Vietnam; Low inflation leaves room for interest rate cuts

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese authorities and members of the taxi industry in HCM City are developing taxi apps to compete with Uber, which allows individuals to set up their own on-call taxi service.

 FourFourTwo Malaysia has just announced the eleven players it has selected for its dream team from the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup and with little surprise–Pham Thanh Luong and Le Cong Vinh have made the cut.

 Vietnamese and Lao law enforcement authorities on December 21 arrested two drug traffickers in Phonthong district, Lao province of Luang Prabang in a joint operation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese officials and experts have denied that the world’s oil price has dropped to below $55, while the exploitation cost in Vietnam is $50-70 per barrel.

 Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have formally converted their civil partnership to a marriage - with the musician documenting the day on the Instagram website.

 The national retail petrol prices yesterday were slashed by VND2,058 (US$0.09) per litre, the Viet Nam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When he was over two years old, he could speak 40-50 English words. When he was three, he spoke English more fluently than Vietnamese.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade has joined forces with foreign organizations including the World Bank to conduct an overall evaluation of the potential of renewable energy resources across the country

 National television festival wraps up; Singer Ha Tran releases new album; Photo exhibition features the beauty of Ha Noi; Lam Dong Tea Culture Week kicks off; Book on Vietnamese culture unveiled in Rome

 VietNamNet Bridge – Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) is planning to raise the retail electricity price by 9.5 percent, the sharpest increase in three years, despite a low inflation rate that is predicted to be below 3 percent.

 Oil-rich Gulf states have vowed not to cut crude production, blaming speculators and producers outside the Opec group for tumbling prices.