Up to 8,996 lives were lost in 25,322 traffic accidents throughout the country in 2014, according to the report by the Vietnam National Traffic Safety Committee.

More than four in 10 cancers - 600,000 in the UK alone - could be prevented if people led healthier lives, say experts.

A few years ago, only architect Vo Trong Nghia and his colleagues were interested in attending international competitions and won dozens of awards. However, recently, more and more Vietnamese architects have become more well-known internationally.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sizable transport infrastructure projects in Vietnam have been doing sterling work in terms of official development assistance fund disbursement in the year to date.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The government disagrees with the opinion that Vietnam has “too many university graduates”, and that society’s resources are being wasted.

 The Government has approved the Decree 120/2014/ND-CP which expands the list of technologies banned from transfer from abroad into Viet Nam.

 Young Korean artists display ceramic works and drawings in Hanoi; Korean Taekwondo and K-pop Day in Hanoi; Nominating top ten of outstanding cultural, sports and tourism events 2014; Vietnamese folk music night to be held in Ha Noi

 Ministries step up efforts to get overloaded trucks off the roads; Sleeper bus collides with container truck, injures 6; Two ‘rhino horn traffickers' arrested; Explosion at petrol station injures four persons

Automobile imports near record high; Oil refinery exceeds annual targets; Supply Chain Day to be organised in April; Quang Ninh to build $128m industrial park; RoK – largest investor in Vietnam for 2014

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam ‘s Mekong Delta has been chosen among the 10 best-value destinations for 2015 by Rough Guides, a British publisher of travel and reference guides.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Independent filmmaker Siu Pham has showcased her latest two films Fog Over The Summit and Mother's Room at the 5th Experimental Media Art Festival in Taipei.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Football Federation yesterday announced that nine V-League players from Vissai Ninh Binh will be banned from playing for life due to their involvement in match fixing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Striker Cong Phuong scored twice to help V-League side Hoang Anh Gia Lai beat Thai Premier League's first runner-up Chonburi FC 3-1 in their second friendly match on Wednesday.

According to the latest report of the Ministry of Information and Communication, Viettel’s revenue this year is 1.5 times higher than that of both the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), which owns VinaPhone and MobiFone.

The Supreme People’s Procuracy in HCMC on December 25 told VietinBank to pay back $46.7 million deposited at the bank by five corporates but expropriated by Huynh Thi Huyen Nhu, former deputy chief of the risk management department of the lender.

 Vietnam’s beach football team was placed fourth in Asia in the recently announced 2014 world rankings, after the United Arab Emirates, Iran and Japan, said the Vietnam Football Federation on December 25.

 Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov has affirmed his nation is sanguine of the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership.

 VN ranks in emerging hotspot list; Da Nang reveals tourism plan; Tourism sector records highest growth in revenue; American Travel Channel documents caves in Quang Binh; Vietnam among top 4 “must-visit” hotspots for 2015

Karibeeran Paramesvaran can never forget 26 December - it is his birthday, but he has not celebrated it for the past 10 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Dong Nai river system Environment Protection Committee still cannot reach agreement about its operation, while the river is becoming more seriously polluted.

While the Ministry of Planning and Investment believes that the national information system will help better manage foreign direct investment and attract foreign investors, experts doubt the plan’s feasibility.

 A memorial has been held in the Indonesian town of Banda Aceh for the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami - the first in a series of events marking a decade since the disaster.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A Chinese worker was reported dead at a zinc ore mine of Duc Long Gia Lai Group in a forest of Chu Mo commune of Ia Pa district, Gia Lai province in Vietnam’s Central Highlands.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi has approved the construction of the controversial Ho Guom Lake Cultural Center at 2 Le Thai To Street, 12m from Hoan Kiem Lake, closing a four-year-long debate.

Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia convene court conference; Vietnam offers sympathy to Thailand on tsunami commemoration; President meets 2014 national trademark awardees; President's visit adds fresh impetus to Vietnam-Cambodia ties