Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and other leaders are to compare notes on international and regional issues of shared concern.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 1,000 drug addicts without a stable residence in HCM City were found taking drugs under a city-wide anti-drug campaign that kicked off on December 5.

 Vietnam's national team have urged fans to remain calm at this week's match, despite some being attacked by Malaysia supporters during the first leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 semi final at Shah Alam Stadium in Selangor at the weekend.

Vietnam ready to kick off 2015 season; Ha Noi take three gold medals in archery; Dong wins sixth stage of Trans-Viet cycling tour

Super storm Hagupit is predicted to enter in the area of Paracel and Spratly Archipelagos and then its direction will be located southwards and affect directly to the territorial waters of south and south central regions.

Midfielder Nguyen Huy Hung was named man of the match when Viet Nam played Malaysia in the ASEAN Football Federation-Suzuki Cup's semi-final's first leg, and could become one of the best midfielders in the ASEAN region.

 Viet Nam would further protect whistleblowers and provide more incentives for them to come forward to increase the public's trust, Huynh Phong Tranh, head of the Government Inspectorate, said yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Commercial banks have seen significant changes in leadership regularly over the last two years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Abnormal weather patterns will appear more regularly and winter could be colder, while temperatures in Hanoi may exceed 42oC in summer.

Vietnam ranked first at the second Southeast Asian Go Championship held in Malaysia from December 6-7, with 17 points.

  VietNamNet Bridge – The collections of Zio Song and Claire Cornille closed an impressive fashion week with a unisex spirit.

PM leaves for ASEAN-RoK summit; Ministry of Home Affairs’ activities under review; HCM City People’s Council meets; Politburo member welcomes Lao Party Office delegation; VN successfully launches One UN Initiative

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local-made medicines will account for 80 percent of home market, said a leader of the Drug Administration of Vietnam under the Ministry of Health at a meeting on pharmaceutical in Hanoi on last Saturday.

 President Truong Tan Sang says he anticipates a new wave of Japanese investment in 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge – About 700 enterprises were fined more than VND1.4 trillion (US$68.6 million) last year for measuring and radiation safety violations, the Ministry of Science and Technology has reported.

VietNamNet Bridge – Do you wish to get away from the city’s bustling life and return to nature? Do you want to lie down or go swimming at a beautiful beach untapped by tourism makers?

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is paying a working visit to Laos from December 9-10 at an invitation of his Lao counterpart Somsavat Lengsavad.

The majority (81 percent) of agencies and organizations in Vietnam allow their workers access to local networks with their personal mobile devices, while 74 percent do not have any solution to ensure information security and control mobile devices.

 The already-low number of Mekong Delta residents sent abroad for guest work is steadily declining due to a lack of professional skills, said Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Hai Chuyen.

After 25 years exporting rice, it is time for Vietnam to have a comprehensive look at its rice exporting policies. VietNamNet organized a roundtable discussion to discuss the quarter century of rice exports of Vietnam.

 Real estate inventories fell 39%, or VND50 trillion, to VND77.8 trillion compared to last year’s first quarter, according to the Ministry of Construction.

 Nokia Vietnam Co. Ltd., which now operates under Microsoft Vietnam, is the most attractive firm to job seekers as shown by the country’s leading online recruitment provider VietnamWorks.com.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Association of Photographic Artists decided to create a copyright centre, aiming to protect photographers' rights to their work,

First Vietnamese Buddhist temple shaping in India; Red-tailed viper attacks increase; Avian flu reported in Mekong Delta province; Poor doctor care, lax security, blamed for hospital staff attacks; Motorbike taxi service attracts customers in Hanoi

 ACBS investment in ACB infringes law, say bank leaders; German firms pep up health market; 36% local firms join global production networks; Conference raises US$680 million for development; Pepper exports turn into ‘black gold’