VietNamNet Bridge – Teenager Nguyen Thi Anh Vien yesterday (Dec 12) won a double victory, with both a title and a record, at the ongoing 27th Southeast (SEA) Games in Myanmar.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The police of Lao Cai province have been searching for a British botanist who was reported to be missing since early November in Sapa.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A pregnant woman at the 37th week was in the bathroom when her husband suddenly pushed down the door with a knife. He stabbed the woman, with one to the abdomen, making the baby drop out.

Samsung’s smartphone empire was built thanks to the abundant and cheap labor resources in China. However, when costs here are skyrocketing, Samsung is gradually shifting its production bases to Vietnam to preserve profits.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Education and Training Department will close all nurseries that fail to meet the Ministry of Education and Training's standards on ensuring safety for babies by mid-January.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A toxic chemical called warfarin - an anti-K vitamin, anticoagulant substance - was found in the blood of two patients of non-stop bleeding syndrome in Bac Giang province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is more than 30 meters high, weighs 5 tons and is decorated with 100,000 LEDs. The tallest Christmas tree in Vietnam is located in Royal City, a major urban area in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s newly-issued decision, the headquarters of three ministries and several residential areas around the Ba Dinh political center, Hanoi,  will be relocated.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series of activities will be held during the long-awaited culture and tourism week in Da Lat City of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, from December 27-31.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrives in Japan; Russia, Vietnam reinforce defence cooperation; Party chief calls for greater support from the elderly

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Office of the State President on December 12 held a press conference in Hanoi to announce a number of new laws and ordinances, including the Employment Law, the first ever of its kind.

 UN officials on Thursday said that much more is needed to prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths a year from malaria while financing has increased substantially and enabled great progress in the fight against the disease.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese mobile network operators have been living on the traditional services, while the big telecom groups in the world have shifted to data services.

 VietNamNet Bridge – By drawing on its rich heritage of Buddhist pagodas and ancient sites, this picturesque northern region hopes to attract more tourists from both Viet Nam and around the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Public Security has proposed that the Supreme People's Procuracy prosecute three men for seeking to swindle members of the public.

The key role that communal houses play in preserving and developing the nation's culture should be recognised and brought into full play lest they fall prey to modern times, experts said at a conference in Ha Noi this week.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam stock market returns to its position as an important capital mobilisation channel, when capital flows not only come from domestic investors, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry says on its website.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of curious people came to the field of Phu My village in Ngoc My commune, Quoc Oai district, Hanoi, on December 10 to see the excavation of a 300-year tomb.

Samsung Electronics, the world's No. 1 smartphone maker, lost the patent lawsuit in South Korea with its archrival Apple after a Seoul court ruled that the iPhone maker did not violate Samsung's patents.

 Exchanging money for profit to be prohibited; Firefighter injured in Ha Noi blaze; OV girl wins top global calculus score; HCM City forecasts lower budget collections in 2014; Freedom of speech, press strengthened in Vietnam

 Foreign companies deliver on investment; Japanese ODA crucial to transport infrastructure upgrade; Vietnam to prioritise industrial aquaculture; Export surplus with US hits US$18.7 billion; Vietnam boosts exports to Russia, EU

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of commercial banks have successfully increased their chartered capital by dodging the laws.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Shooter Nguyen Thanh Dat on December 11 won a gold medal at the 27 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 27), helping the Vietnamese shooting team fulfill it set target.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Policy makers needed seven years long to prepare for the establishment of international universities in Vietnam. However, the two operational schools still have been meeting big difficulties.

The pilot flying the Asiana Airlines flight 214, which crashed in San Francisco in July, was not properly trained and over-reliant on the autoflight system,