VietNamNet Bridge - Half a month after the fire that killed six people in Fuse Bar, Hanoi's authorities have closed Zone 9, the famous entertainment address of Hanoi’s youth and expats.

VietNamNet Bridge - This weird incident occurred in Cam Trung commune in Cam Xuyen district of the central province of Ha Tinh. A health worker delivered peas to babies, confirming that they were vitamin A pills.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A truck of 60 tons in tonnage ran through a temporary bridge under construction, making the entire bridge collapsed completely.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Joining Vietnamese to make local specialties and process popular cuisines of Vietnam is the way American chef Robert Danhi introduces Vietnamese food to Vietnamese and foreign tourists.

The current meals of Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, Vietnam’s talented swimmer are huge. She has to eat one kilogram of beef, 50 shrimps, a big plate of noodles, a salad plate, nearly one liter of fresh milk, not to mention fruits in a single meal.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After the historic floods, nearly 2,000 people lost their entire assets and become poor people, causing concern for the local authorities.

 OPEC is set to stick to its oil output limit at a meeting on Wednesday, even as Iraq and Iran eye higher crude exports amid slashed Libyan production.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The newly released decision by the Ministry of Finance which aims to tighten the control over formula milk prices remains unhelpful: a new price increase wave has begun.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Old iPhones and technology waste have been collected in developed countries and then carried to Shenzhen, China, where they are renewed before selling to Vietnam.

A report released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has emphasised the importance of adapting local laws to comply with international norms.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The world heritage Gong, a sacred and precious musical instrument of the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) is likely to lose its original cultural significance, a UN cultural expert warned on Friday, Nov 29.

 India said Wednesday it could not accept a WTO proposal on food security, casting a gloom over a high-stakes conference tasked with salvaging the body's faltering efforts to liberalise world trade.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) once again tops the list of the 500 largest enterprises in 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will establish 16 maritime reserves spreading from the north to the south by 2015 and plan to expand the system and put several new reserves into operation during 2016-2020 period.

Hanoi authorities have been making effort to achieve annual economic growth of 8.25 per cent and raise per capita income to VND58 million (US$2,720) in 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 10 kilometers to the east of Da Nang city, Son Tra Peninsula has beautiful pristine bays, with blue waters, white sand and abundant virgin forest.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese government and international partners will mobilise all resources to overcome the consequences of unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the war,

VietNamNet Bridge – New incentives to attract investment into industrial parks nationwide were announced by the Ministry of Planning and Investment last week.

VietNamNet Bridge – Pesticides on vegetables sold at markets remained disturbingly high – about 11.5 per cent above permitted levels.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A government report showed that the127 state owned economic groups and general corporations now incurred the debts worth VND1.35 trillion. However, the huge sum is still believed to be within the safety line.

 A contraceptive pill for men has moved one step closer after Australian researchers successfully made male mice infertile, according to a study published Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “Frozen”, “47 Ronin”' or “Doraemon” are the most notable films on the big screen in the last month of the year.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Christmas, Da Lat flower festival, the Countdown New Year 2014 are among the outstanding cultural events in Vietnam this December.

The northern province of Bac Ninh has discovered a stone stele dating back to 314 – 450 AD, which is considered the oldest of its kind in Vietnam.

 Slower growth in manufacturing sector; Strict control on gas prices; Hanoi’s efforts to iron out snags for businesses; An Giang to ship main products to Netherlands; Vietnam’s rice export price surpasses Thailand