Nguyen Quoc Oai, 60, former director of the Hanoi-based Post Office Hospital, has been arrested for making false documents to appropriate over VND66 billion ($3.3 million) of the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group.

 December 18 continued to be a successful competition day of the Vietnam sports delegation at the 27th SEA Games as their athletes fought to bring home six additional gold medals, maintaining the country's second spot on the medal count.  

 Vietnam, Japan cooperate in protecting Thang Long Citadel; Cambodian Cultural Week in Vietnam; Prehistoric traces found in Bac Kan; Traditional theatre hits Saigon's stage; Contemporary circus show returns to capital

The government may allow state owned economic groups and general corporations to sell stakes at the prices below the book value as a solution to accelerate the state owned enterprise restructuring process.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Defending champions Viet Nam have taken a step closer to defending their women's SEA Games football title after defeating Malaysia 4-0 in their semi-final match.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Yesterday, December 18, Kien Giang province’s police agency arrested a local woman named Thach Thi Kim Suong, 33, for the act of murder.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Ngo Huu Dang, Director of the Project Management Unit of the Department of Education and Training of Quang Ngai province, has been sacked for building school toilets at high prices.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Located between the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa roads, Vo Nguyen Giap Road is considered the most beautiful road in Da Nang – the biggest city in central Vietnam.

On the morning of December 18, the heavyweight destroyer HMS Daring of the British Royal Navy docked the Tien Sa Port in Da Nang City, starting a 4-day visit to Vietnam on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-UK diplomatic relations.

 The US Federal Reserve has announced a slowdown in its effort to boost the US economy.

 Eight travel companies in HCMC have teamed up to facilitate operations and improve products, launch tours with the best prices, run common advertising programs and create unanimous departure schedules to attract local and international travelers.

For the first time, the O Quy Ho Pass in the northern province of Lao Cai has been covered by snow for several days, making several hundreds of trucks and buses stuck. Drivers and passengers are experiencing unforgettable days on the snow mountain.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tiger is the king of beasts in the forests, while gibbons’ songs are the soul of the forests. There is only one forest in Yen Bai province where black gibbons still exist.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While 4G LTE has become more and more popular in the world and 4G licenses have been licensed in other regional countries, Vietnam still decides that it’s now not the right time to begin the 4G era.

 VietNamNet Bridge – International organizations, in the reports released consecutively in November, showed the worrying situation of the Vietnamese workforce.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is making hectic preparations to boost exports to the US market, its biggest trade partner, and to Chile, which is considered the entrance gate to Latin America.

 Viet Nam, Poland look to boost ties; Vietnam, Japan party officials meet; Party leader applauds public security work; President meets members of outstanding cultural families

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s total property losses from storms and flooding during the last three years exceeded 50 trillion VND (about 2.36 billion USD), half of the figure was recorded in 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Planning and Investment is to complete structuring laws and policies to attract Japanese investment in six prioritised sectors by 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Duc Kien, one of Vietnam's most powerful financial figures, may face life sentence for violating state regulations on economic management.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For almost two years, local residents in Hue have complained about the night market set up on the city's foot street that runs along the poetic Perfume River.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said in 2013, hydro- meteorological experts noted many records about the weather, such as the biggest ever hail in Lao Cai or the "cataclysm" in Quang Ngai.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Apart from Sapa, Y Ty in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, tourists can see the rare phenomenon of snow and ice in Mau Son (Lang Son), Phia Oac (Cao Bang) and Tay Con Linh (Ha Giang).

World Bank in Vietnam keen on climate change response; Vietnam to create jobs for 1.6 million labourers; Individuals honoured for donating special documents; Broken water pipes affect 70,000 households

 Central bank will continue gold auctions; Debt legislation won't be delayed; Central bank sets new rules for foreign currency lending; SBV approval to lend in foreign currency; Motorbike sales stutter despite holiday discounts