VietNamNet Bridge – The use of rubber plantations as an engine of growth and poverty alleviation in the nation's northern region needs to be weighed against the environmental and economic risks involved,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dinh Thi Nhu Quynh bagged the first silver medal for Vietnam on December 13 in the women's cross-country event of the ongoing SEA Games in Myanmar.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many city dwellers in new urban areas are sending their children to public schools in central Ha Noi, despite crowded classes of up to 50 students.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the economic recession and the GDP growth slowdown, Vietnam’s brewery industry has still been growing steadily by 10 percent per annum, because it has a vast domestic market.

 Thang Long citadel needs excavations; French biography of medical hero Yersin introduced in Vietnam; New season of Vietnam Idol kicks off Sunday; DJ Jazzy Jeff comes to downtown club Lush

 VietNamNet Bridge – Art troupes from five continents will participate in the eighth biennial Hue Festival next year, organisers have announced.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi People’s Court on Dec. 12 began the first-instance trial of Duong Chi Dung, former chairman of the Vietnam National Shipping Lines and his accomplices on charges of intentionally violating State regulations

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung sought for the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren)'s support for Vietnam in human resources training and investment attraction while receiving its Chairman Yonekura Hiromasa in Tokyo

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.