Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday announced the dissolution of the House of Representatives.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists and the police are searching for the body of the woman who was thrown into the Red River by a plastic surgeon, by underground radiation detection.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The watchdog agency is considering compelling commercial banks to list their shares on the bourse in order to improve the transparency and better control the banks’ ownership ratios.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Before December 22, eight streets in the center and the gateways to Saigon will be filled with light to welcome the festive season with meaningful themes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Christmas season has hit HCM City streets in typical glittering fashion this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – The outbound tourism grew roughly 20 percent per year in the past five years and Vietnam has become the source markets of the tourism industry of many countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi People’s Council has approved the establishment of the two districts of Nam Tu Liem and Bac Tu Liem, which are divided from Tu Liem District.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Thao asked a xe om (motorbike taxi) driver to buy 15 liters of gasoline for him. At night, he poured gasoline on furniture in the room to burn himself. Trying to save the man, his niece died.

The Ministry of Defense has asked the government’s permission to import 20,000 boxes of low-range fireworks for the New Year holiday. The Public Security Ministry has showed its support to the proposal.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Thi Phuong Giang won Viet Nam's second gold medal yesterday (Dec 8) at the 27th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Myanmar.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The film Nhung Nguoi Viet Huyen Thoai (The Legend Makers), winner of the Golden Lotus Award at the National Film Festival, has premiered in HCM City to local cinematographers, art critics and press.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The export credit insurance pilot program is about to finish at this year’s end, but it’s not too early to say that the target of having 3 percent of import-export turnover insured proves to be unattainable.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Ngoc Thinh from HCM City has been named Viet Nam's Favourite Dancer for the second time on the Vietnamese version of the US television's So You Think You Can Dance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 843 tonnes of untreated toxic waste illegally dumped by Nicotex Thanh Thai Company in central Thanh Hoa Province's Cam Van commune have been excavated.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese could not be happier with their win during the first match at the 27th Southeast Asian Games' football match.

 VietNamNet Bridge – State President Truong Tan Sang on December 8 signed to promulgate the revised Constitution and a resolution guiding the enactment of the new Constitutional amendments.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay an official visit to Japan from December 12 – 15 and attend the ASEAN – Japan Commemorative Summit to mark the 40th anniversary of the ASEAN – Japan dialogue relations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – I visited central Quy Nhon Town one sunny day and wanted to see some new destinations rather than the familiar beaches. So a friend volunteered to take me to Eo Gio (literally translated as Wind Strait).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The unexpected decision by Nokia to cut the prices of its products has forced other big guys to follow the move. The smart phone has become more bustling than ever.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The idea of making bricks from the SIT waste by three students in Hanoi has helped rescue the environment in the coal exploitation areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The decision by the Competition Administration Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade on applying anti-dumping measures against the steel imports from four markets--has put Vietnamese manufacturers on tenterhooks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The low training quality, the lack of students and the huge bank debts that schools have incurred--after throwing money into land and investment deals, would all drive a lot of universities to death.

  Vietnamese exporters should be prepared to cope with an increasing number of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy lawsuits filed by key export markets, heard a conference in HCM City on December 6.

Customs officers at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport on December 7 seized a Filipino national carrying 3.6kg of cocaine into Vietnam.

 Traditional market showcased at supermarkets; Cocoa industry begins to flourish; Firms show distaste for local salt; Exporters neglect Malaysian market; PM approves Phu Quoc plan