VietNamNet Bridge – Craftsmen in this tiny fishing village are keeping alive the centuries-old tradition of weaving round bamboo boats by hand, passing the valued knowledge down from generation to generation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Cai Mon flower village in Ben Tre and the Sa Dec flower village in Dong Thap are the main flower planting areas in the southwestern region. Two months before the lunar New Year, the villages are very bustling.

 TPP ministerial meeting opens in Singapore; NA Vice Chairman seeks warmer ties with Norway; Bolivian President encourages closer ties with Vietnam; Party chief hears issues of public concern

 VietNamNet Bridge – Kieu Ky Village in the Gia Lam District of Hanoi is well-known for its gold-leaf making and it is also the only village in Vietnam adept at this craft.

 Wushu athlete Duong Thuy Vi won Vietnam’s first gold medal at the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar, triumphing in the women’s Jianshu on December 7.

VietNamNet Bridge – A 30 trillion VND package to shore up the real estate sector was announced in mid-May this year. Some 70 percent of the package will be provided as loans to low-income earners

VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Committee of the central province of Binh Thuan and the Ministry of Transport has announced plans for the province’s Phan Thiet Airport.

The Trans Pacific Strategic Partnership Agreement (TPP) would bring big disadvantages to domestic mobile network operators, because of the TPP’s provisions on creating most favorable conditions for ISPs and removing all the barriers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Silhouettes of Hindu and Buddhist deities offer visitors the chance to discover art produced during the Champa Kingdom, which ruled much of central and southern Viet Nam for centuries.

 VietNamNet Bridge - To go to school on time, children in Dong Mam village in Son Hai commune, Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province have to get up from 5am and row on the lake of Cam Son, which is 80m deep.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The low stock prices and the strong recoveries of the national economy’s indexes in the fourth quarter of the year explains why Vietnam still can attract foreign capital.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A journey to the Marble Mountains, a fairy land with a dreamlike scenery, pagodas, grottoes in Ngu Hanh Son District of central Da Nang City will bring out most relaxing time for visitors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every week, retiree Pham Thi Tot catches a motorbike taxi and heads out to HCM City's Oncology Hospital to teach maths and vocabulary to children in the paediatrics ward.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoian Le Thi Hang was shocked to receive a notice from her daughter's high school saying she was temporarily suspended for insulting her teacher on Facebook.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For Saigonese, it is a normal sidewalk restaurant but for foreign tourists, this is a must-visit site when they come to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The three biggest energy groups of EVN, PetroVietnam and Vinacomin have reported high earnings in the first 11 months of the year.

 Two patients previously thought to be "cured" of HIV after undergoing bone marrow transplants are now seeing the return of the virus in their blood, U.S. doctors said Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Television (VTV) will contribute to the jubilant New Year atmosphere with a special concert to be broadcast live on the evening of December 31.

Director of the Vietnam Information and Credit Rating Company Le Dinh Quan was sentenced to 28 months in prison at a trial in Hanoi on December 6 for tax fraud pursuant to the Article 161, clause 3 of the Criminal Code.

Japanese investors pour over US$34.5 million into Vietnam; Businesses can turn challenges into opportunities; Vietnam to join Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative; Ministry to manage OTT services

 The UN General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly elected Jordan to take the Security Council seat refused by Saudi Arabia.

 Al-Qaida claimed responsibility for Thursday's attacks on Yemen's defense ministry, which has left 52 people killed and more than 167 injured.

 The South African government on Friday announced Mandela's funeral will be held on Dec. 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will host an annual meeting of the World Martial Arts Union (WoMAU), scheduled to take place in July next year.

VietNamNet Bridge – With a board behind, a motorcycle becomes a mobile shop. Such mobile shops are quite popular in Hanoi.