VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has two places that are considered as border crossroads, including the Indochina landmark in Kon Tum Province, in the central highlands and A Pa Chai in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many domestic construction material producers have outlined their new business plans recently, giving priority to developing exports.

 Vietnam to join TPP negotiations in Singapore; Lotte Mart inaugurated in Binh Thuan province; Vietnam determined to pursue multilateral trade mechanism; Donor assistance to Vietnam unchanged in 2014

The high results that the Vietnamese 15-year old students gained from the PISA tests is the Vietnamese pride and joy. However, this has also made Vietnamese embarrassed: why is Vietnam still poor, though its people are very intelligent?

 VietNamNet Bridge – They have invested more than VND40 billion ($2 million) and a lot of effort in the Zone 9 “arts district," so investors are upset when the Hanoi authorities decided to close Zone 9.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On the morning of December 4, a 36-year-old pregnant woman in Vu Thu District, the northern province of Thai Binh, suffered from sudden severe bleeding at home. To save her, doctors decided to perform a surgery at home.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Officials and cow importers have denied the fact that they are dumping in the domestic market and evading tax, saying that Australian beef is more expensive than domestic products.

 On December 5, the flood tide reached 6.8 m, the highest in the last 61 years. HCM City was immersed in flood water. Many people rowed boats to cat fish in the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi People's Council has ratified a list of construction works for preservation, including old streets, traditional craft villages, the works built before 1954 and intangible cultural heritage in the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign donors yesterday (Dec 5) expressed their commitment to support Viet Nam in its reforms and economic development, even though no amount of funding was announced, compared to past years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Lap recalls the rough initiation his rock band Buc Tuong (The Wall) had to HCM City at the end of the 1990s.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The art of Don Ca Tai Tu's music and songs in southern Viet Nam has officially become a recognised UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

 The H7N9 bird flu virus has not yet acquired the changes needed to infect humans easily but it would not be wise to dismiss its potential risk, according to a U. S. study published in the journal Science Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Winners of the Vietnam Tourism Awards 2012, the most prestigious in the sector, were announced at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 5.

VietNamNet Bridge – The ongoing global economic turmoil will not prevent HCM City from turning in an impressive economic performance with a per capita income of US$4,513 this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong have asked competent agencies to chase away a herd of three wild elephants that are destroying houses and crops in a commune in Cu Jut District.

The fourth session of the Viet Nam-China Land Border Joint Committee ended in Ha Noi yesterday (Dec 5) after reaching agreement on opening and upgrading border gates.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam follows with deep concern developments in the East China Sea, along with the concerns of all engaged parties, the Foreign Ministry's Deputy Spokesperson, Le Hai Binh, has stated.

 VietNamNet Bridg – So many commercial banks have announced the big changes in their structure recently that people have to raise a question what is happening with the banking sector.

 Commerce ministers engaged in an eleventh-hour flurry of diplomacy on Friday, hoping to save a WTO package amid stark warnings that failure would permanently cripple the body's trade-liberalisation drive.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's wushu artists are expected to bring home the country's first medals from the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Private universities have mushroomed in recent years, while the number of university lecturers has increased moderately.

 On occasion of the 14th anniversary of Hoi An ancient town being recognized as a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, the local authorities inaugurated ‘Rest point for tourists’ building at 57 Tran Phu Street.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The revenues ISP gained in 2012 was less than VND15 trillion, a surprisingly low and “thought-provoking figure” as described by a senior official from the Ministry of Information and Communication.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Committee of Ha Noi must abolish collecting money as entrance fees at major parks in the inner capital city, the city's People's Council has ruled.