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.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The local property industry attracted US$880 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 11 months of this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While some big businessmen entertain themselves with the collections of luxurious cars or helicopters, others spend their money on the collections of wild animals.

A drug used to treat advanced breast and colorectal cancers has been linked to sometimes fatal skin reactions in patients, its Swiss manufacturer and Canadian health officials said. 

Do Thi Phuong Mai has won the second prize at the 14th International Competition for singing classical music in Russia.

The People’s Court of the southwestern province of Tay Ninh on December 4 sentenced a Cambodian national to 13 years in jail for drug trafficking and robbery.

 Three ‘giants' agree on technology solutions; SMEs urged to seize opportunities by FTAs; Economic difficulties still looming; BIDV provides US$5 million for Japanese enterprises

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training on December 4 announced that Vietnamese students were among the group of top-performing countries according to the latest PISA survey.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam, which could easily obtain the contracts on exporting rice in large quantities two or three years ago, now has to struggle hard to scramble for the right to export every ton of rice.

 Myanmar women Chinlone team won the first gold medal of the 27th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) on December 4.

 More than a third of twin births and more than three-quarters of triplets or higher-order births in the United States are the result of assisted reproductive technologies,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The innovation in educational assessments will be a breakthrough for education renewal, said Nguyen Minh Hien, Deputy Minister of Education and Training, during an online discussion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When her parents named her Karishma (meaning miracle in Sanskrit), they had no idea how prescient their action would turn out to be.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At 10pm on December 4, a 3.8 -magnitude earthquake occurred in Tay Trang Pass in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien. The mild earthquake did not cause any damage.

VietNamNet Bridge – On the evening of December 4, a 16m piece of the dike in Thu Duc District, HCM City was broken when the flood tide was surging. Water overflowed into hundreds of houses in the area.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The SEA Games Athletes Village is located in the newly-developed area in the northwest region of Myanmar’s capital city--Nay Pyi Taw, so athletes will have to face an unexpected problem: mosquitos.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam ranked 116 out of 177 countries and territories with the same score as last year: 31/100 (0 indicates high level of corruption and 100 is very clean).