A car bomb attack targeting the Yemeni Defence Ministry complex in capital Sana’a on December 5 killed 52 people, including two Vietnamese nationals.

 Vietnamese and Chinese Governmental negotiating delegates on border and territory gathered at a plenary session in Hanoi on December 5-7.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When the new French Consul General in HCM City, Fabrice Mauries, took office in April 2011, the lacquer painting Dam Ruoc by one of Viet Nam's noted artists was gracing the wall of the consulate reception room.

In the first ten months this year, Japanese investors registered FDI capital of $4.8 billion, staying firm as the biggest foreign investor in Vietnam. However, South Koreans have also been marching towards Vietnam, with $4 billion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A target of five gold medals has been set for Vietnam's taekwondo team at the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar, but this could prove to be a tough task without their strongest members.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bac Giang police have admitted to shortcomings that led to an incorrect sentence being handed to Nguyen Thanh Chan for a murder committed ten years ago.

VietNamNet Bridge – Those travelling to the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap during the flooding season from August to November should not miss the chance to admire beautiful lotuses blooming in some giant ponds

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communication says that the investment costs for the new technology will make the cost of services increase, which is unsuitable for Vietnamese people’s living standards at present.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many countries took decades or even centuries to enter the stage of aging an population, but it was only 16-18 years for Vietnam. Most of the elderly people are not retired; 70 percent still have to work for a living.

 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.