VietNamNet Bridge – Propaganda posters with the themes: Vietnam definitely wins, Hanoi is determined to follow Uncle Ho’s words, nothing is more precious than independence and freedom bring us back to a time of smoke and fire.

Travel agencies have complained about foreign tourists being robbed, disturbed and charged high taxi fares, and the travel security report also shows that hundreds of robberies targeting foreign visitors have been recorded in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vinawealth and MB Capital Vietnam investment funds began operating in mid-December, with minimum capital of VND50 billion ($2.5 million). The two funds are supervised by HSBC.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union has selected six youth from hundreds of entries to be awarded ‘Young Citizens of City 2012’.

VietNamNet Bridge - More than a month after the death of her husband, Ms. Dang Thi Lien, dressed in mourning clothes and went to the HCM City Department of Health to ask for clarification of her husband’s death on December 26.

 Former US president George H.W. Bush is in intensive care in hospital after taking a turn for the worse with a "stubborn fever," a spokesman said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has welcomed 6.647 million international guests in 2012, up 9.5 against last year, which set a new record, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

A massive Christmas storm that whipped up tornadoes, ice and snow from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes has killed at least seven people in the United States and grounded more than 2,000 flights. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Wukong Typhoon will enter the East Sea and the Truong Sa Archipelago today, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecast.

VietNamNet Bridge - On December 20, the Museum of Can Tho City opened an exhibition of hundreds of ancient lamps of many countries around the world, dating back from the fifth century BC to the end of the twentieth century.

More and more foreign direct investment (FDI) projects have been found as making no move since the day of licensing, because their investors cannot arrange capital for the project implementation in the economic crisis.

 VietNamNet Bridge – During National Tourism Year 2013, themed “The Red River Civilisation”, nearly 70 events will be organised in localities nationwide.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi Police have started to clampdown on drivers that break traffic laws in an effort to ensure public order and traffic safety during the lunar New Year festival, which falls on February 10. 

Local residents who have been living together with the forests, considering the forests as their homes, still devastate the forests. It’s because they need land for agricultural production.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam recorded a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of 5.03 percent in 2012, announced the General Statistics Office (GSO) in a press briefing in Hanoi on December 24.

Ninety percent of locally-made computers were found as not meeting the Radio Frequency Department in 2011, while the percentage has decreased to 50 percent, according to the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many of her peers are blind to corruption. But 21-year-old Nguyen Thi Diem, a student in Ha Noi, is trying to lead a truthful life.

While the banks from Europe and US keep quiet at this moment, Japanese have been hunting for Vietnamese banks’ shares.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Second National Magic Festival will confound crowds from Friday in Ha Noi featuring some of the most baffling illusionists from across the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Amid increasing fears about food safety, Viet Nam aims to cut the contamination rate of plant-origin products by 10 per cent next year,

ADB grants $251m loans to Viet Nam; HCM City districts call for delayed projects to be cancelled; Agro-forestry and aquatic exports earn US$27.5 billion; Foreign direct investment pledges go down

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam might not fulfill this year’s FDI attraction target of US$15 billion due to a recent decline. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly two months trapped in the port of Kolkata, India, the crew of Cai Lan 4 ship sent a letter home to ask for help, but Vinashinlines leaders could not help and told them to wait.

 Japan assists Vietnam in vocational training; Early intervention can prevent HIV spread; Woman seized for absconding with funds; Police seize expired cosmetic products

  Vietnamese child performs in Australian music show; All-star charity concert to raise funds for disabled; American jazz singer set for Ha Noi hotel residency; Book paints picture of famed Hue artist