Facebook began testing the feasibility of charging to guarantee that messages from strangers make it into inboxes of intended recipients at the social network.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The upcoming holiday season has heated up the tourism market with an increase in the tours being booked despite the ongoing economic crisis.

The local information technology (IT) industry is expected to face a shortfall of laborers from 2015 due to the slowing supply for the industry at home, heard a seminar in HCMC’s Quang Trung software park on Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five national and international dog shows organized by the Vietnam Kennel Association (VKA) were officially announced on Wednesday in HCMC.

In recent years, commercial banks, especially non-State-owned commercial joint-stock banks, have been recruiting foreigners to work in senior positions as divisional heads, advisers and most recently, chief executive officer (CEO).

The Government has approved a project to install submarine cables to transmit power to the Ly Son Island district, with a total investment of nearly VND1 trillion ($50 million).

Real estate developers have sighed with relief after relevant ministries agreed to pump money into the frozen real estate market to rescue it.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese translation of the autobiography Life Without Limits by Nick Vujicic, an Australian who was born without arms and legs, was introduced to readers at a meeting in HCM City on Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Malaysian Mohd Hariff Salleh of Terengganu Cycling Team stepped on the pedal in the finishing straight to lead home a mass sprint finish on Friday, Dec 21, at the fifth stage of the ADC Tour of Viet Nam.

On the evening of December 19, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications had written to the VNG Corporation (Vinagame), the main game supplier of Chinh Do Online Games, to close the game

A lot of decisions have been made and many drastic measures have been applied to show the strong determination of local authorities in creating perfect investment environments to attract investors.

Unidentified flying objects UFOs, the mystery for the human being so far, were believed to turn up in Vietnam many times.

Vietnamese teachers complain that they always bear a too hard pressure in their job and that they have not been respected by the students and their parents as they expect.

Hundreds of people flock to the Con Quan dumping ground in Phu Son ward of Thanh Hoa City every day to scratch garbage for scrap materials. They work in shifts and have to pay 3000 dong to have the right to work on the ground.

VietNamNet Bridge – The five-star hotel Sofitel Legend Metropole Ha Noi, in collaboration with Community Based Tourism (CBT), will organise the Highland Festive Season.  

 The discovery of the Higgs Boson, an invisible particle that explains the mystery of mass, leads a list of the top 10 scientific advances of 2012 released by the US journal Science.

VietNamNet Bridge – Touring city sites is an appealing attraction for visitors to many countries, however, Ha Noi has been accused of having little to offer.  

VietNamNet Bridge – The banking sector, which is always considered the most lucrative business field, has experienced a very bad year 2012.

Companies announce Tet bonus plans, despite financial straits; Finance Ministry urges fee collection for road use; Chinese steel threats local manufacturers; Land use fee calculation to be reviewed; EVN seeks funds for urgent projects

VietNamNet Bridge – Many people queued up from 4am this morning to buy the iPhone 5 that was officially available in Vietnam by VinaPhone and Viettel--from today, December 21.

Minister of Construction Trinh Dinh Dung affirmed that the Son La hydropower plant meets the design requirements and the conditions to be put into use. The completion of 3 years ahead of schedule benefits the country with $2 billion.

After an eight-month journey with 66 films screened, the winners of the 3rd online film fest YxineFF have been announced, with Dawn directed by Leon Le & Keith Creedy from the U.S winning the Golden Heart as Best Film

VietNamNet Bridge – On the morning of December 21, cracks appeared on the floor of Thu Thiem tunnel across the Saigon River.

VietNamNet Bridge - Adults say “that whenever my tongue is cut, my tongue can be put into my mouth, so I want to get to the hospital. But my parents are poor. They do not have money so I do not know when I’m able to go to hospital."

 VietNamNet Bridge – On the afternoon of December 19, the Fifth National Congress of Vietnam War Veterans’ Association (VWVA) elected 99 members to head the Association’s Executive Board.