VietNamNet Bridge - Due to the sources of sperm and eggs in the hospital which cannot meet the needs of infertile couples, a “market” where sperms and eggs are traded has appeared in HCM City, according to Tuoi Tre.

 Google on Monday is reported to avoid about 2 billion U.S. dollars in worldwide income taxes in 2011 by shifting revenues into a shell company in Bermuda, highlighting major tech companies taking advantage of tax loopholes.

Vietinbank to get US$65 million from foreign banks; Wood industry urged to reform; Taiwan finances aircraft purchase; Foreign partner to buy seafood processor; Tax break lifts investor sentiment; Insurers may fail the target for 2012

 Greece raised 4.38 billion euros (5.67 billion U.S. dollars) in a treasury bill auction on Tuesday, as the new debt buyback plan deadline for private investors expired.

VietNamNet Bridge – The wedding of 120 couples took place this morning, December 12, in HCM City. It has just recognized as a national record by the Vietnam Record Book Center (Vietkings).

The Chairman of the Inspection Commission of the Hanoi Party Committee said that the “price” for becoming a civil servant is VND100 million ($5,000).

VietNamNet Bridge - At the congress to re-establish the Association of Afro-Asiatic Writers, Vietnamese poet Nguyen Quang Thieu was elected as Vice Secretary General.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national tournament for the country’s elite taekwondo clubs, known as the 2012 Republic of Korea’s (RoK) Ambassador’s Cup, will be held in Hanoi from December 15–22.

  Respecting people’s right to religious freedom; Students unable to afford subsidised health insurance; Increasing demand for workers in HCM City; Local official calms doomsday fears

 The United Nations on Tuesday announced a new initiative to help eliminate cholera in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the two neighboring nations that share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.

  Vietnam hopes to further cooperate with NASA; Deputy PM urges focus on basic science education; Cuban veterans visit Vietnam; Hanoi, Luang Prabang enhance cooperation

The special ambience of Christmas has warmed up Hanoi. In many corners of the capital, from streets to family homes, from churches to shops, decorations with lights, snow, Santa Clauses and Christmas gifts are appearing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scores of customers failed to book railway tickets online for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday yesterday, Dec 11, – the very first day the service was opened. The failure was put down to "persistent overload."

VietNamNet Bridge – Chairman of the Office of the National Assembly Nguyen Hanh Phuc said the NA will allocate half a day for the first-ever vote of confidence for high-ranking officials in the 5th NA session in May 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cigarette smoking is blamed for a high 7 per cent per cent rate of chronic bronchitis in Vietnamese men.

The Vietnam Register (VR), the national registration agency, has requested enterprises to have sample cars of every consignment of import cars to test their safety.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Xiangqi (Chinese chess) team will compete in the SportAccord World Mind Games which kick off today in Beijing, China.

Launching the construction of the first subway route in the country, completing the renovation of the dirtiest canal in Saigon, opening the Rach Chiec Bridge are the outstanding results of the transport sector in Ho Chi Minh City in 2012.

A Cham tower complex has been found in Hoa Vang District after a three-month excavation, including 629 objects dating from the 10th-14th centuries, archaeologists from the National Museum of Vietnamese History announced yesterday.

A victorious message of "Four more years" accompanied by a picture of US President Barack Obama hugging his wife topped a collection of Year 2012 Twitter highlights released Tuesday. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has put into circulation at the United Nations a report on its implementation of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the occasion of the 30 th anniversary of the signing of the Convention.

 North Korea successfully launched a long-range rocket on Wednesday, in defiance of UN sanctions threats over what Pyongyang's critics have condemned as a disguised ballistic missile test.

Not only commercial banks, but some enterprises have also set up the divisions in charge of collecting debts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young composers are proving some long-held assumptions wrong by writing and selling songs and music for film soundtracks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly’s Standing Committee opened its 13th meeting in Hanoi on Dec. 11.