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.

 North braced for first cold spell; Substandard petrol stations fined; Catholic Committee celebrates Christmas 2012; Disabled rehabilitation service hampered by funding shortage

On occasion of the 40th anniversary of ‘Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu Victory in the air’, many books, short stories, novels have been published and a secret war bunker has been opened to the public for the first time.

VietNamNet Bridge - According to the Vietnam Football Federation’s (VFF) announcement, the deadline for transfer for the football season 2013 will be mid-January 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Omiazakov Dias of Kazakhstan's Astana team won the fourth stage of the ADC Tour of Viet Nam yesterday, Dec 20.

With the heavy debts of up to trillions of dong, a lot of cement companies cannot pay foreign debts. As a result, the Ministry of Finance has to come forward and pays for the loans guaranteed by the government.

 One of Michael Jackson's iconic single gloves sold for nearly $200,000 this week in Los Angeles, an auction house said.

The price of electricity will increase by five per cent to VND1,437 (US$0.06) excluding VAT for one kWh from tomorrow following a circular issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Pop star My Tam scooped the prestigious Artist of the Year gong at the Lan Song Xanh (Blue Wave) Awards 2012 on Thursday. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Many roads amid the heart of Hanoi, the capital city, are even sleazier than rural markets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will actively contribute to boosting the ASEAN – India partnership in the coming years as it is strategically important to peace, stability and development in the region.

The Ministry of Health on December 20 asked the World Health Organization (WHO) and the manufacturer to verify the safety of the vaccine Quinvaxem and polio, after three babies in Nghe An province died after vaccination.

VietNamNet Bridge – The banknote market has warmed up as the 2013 Tet nears. Vietnamese people rush to hunt for original banknotes to give to relatives and friends as gifts on Tet days.

VietNamNet Bridge – Referees of the first ADC Tour, a week-long event endorsed by the International Cycling Union, have suddenly changed the results of the second stage and Vietnam’s Mai Nguyen Hung lost his yellow jersey.

 Party General Secretary receives Lao Deputy PM; Congratulations to newly-elected RoK President; Party delegation attends 53rd ANC conference; Deputy PM meets Mitsui Sumitomo President

The software pieces and devices allowing to bug phone calls, read others’ messages or record sounds from a distance have been available in the open air.

“Instead of giving us money, please give us forests. We will help elephants reproduce,” said an elephant breeder in Dak Lak.

VietNamNet Bridge – It’s not easy for anyone to squeeze into commercial hubs, even though he has a lot of money.