Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who designed much of the country's futuristic capital Brasilia, died Wednesday, his doctors said. He was 104.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's first official forces to specialise in overseeing operations in the country's seas will be set up early next year.

VietNamNet Bridge - On the way to Singapore to take oil, Vietnamese ship Nosco Victory has picked up 39 people adrift at sea after a ship from Bangladesh which carried more than 200 people sank.

The 52-year-old coach of the Vietnamese national football squad resigned after the meeting of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) to analyze the failure of Vietnam at the AFF Cup 2012 in Hanoi yesterday, December 5.

  Vietnam treasures ties with Japan; Vietnam–Japan strategic partnership strengthened; Foreign Minister visits RoK; Cao Dai Holy See 2012 Congress opens; Vietnam voices concern over DPRK’s planned satellite launch

VietNamNet Bridge - Two Christmas concerts in accordance with European style will take place at the Goethe Institute and the French Cultural Center in Hanoi in the coming days.

A team of archaeologists has excavated Bai Coi relic in Nghi Xuan District, Ha Tinh province and found many artifacts dating back over 2,000 years, Mr. Le Ba Hanh, Deputy Director of the Museum of Ha Tinh Province said.

While parents believe that teachers should not spend time to practice handwriting for their children, educators have been insisting that this is a very important and necessary work to do.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Justice has finalized a report to the Prime Minister on the issuance of controversial new ID cards.

The latest analysis by Vietnam Report has pointed out that most of the Vietnamese enterprises keep pessimistic about their business performance in 2013.

The goal of building an e-government may be unattainable due to the lack of money, labor force and other problems.

VietNamNet Bridge - One of the biggest gamblers ever at the Do Son Casino is Ngo Xuan Phuong, a Vietnamese Japanese, who is believed as a transnational drug trafficker.

VietNamNet Bridge – With no electricity, Cu Lao Xanh remains an isolated isle which cannot attract tourists.

VietNamNet Bridge – The year 2013 is believed to be the suitable time for starting up new urban area projects.

VietNamNet Bridge – It is a fact that in the last decade, Hanoian people have been worried about their burial observances in the future because the city’s inner cemeteries are overloaded.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government will allocate VND81.9 trillion (US$3.9 billion) for the health sector next year, a slight increase over the previous year, according to the Ministry of Health.  

 NASA plans to send a new rover to Mars in 2020 as it prepares for a manned mission to the Red Planet, the US space agency said.

Rice exports hit a record high; Rare earth processing plant built in Quang Ninh; HCM City’s GDP soars by 9.3 pct; New ruling fails to rouse gold market; Tightening fruit and vegetable imports; EVN to issue bonds to repay debts

The number of foreign-direct invested enterprises based in HCM City and southern Dong Nai Province that have suspended operations has increased in the last few months, leaving thousands of local workers jobless

Chairing an online conference on administrative reform on December 4, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc criticized the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved Cometriq to treat medullary thyroid cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A selection of paintings and artefacts by Vietnamese and foreign artists that the HCM City Fine Arts Museum has collected between 2011 and 2012 is now on display at a special exhibition.

  Int’l conference on drug prevention opens in Da Nang; Illegal firecrackers seized in north; Rising gender gap causes alarm; Twenty-four robbery suspects arrested

VietNamNet Bridge - The explosion occurred at about 9 am this morning, December 5 at a gas factory in Khai Son Industrial Park in Thuan Thanh District, Bac Ninh province.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Phan Thanh Van, Director of the Radio and Television Station of Long An Province, was found dead in the hanging position in his home in Tan An city, Long An province on December 4.