VietNamNet Bridge – For most people, rubbish represents the end of all activities of human life. For Le Thien An, it is the beginning of everything.

Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 28 presented a Government’s draft Resolution on key tasks and measures guiding the realization of the Plan for socio-economic development and state budget estimate in 2016.

The public paid attention to a competition for gifted and talented ninth grade students organised by Hong Linh Town's Department of Education and Training in central Ha Tinh Province last week

 VietNamNet Bridge – Veterans and youngsters from the Anh Binh Minh Traditional Art Troupe in Tra Vinh Province tour the Mekong River Delta region to introduce du ke, a unique style Khmer musical theatre from southern Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Banh it (Little Cake) is one of specialties of the central in Vietnam, commonly used in regional death anniversaries and marriage rituals as well, but now it has become a snack that you can enjoy anytime. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Thi Thuy Nga, director general of the Social Insurance Department, spoke toThoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) about the new Social Insurance Law.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has approved the Ministry of Education and Training’s plan on the hosting of the 19th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) in 2018. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The United States Federal Reserve (FED) on December 16 raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to between 0.25 percent and 0.50 percent for the first time in nearly a decade.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Art and entertainment groups like the Viet Nam Circuis Federation must find their own funding as State sponsorship begins to dwindle in the face of a growing market economy.

VietNamNet Bridge – Over recent years, the government has allowed increasing numbers of foreign transnational companies to invest in property, plant and equipment and operate businesses that compete head-on in the domestic retail market. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The Trans-Pacific Partnership will push Viet Nam to complete its market orientation targets, and improve its business environment and competitive ability, delegates heard at a workshop held in HCM City.

Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), the country’s third-largest lender by assets, is seeking governmental permission to cooperate with France’s Aeroport de Paris to jointly invest in Airports Corporation of Vietnam.

The State Securities Commission has maintained a cautious view on the development of Viet Nam's stock market in 2016 and prefers to focus on stable performance over growth.

Experts have said any adjustments in monetary policies should be carefully considered with great attention being given to inflation, as low inflation will create room for interest rate cuts.

New policies on compulsory social insurance, region-based minimum wages and multidimensional poverty standards are among those that will take effect in January 2016.

The Prime Minister has signed a decision regarding the criteria and procedures for recognition of high-tech agriculture zones.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has hailed the formation of the ASEAN Community as a historic milestone in the regional connectivity process in Southeast Asia.

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has selected the top 10 world events for 2015 as follows:

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Lan Dung, senior expert for the National Education System, spoke to Kinh te&Do thi about the challenges the project to bring foreign languages to students is facing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A foreign freelancer Anna Zalazar, who has returned from a short trip to Vietnam, has revealed 10 reasons to go trekking in Sapa on TripZilla-a Singapore's leading travel magazine.