VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's top chess ace Le Quang Liem finished his 2015 season 32nd in the world rankings.

The irrecoverable debts of 12 Vietnamese commercial banks by September 30, 2015 had reached VND23.522 trillion, which accounts for 65 percent of bad debts, representing a 15 percent increase from the 50 percent reported in mid-2015.

VietNamNet Bridge - The decision by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) on allowing the Hanoi Business and Technology University, a private school, to open a medical training major, has raised controversy.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will need $21 billion to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from now to 2030. This amount of money is beyond domestic resources.

VietNamNet Bridge - When technologies change, policies must change, as in the case of GrabTaxi, many Vietnamese policy makers have said. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists believe that the low inflation rate is a concern for Vietnam, which has been affected by high inflation for many years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central highland city of Da Lat will host the biennial flower festival – a tourism trademark of the city – from December 29 to January 2.

Vietnam National U23 team will play a friendly match with Japan-based Cerezo Osaka Football Club at the Hang Day stadium on December 17, the information was released by the Vietnam Football Federation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Investigation Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security has suggested prosecuting 36 former officials at the Vietnam Construction Bank (VNCB).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Representatives of foreign business associations have expressed concern over Vietnam’s visa policy, claiming their member enterprises are having problems with short-stay visa and strict entry regulations.

The ‘pure shopping mall’ has lost its position amid the strong rise of ‘shopping mall complex’, or ‘one-stop shop’. Experts believe that ‘one-stop shops’ will be dominant in the retail market in the future, especially in large cities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Civil Code (revised), adopted by the National Assembly on November 24, states that negotiated interest rates must be controlled under 20 per cent per year, excluding loans stipulated in other laws.

 VietNamNet Bridge – South Korea's National Assembly officially adopted a free trade agreement with Viet Nam on Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The revival of the housing market has had a positive impact on the prices of shares of property companies, according to the Vietinbank Securities Company.

The Norwegian Church Aid will continue working closely with the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment as well as religions in protecting the environment and responding to climate change response.

 PM meets French Communist Party, companies’ representatives; President seeks new rural development; Assembly of the Francophone meets for Asia-Pacific meeting in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – French Prime Minister Manuel Valls spoke with Prime Minister Dung in Paris on Monday, saying France and Viet Nam should support each other in climate change response.

VietNamNet Bridge - While China, Laos and Thailand are believed to benefit from the Chinese ‘infrastructure leverage’ program, Vietnam will sustain negative impact from it.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The creativity and passion of 14 young fashion design hopefuls will be on show every Saturday night from December 19 on Viet Nam Television.

Viet Nam condemns and strongly objects to the inhuman treatment of, use of or threat to use force against its fishermen, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said in the wake of a recent attack on a Vietnamese fishing boat.