The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) opened a training course for referees, supervisors and co-ordinators for new season of Vietnam's the top-flight V-League on December 12.

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly Standing Committee members yesterday, Dec 13, weighed the pros and cons of establishing a fund to support anti-smoking efforts.

VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Co. (VietJet Air) said on Monday that it will load 2,000 fares from just VND10,000 (less than US$0.5) on www.vietjetair.com for passengers to book from 8 a.m. tomorrow for its flights between Hanoi and HCMC.

Vietnam is expected to welcome the six millionth international visitor in late December, marking a successful year for the country’s tourism, according to the National Administration of Tourism.

The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin (VAVA) will provide better medical services for AO victims and continue its struggle to bring them justice, said VAVA Chairman Nguyen Van Rinh.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung separately received US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns and Secretary of the Mongolian National Security Council Tsagaandari Enkhutuvshin in Ha Noi yesterday, Dec 13.

A survey conducted by the Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanity has found out that 60 percent of university graduates cannot find jobs.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam expected to receive further aid from Australia in agriculture, environmental protection and education and training, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told visiting Australian Minister for Trade Craig Emerson

VietNamNet Bridge – The air tickets and excursion fee have increased suddenly, putting big difficulties for travel firms.

It is certain that commercial banks made fat profits of hundreds or thousands of billions of dong in 2011, though this is considered a very stormy period for banks.

The national index of informal household business environment reaches the average level of 62.7 points in terms of business convenience, said the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agricultural and Rural Development (IPSARD).

There are hundreds of precious plants and animals species living in the limestone mountain of Kien Luong in Kien Giang Province, including silver gibbons (Trachypithecus cristatus).

Since Siri was introduced on the market together with iPhone 4S, the fans of the “eaten Apple” said they wished to see the Vietnamese version of Siri one day. Now they wish has partially come true.

VietNamNet Bridge – A play with a French and Vietnamese cast will be performed at the Ha Noi Opera House tonight and tomorrow and then tour France during 2012-13.

VietNamNet Bridge – Starting from next year, Viet Nam Television (VTV) will provide its viewers a chance to watch well-known local and foreign films on Sunday evenings.

VietNamNet Bridge – A two-day international conference on the East Sea wrapped up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia yesterday, Dec 13, after participants reviewed recent developments on the issue and suggested measures to resolve the dispute.

Police in Vung Tau City are investigating a case in which a girl has accused her employer at a local café of humiliating her by forcing her to have centipedes tattooed on her face and bosom.

British scientists have discovered a new way to target cancer through manipulating a master switch responsible for cancer cell growth.

An Italian man killed himself after killing two Senegalese traders and injuring three others in central Italy's Florence on Tuesday, local media reported.

Apple announced on Monday that over 100 million apps have been downloaded from its Mac App Store since its initial launch in January.