Transport experts have agreed that minibuses would encourage more people to use public transportation to ease congestion in big cities at a conference held by the Voice of Vietnam Radio on December 19.  

 Almost two dozen Chinese nationals have been detained for organising gambling and producing fake bank cards in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Vietnam International Junior Fashion Week 2018 opened in Hanoi today, December 21, attracting the participation of 300 child models.

 World renowned disco band Boney M and Austrian pop band Joy, will thrill Hanoian audiences at the Vietnam National Convention Center on the occasion of International Women’s Day (March 8th).

 The Dow dropped 464 points, or 2%, on Thursday. The index closed below 23,000 for the first time since October 2017. The Nasdaq lost 1.6% and only narrowly avoided closing in its first bear market since the Great Recession. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – With hydroelectricity supplying nearly 40 per cent of Vietnam’s generated power, the country’s energy security depends on quality reservoir planning and management,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Those who love indulging themselves at a nature retreat will like Cau Isle, a secluded spot in the central province of Binh Thuan, between May and September.

VietNamNet Bridge - To obtain the targeted turnover of $45 billion by 2025, the tourism industry needs to reform its way of doing business through digitalization, experts say. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Football Federation has hired fitness coach Willander Fonseca on a trial basis to work with Vietnamese players to prepare for the Asian Cup 2019.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ASEAN Football Federation Championship organisers have named four Vietnamese players in the Best XI of the tournament.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The FLC Biscom Golf Tournament 2018 will be held at FLC Ha Long Golf Club, northern Quang Ninh Province from tomorrow until December 25.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young Vietnamese tennis talent Nguyen Van Phuong has qualified to compete in the Australian Open Junior Championships, scheduled to be held from January 19-26 next year.

 Seventeen traditional taxi operators have forged a new partnership to use the same technology platform in order to win back customers from foreign ride-hailing services providers, including Grab. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s population sector faces numerous challenges, including different rates of fertility in different regions, severe gender imbalance, internal migration and population aging.

The HCMC government has canceled its previous decision to recall some 5,000 square meters of land at 8-12 Le Duan Boulevard in District 1, a prime location in the central business district.

 The International Air Transport Association also estimated that between now and 2020, passenger transportation in Vietnam is expected to rise by 16 percent, and from 2020 to 2030, by 8 percent.

 Vietnam’s tourism sector continued to witness impressive growth in 2018 as the number of foreign arrivals hit a new record of more than 15 million and the total revenue from tourist services is expected to reach more than VND600 trillion. 

 Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin will pay an official visit to Vietnam from December 23-24.

 Vietnam’s national men’s football team has maintained its 100th spot in the latest FIFA rankings released on December 20.

 A series of large events are scheduled for Vietnamese expatriates visiting their homeland later this month and in January, according to Luong Thanh Nghi, deputy head of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs.