VietNamNet Bridge – Rare tree species have been found chopped down in a Vietnamese nature reserve, but authorities are denying any deforestation occurred.

 Foreign investors are concerned about the statutory social insurance contributions Vietnam has set for foreign workers and their employers.

 A Czech cultural corner was inaugurated at the Centre for Cultural Exchange and International Cooperation (CCIC) under the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) in Hanoi on December 13. 

 Japanese goods have seized a certain density in the consumer goods structure of Vietnam due to their quality, price and customer satisfaction.

 Amazon has teamed up with police in the US in an effort to stop thieves who steal parcels left outside homes.

 China has bought US soybeans for the first time since the trade war between the two countries started in July - a move hailed as a "great step" by US officials.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal ivory is widely available at physical and online retail outlets throughout Vietnam, according to a new TRAFFIC report published with support from USAID.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Contemporary art works performed on do (poonah) paper are featured in an ongoing exhibition at the VICAS Centre for Assistance and Development of Contemporary Arts (VICAS Art Studio) in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 29-year-old man in Hanoi was recently arrested on suspicion of running a kidney trading ring, local police said yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sai Gon and its people are featured in a new painting exhibition at the HCM City Museum of Fine Arts.

VietNamNet Bridge - As bubble tea has become a ‘fashionable’ drink among Vietnamese young people, more bubble tea shops have popped up in cities recently. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese athletes won two gold medals at the ongoing 19th ASEAN University Games in Myanmar.

The police on December 12 searched the  residence of Tran Bac Ha, former chairman of BIDV, and his family’s memorial area, both located in the south-central coastal province of Binh Dinh.

 Hundreds of Vietnamese football fans on Thursday queued up at the headquarters of the Vietnam Football Federation in Hanoi to get tickets for the second-leg final match between against Malaysia.

 Floods triggered by large-scale downpours on December 13 killed six people in the south central province of Binh Dinh, local officials said.

 Grab Vietnam said that they might be interpreting the law differently after the Ministry of Industry and Trade concluded that Grab violated competition law in Vietnam.

 The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) on December 12 issued a warning of torrential rains, which may occur in the central provinces, stretching from Quang Binh to Khanh Hoa. 

 A set of paintings by Hanoi’s 12-year-old student Nguyen Mai Trang has won the Grand Prix Award at the Mitsubishi Asian Children’s Enikki Festa painting contest.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top male tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has left the country for a training course in Spain in preparation for the 2019 season.

 The textile, garment and footwear sectors have seen positive market movements, which are evident in the export revenue increase in January-October 2018, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported.