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.

 An annual international chamber music concert titled “CELLO Fundamento Concert III” will take place at the Hanoi Opera House on December 19.

 The ASEAN +3 Young Entrepreneurs Forum opened in Ho Chi Minh City on December 13, with its agenda focusing on the role of young businesses in high-tech agriculture startup and innovation.

 Ahead of the 2018 AFF Cup final return leg this weekend, Vietnam coach Park Hang-seo received good news as he was named among the 12 winners of the “Persons of the Year 2018 Awards” by the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK).

Vietnam has a lot of excellent regional ­products, specialities, and handicraft items of very high quality. However, these ­commodities only have ­access to local markets and distribution systems.

 Coal-fired power generation will continue to be the best option to meet the rising demand for electricity in Vietnam over the next 20 years, Lao Dong newspaper reported.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 13 hosted separate receptions for newly-accredited ambassadors of China and Denmark. 

Vietnam Airlines will provide an additional 14 flights on its HCMC-Hanoi route until December 16 to meet the travel demand of southern football fans visiting Hanoi  to support the national squad.

 Nguyen Hue Flower Street will again be organised for Lunar New Year.

 With the US and China applying a trade war truce for 90 days, Vietnam could still be impacted by the knock-on effects of the trade diversion.