VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City needs up to VND73 trillion (US$3.15 billion) for flood prevention projects by 2020, according to its Department of Planning and Investment.

 An Indonesian sailor died onboard the ship SM Tokyo which arrived at Hai An port in the northern city of Hai Phong on December 9 from Busan, the Republic of Korea.

 Vietnam is among the few ASEAN member countries to consistently improve its attractiveness to foreign investors due to its growing economy and improving business climate, according to experts. 

 The pepper industry plans to reduce the area under the spice and focus on improving quality to ensure long-term growth, according to the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development.

 The logistics sector has been the bottleneck for Vietnam’s economic development, but offers plentiful opportunities for local startup companies with the application of technologies.

 A cartoon within the Viet Su Kieu Hung (Vietnamese Epic History) project will be screened for the first time in Ho Chi Minh City on December 15. 

 Artists Liu Ruili and Zhang Yuying from China won the A prize of an art festival for foreigners held in the central city of Da Nang on December 8 and 9.

 Rising from wars, Vietnam has made continuous efforts to build a socialist state with the rule of law, which is of the people, by the people and for the people, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has affirmed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has been losing billions of dong every month in car parking fees since it began collecting them through an app last August, according to its Department of Transport.

Sin Suoi Ho village has attracted a large number of visitors in recent times thanks to its natural scenery which includes wild sunflowers, terraced fields, majestic waterfalls and unique cultural characteristics.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A multimedia exhibition featuring Vietnamese and Indonesian artists will open on December 14 at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in HCM City.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Starbucks Vietnam continues to make a profit though its network has expanded slowly and its prices remain high.

The HCM City People’s Procuracy on Friday sought life imprisonment for Tran Phuong Binh, former general director and vice chairman of Dong A Bank for “abusing power to appropriate assets,” ...

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a directive to strengthen fire prevention and fighting and fire safety checks in residential areas.

More than 21,000 recordings were submitted, and 13,000 people voted. Now the Recording Academy has revealed the nominees for the 2019 Grammy Awards.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Khanh Hai has been voted president of the Viet Nam Football Federation for the 2018-22 term.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam have earned a ticket to compete in the 2019 AFC U20 Futsal Championship finals.

 China has demanded that Canada release the arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou or face consequences.

 The "yellow vest" protests have been "a catastrophe" for the French economy, the finance minister says.

 Adopting significant technological advances, the 5G network, which aims to improve connection speed, reduce latency and raise the number of devices connected at the same time, is expected to be a powerful boost for digital economy.