State-run Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) has proposed investing nearly VND4 trillion to build two piers at Lien Chieu Port in the central coast city of Danang.

 The image recognition of Hanoi among the global audience of the US’s Cable News Network (CNN) has improved, especially on social networks, according to CNN Senior Vice President for Asia-Pacific Sunita Rajan.

 Police of the northern province of Lao Cai have handed over 10 Chinese nationals accused of online swindling to police of Hekou county, China’s Yunnan province.

 Various problems in Vietnam’s tourism sector were discussed by experts at the first Travel & Tourism Summit that began in Hanoi on December 5.

 Three Vietnamese treats including "bun rieu", snails and "banh mi" in Hoi An have been listed among the top 21 dishes of the year by the Australian travel website Traveller.

Director of the Pukyong National University Kim Young-seop granted an Honorary Doctorate Degree of Politics to Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

 2018 saw the world flock to Russia for the World Cup and to the Gold Coast for the Invictus Games, but what will 2019 hold?

 The success of the business community would bring prosperity for Vietnam in the next decades.

 HCMC should adopt short-term and long-term solutions concurrently to control flooding, but none of the solutions presented to date are seen as optimal, experts said at a review conference on anti-flooding projects.

 Kevin Hart has said hosting the Oscars was "a goal on my list for a long time", as he confirmed he is fronting 2019's star-studded ceremony.

 The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) has proposed revoking a ban on the sale of liquor products on online platforms as such a ban could pave the way for products of unclear origin to enter the local market.

Le Diep Kieu Trang, country director for Facebook Vietnam, on December 5 announced on her Facebook page that she would quit late this year as she wants to spend more time with her family and launch new personal initiatives.

 The Friendship Order, the most noble award the Vietnamese State presents to foreign collectives and citizens, was granted to the Lomonosov Moscow State University (MGU) and its Rector Victor Antonovich Sadovnichy on December 5.

 The International Student Science Forum 2018, themed “Human Resources in the Industry 4.0”, took place in HCM City on December 5, attracting 70 delegates from nine countries and territories and over 1,000 Vietnamese students. 

 Malaysia become the first finalists of the 2018 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) after a 2-2 nail-biting draw with Thailand in the second leg of the semi-final in Bangkok on December 5.

 Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio on December 5 announced grants from the Japanese government worth a total of 1.2 million USD to eight grassroots development projects in Vietnam.

 A healthy baby girl has been born using a womb transplanted from a dead person.

Vietnam has rich by-product sources that could be used to grow mushrooms. However, the country is losing its competitive edge as the domestic market is flooded with mushroom imports.

“Instead of love and sympathy, the teacher tried to discipline students with violence,” a parent in Hanoi wrote on her Facebook page about the punishment a teacher in Quang Binh province imposed on her student. 

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