At least 123 people were hospitalized in the central Thua Thien -Hue Province’s Phong Dien District after eating bread bought from a local shop between November 28 and December 2.

 Four people died and two others went missing in the central provinces of Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh on December 6-7, while more than 2,300 houses were submerged in water.

 Meteorologists say cold fog trapped in the canyons by a lid of warm air in Bac Lai Chau produce something that looks like a sea of clouds flowing through the canyons, obscuring views of the canyon's depth.

 Though the Vietnam dream of making the AFF Suzuki Cup is over, there were some decent individual displays of talent out there on the evening of December 7 in Hanoi, says FourFourTwo.

 Talented tango dancers from Argentina and other countries will perform at the first ever festival of Argentinean tango dance in Vietnam, to be held in Hanoi on December 10 at 6.30pm.

 Vietnam’s potential for e-commerce development in the retail sector could achieve a US$10-billion revenue by 2020, accounting for half the country’s total retail sales.

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will  send experts from the French Viola Group to the central region to inspect the quality of Formosa’s waste and sewage treatment equipment from December 12.

 Hanoi expects international arrivals in the city will reach a record four million this year, according to the Hanoi Department of Tourism.

 Ho Chi Minh City absorbed 3.7 billion USD in new foreign direct investment (FDI) so far this year, including expansion and acquisitions, according to the municipal People’s Committee. 

 The fifth International Conference on Vietnamese Studies will be held in Hanoi on December 15-16, announced the Vietnam National University (VNU) – Hanoi on December 8.

 An international culinary festival “Taste of the World 2016” is slated for December 15-18 in Ho Chi Minh City, luring the participation of 17 countries and 45 food businesses in the city. 

All countries, regardless of big or small, must have goodwill and responsibility to comply with regulations in the 1982 UNCLOS, Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga has said at a plenum of the UN General Assembly.

 The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat has decided punishments on some officials for violations related to Trinh Xuan Thanh, former Vice Chairman of the Hau Giang provincial People’s Committee.

 Vietnam wishes to learn more from France’s experience in the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping activities.

 Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in New Delhi, India, on December 8, beginning the official visit to India at the invitation of Senate President Mohammad Hamid Ansari and Speaker of the Lower House Sumitra Mahajan. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many years have elapsed but the number of banks listing shares on the bourse remains unchanged. 

VietNamNet would like to present an article by Dr. Vu Ngoc Hoang about the building of the Party and the fight against degradation of political ideology, ethics and lifestyle of Party members. 

The competition among technology goods distributors has become cutthroat in the lucrative mobile phone market segment, which makes up 40 percent of the technology goods market worth $7 billion. 

 'Banh bao' or steamed bun dumpling cake is a very popular Vietnamese dish as is sold at Vietnamese market, Vietnamese fast food stores and restaurants.

Da Nang City authorities have decided to stop Project 922 after encountering many problems in implementation of the programme, which provides funds to talented graduates and staff to study abroad.