Beyonce got a leading nine Grammy nominations on Tuesday, followed by Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West with eight nods each, as pop, R&B and hip hop took center stage in the contest for the music industry's highest honors.

VietNamNet Bridge - The InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort of Vietnam’s estate developer Sun Group has been honored by the World Travel Awards as the World's Leading Luxury Resort 2016.

Senior officials from the APEC member economies will gather at the Informal Senior Officials Meeting (ISOM) in Hanoi on December 9 to discuss priorities and key activities for the 2017 APEC, to be hosted by Vietnam.

 The third session of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council opened on December 6 to set socio-economic-cultural goals for 2017 and discuss ways to settle issues of public concern. 

 Vietnam wishes to deepen its relations with Canada, National Assembly Vice Chairman Do Ba Ty has told Bruce Stanton, Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada. 

 Vietnam and Estonia have seen bilateral cooperation growing in recent years, as evidenced by close coordination and mutual support at international organisations such as the UN, UNESCO, the UN Human Rights Council, and the Asia-Europe Meeting.

 Vo Van Tuan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, has said he hopes the incoming Pakistani Defence Attaché to Vietnam will help boost defence cooperation between the two countries.

Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Quy Vuong led a Vietnamese delegations to join the 16th Tripartite and Bipartite Ministerial Conference of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos on Drug Prevention and Control that opened in Phnom Penh on December 6. 

 The U.S. trade deficit recorded its biggest increase in more than 1-1/2 years in October as exports of soybeans and other products fell, suggesting trade would be a drag on growth in the fourth quarter.

VietNamNet Bridge - The translation service market appears quiet, but it could generate $100 million in revenue a year.

The head of Japan's SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T), which in October set up a $100 billion fund for technology investments, said on Tuesday he would invest $50 billion in U.S. businesses, a move President-elect Donald Trump claimed . . .

 Although the real estate market in Ho Chi Minh City has been warming up in the last two years, there are still hundreds of ghost luxury villas.

Sa Dec district in Dong Thap province is most famous for its unique cuisines which reflect the remarkable culture and traditions of Dong Thap, including Beef Hotpot, Spring Roll, and especially Hu Tieu Noodle.

Discussing the causes and solutions to prevent degradation of political ideology, morals and lifestyle, Dr. Vu Ngoc Hoang said the most important solutions include: controlling power; freedom of thought, freedom of speech; personnel renovation...

Five thermal power projects have been developed in Binh Thuan province, raising serious concerns about pollution, as the plants are located near marine protected area (MPA).

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi police are applying a range of measures to ease traffic congestion in the city as Tet (Lunar New Year) draws near. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The strong increase in coal prices has rekindled hopes for Vietnam's miners and securities investors after a period of disappointment.

VietNamNet Bridge - Ta Dinh Huy, 34, has invented an agricultural machine with 15 functions, now available in all 63 cities and provinces throughout the country and exported to Laos. 

 Viet Nam has become the second Asian country to achieve a fine flavour cocoa (FFC) designation from the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO).

 A concert titled  “Winter Concert” celebrating the 60th anniversary of Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music will be held on December 12.