Private film companies that invested large amounts of money into making comedies for Christmas and New Year holiday releases are laughing all the way to the bank.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many Japanese investors are planning to cultivate hi-tech agricultural projects in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ninh Hai District in Ninh Thuan Province has long been known as the cradle of shallot onion but this location only provides seeds of shallot while it is cultivated elsewhere.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Charity begins at home. And for many expats, a busy schedule, the language barrier and a lack of local contacts are among the obstacles likely to stop them from doing things abroad that they do on a regular basis at home.

 Enhancing the Strategic Partnership with Italy, India and Thailand as well as strengthening cooperation with nations in Eastern Europe are among achievements gained during the official visits to Viet Nam by the foreign heads of state in 2014.

VietNamNet Bridge – Big-name Vietnamese brands have changed hands recently after finalizing major deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Conditions for foreigners in Vietnam to buy and own houses have been loosened under the revised Law on Housing announced by the Presidential Office last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite of owning a great potential of wind power development, Vietnam has faced with many difficulties to exploit the renewable energy.

 A member of the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) hacker network claims to have cloned a thumbprint of a German politician by using commercial software and images taken at a news conference.

VietNamNet Bridge – Fascinated by the cultural uniqueness of the Muong ethnic minority and concerned that their skills could disappear, one teacher has taken upon himself the task of preserving their stilt houses.

 Vietnam wins legal dispute; Vietnam Airlines operates over 118,000 safe flights in 2014; Massive fire in Quang Binh market destroys kiosks; Son La smashes 850 drug trafficking cases; HCM City's outstanding young citizens honoured

Coffee surplus drives record low prices; Business community raises expectations for 2015; Bond sales at record high; Veggie and fruit trade surplus hits US$1 billion; State capital divestments fare well

 The agriculture and rural development sector has obtained impressive results in 2014 with export turnover of nearly US$31 billion, a year-on-year increase of 11.2%.

VietNamNet Bridge – The carbonated beverage market, which is controlled by the two giants Pepsico and Coca-Cola, may be remapped with the appearance of a newcomer.

 Chinese laissez-passer holders will not be permitted to enter Vietnam from Thursday when new immigration regulations take effect.

 Dozens of tourist and restaurant boats at Bach Dang Wharf in the center of HCMC may be forced to suspend operations next year as the city’s relevant authorities have yet to renew the operation license of the wharf.

VietNamNet Bridge – By assigning the government to focus on issuing long-term bonds, the National Assembly has shown that it believes the monetary market will be stable in 2015.

Vietnam Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to make the development of the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership central to its foreign policy strategy for decades to come.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sung La Village, located on Dong Van plateau in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, became a popular tourist destination after it was featured in the 2006 film Chuyen Cua Pao.

Bababa Gallery in Bangkok opens every day to public to enjoy Vietnamese contemporary paintings. However, not many people know that the owner of the gallery is a Thai engineer, who has a huge collection of artworks by many famous Vietnamese painters.