Travel agencies in HCMC are optimistic that their tours for the upcoming holidays, particularly the New Year, will sell well when there are four days off.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Vietnam’s top ten culture, sport and tourism events in 2014 at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 30.

 Government to invest $47 million in debt-laden steel firm;

 Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam will take part in the Australian Opens junior circus year in January, the first Grand Slam of the year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most Vietnamese companies are negligent when it comes to protecting their information on the Internet, VNCERT director Vu Quoc Khanh told Kinh Te & Do Thi newspaper.

 A number of famous Vietnamese architects won Ashui Awards 2014 for their outstanding works, announced by E-portal website Ashui.com on December 31.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Mekong Capital has registered to sell 2.24 million shares of a total of more than 15 million shares of Mobile World that the fund currently holds.

 The distance between central Hanoi and Noi Bai International Airport will be halved to 15 kilometers when a newly built bridge and road leading to the airport is opened to traffic later this week.

Tightening relationship with neighboring nations, playing crucial roles at multi-lateral forums, completing the Free Trade Agreements negotiations with the Custom Union and the Republic of Korea are remarkable diplomatic events in December.

 Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) will officially introduce a set of bond indices – the Bond-Index, on January 5, 2015 with a view to providing an additional method to measure the fluctuation of the bond market.

 Sapa, Da Lat and Mai Chau are considered most attractive destinations for tourists during New Year holidays thanks to their natural beauty, fresh air and peaceful environment.

Organized by the Vietnam Military History Museum, the exhibition honors outstanding Vietnamese generals from various historical periods through sculptures, lacquer, oil on canvas, watercolor and applied fine arts.

 Poverty figures for the nation could rise when the Government approves new measurement criteria by the third quarter of 2015, labour officials said yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thach Kim Tuan, who recently became the country's first weightlifter to win a world-level gold medal, spoke with Thanh Nga.

 Two chemists, one who kicked off the development of Viagra and another who is a YouTube celebrity, have received knighthoods in the New Year Honours.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some scientists carry out research to create new varieties with the state’s money, but then sell their results to businesses for money, according to Dr. Duong Van Chin, an agronomist.

 Cooperation with ASEAN reviewed; PM Dung checks premier transportation projects in Hanoi; Press urged to bring Party and State documents to public; Deputy PM urges measures to reduce land-related complaints

 Song Lam Nghe An has signed a contract with Dutch striker Koen Bosma, as the team readies to compete in the Toyota V-League 2015.

On December 30 at noon, the giant turtle in Hoan Kiem lake floated near the Turtle Tower. According to Prof. Ha Dinh Duc, a senior expert of the Hoan Kiem Turtle, this was the fourth time the legendary turtle floated to the surface in December 2014.

 Over 67,823 enterprises have shut or suspended operations this year but the General Statistics Office (GSO) said the situation is not too worrying.