VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang International Airport on December 30 welcomed its five millionth passenger, who arrived on VietJet flight VJ511 from Hanoi.

 The first online shopping day, locally known as Black Friday of Vietnam, generated 154 billion VND (7.3 million USD) in revenue, up 2.48 times compared to normal days, reported the Vietnam E-commerce and Information Technology Agency (VEITA).

The Government has abolished a regulation requiring foreign teachers to have at least five years of experience to work at foreign-invested kindergartens and general education schools as well as facilities offering short-term training courses.

 Efforts to locate victims and wreckage of AirAsia flight QZ8501 which crashed into the Java Sea in Indonesia on Sunday are being hampered by stormy weather and strong tides.

 VietNamNet Bridge – 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.

 This is the list of the best places to ring in the New Year in Hanoi and HCM City. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dua (Coconut) religion was founded in 1963, attracting thousands of believers, including the son of American writer John Steinbeck, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962.

 Rescue efforts are continuing for two Vietnamese citizens missing since a 29-tonne fishing vessel erupted into flames and sank on December 30, some 5 nautical miles northeast of the Dokdo islets.

 The Information Technology Journalist’s Club announced the top ten domestic information and communication technology (ICT) events for 2014 at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 29.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts excavating an ancient citadel found new evidence on how traditional bronze drums were made, and were able to learn more about the process.

The gross domestic product (GDP) in 2014 is estimated to grow by 5.98 percent over the previous year, Director General of the Vietnam General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Bich Lam reported at a press conference in Hanoi on December 27.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) has chosen the current national U19 team to compete at the coming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Singapore.

 Vietnam Airlines, the national air carrier, and a consortium of insurers in Hanoi have signed a 2015–16 insurance contract worth US$6 billion.

Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han and Miss Vietnam 2012 Thu Thao have been chosen by the Vietnam Youth Union Central Committee as goodwill ambassadors to represent the organization in upcoming social community activities.

Buyers do not need to go to Guangzhou, China, the heaven for fake products, but only need to visit a village in Hanoi to purchase handbags labeled with world famous brands as Chanel, Hermes and Gucci, for VND50,000-VND80,000 ($2.5-$4).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Hoang Quan, Politburo member and Chairman of HCM City's People's Committee, tells Viet Nam News about the city's socio-economic development in the past four decades and its targets for the future.

 Art show highlights ao dai; Hanoi announces World Heritage contest winners; HCM City counting down to the New Year 

Standpoint Theories, a project which features local singer Le Cat Trong Ly, will take place in HCMC, Hanoi, Hue, Danang and other parts of the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Citizens from seven countries will be exempt from short-term visas starting January 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Southwest Region Steering Committee Deputy Director Nguyen Phong Quang talked to the Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper about breakthrough measures for the development of the Mekong Delta region.