VietNamNet Bridge – Although Phu Yen is not quite a well-known destination in Vietnam’s tourism map, the province is surely “a promised land” thanks to its wild but romantic landscapes.

More than 200,000 home and business network devices in Vietnam are vulnerable to “Misfortune Cookie”, through which hackers can watch users’ operations and hijack devices from a distance, according to BKAV, Vietnam's leading internet security firm.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though petrol prices have plummeted since July, with the popular A92 petrol price down by over 30 per cent, transport tariffs have barely fallen.

 Gay and bisexual men should no longer be banned from donating blood in the US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended.

Football, known as the king of Vietnam’s sports, experienced a sad and happy year, with the success of the U19 team, and both success and failure at the AFF Cup and Asian Games. However, match-fixing in the V-League was the low point of the year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's agriculture sector must restructure and seek more funding, head of CIEM's Rural Development research department Luu Duc Khai told Nong Thon Ngay Nay newspaper.

VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 320 reservoirs nationwide risk breaking during the rainy season, heard a workshop on irrigation system management held on Tuesday in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In the last three decades, the height of the Vietnamese people began to inch up, with a 1-1.5 cm increase for each 10 years. At this rate, Vietnam will take 80 years to achieve the current height of the Japanese.

Hanoi Food IPO on January 9; Companies promise to maintain Tet bonus despite economic downturn; Experts: Power tariff hikes to hit firms; Transport firms to lower fares after sharp fuel price cut

Vietnam ranked fourth on the list of five must-visit destinations in the world next year, according to the travel online agency Destinia.com.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have warned that Vietnam will fail to develop its shipbuilding industry if it sells Song Cam – the best and only profitable shipbuilder – to Damen company of the Netherlands.

VN to compete in 24 skills at World Skills Competition; Police discovers 120-kg dead tiger hidden in truck; Three fined for immigration fraud; Human traffickers face 14-16 years’ imprisonment; Private hospitals failing the public

HCM City hotels host New Year countdown parties; Guns N' Roses tribute night; Outdoor bar to host Castaway New Year's Eve; Two winning designers launch winter collection; First 60 artists to be offered title of eminent craftsman

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ruble depreciation is believed to be only a temporary uncertainty and will not have an enormous impact on Vietnam’s economy, government officials say.

 Chuyen Di Cuoi Cung Cua Chi Phung (The Last Journey of Madam Phung), a documentary exposing the hard life of transgender entertainers in a travelling troupe in southern Viet Nam, will soon debut in Ha Noi.

 The December consumer price index (CPI) fell by 0.24 per cent from the previous month, declining for the second time consecutively in the year-end months, said the General Statistics Office (GSO) yesterday.

 Ho Chi Minh City’s birth-rate has plunged to a low of 1.48 in recent year, which will accelerate the arrival of an aging population, heard a workshop held in the southern city on December 24.

The successful production of first rotavirus vaccine against diarrhea were elected as one of the nine impressive science and technology events of Vietnam in 2014.

 Defending V-League champions Becamex Binh Duong hope they will lift the National Super Cup's trophy for the third time when they meet National Cup winners Hai Phong in Binh Duong's Go Dau Stadium on December 27.

 As many as 4,000 people engaged in a super tea party in the Central Highland resort city of Da Lat on the night of December 24, setting a Vietnam record.