VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) admitted it still has not found reasonable methods to prevent outdated technologies from entering Vietnam.

 The Philippines’ movie stars Richard Yap and Jodi Sta.Maria were warmly welcomed at Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on December 22 by local fans.

 Leading table tennis player Adam Bobrow will take part in the Viet Nam Open 2014 on Thursday.

 Viet Nam's national women's football team remained world No 34, according to the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA)'s latest rankings.

 A night of Vietnamese folk music featuring ca tru (ceremonial singing), cheo (popular theatre), chau van (spiritual singing) and xam (minstrel singing) will take place in Ha Noi on January 10.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The exhibition titled "Vietnam - Thailand Art Exchange" displays works by artists and lecturers from art schools in the two countries. The exhibition opened on December 21 at 29 Hang Bai, Hanoi.

 A memorandum of understanding was signed between JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp and the Viet Nam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) late last week in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Along the coast of Ha Long Bay, the most famous World Heritage site of Vietnam, there are nine vessels worth dozens of million USD that have been abandoned for a couple of years.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hang Ma is a familiar address to Hanoians as it sells decorative items for the Christmas and New Year holiday.

 More than 7.5 million people in four cities, Nam Dinh, Hai Phong, Can Tho and HCM City, have been the direct and indirect beneficiaries of the Viet Nam Urban Upgrading Project, which was carried out over the past 10 years.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – A Boeing 727-200 bearing the logo of the Cambodian Royal Khmer Airlines, which has been left abandoned for seven years at the Noi Bai International Airport, will be put up for auction.

Due to colder air, the waters from Binh Thuan to Ca Mau will be subjected to a strong northeast wind and the tide in downstream Saigon - Dong Nai river will continue to rise over the next few days.

VietNamNet Bridge – The coal industry must invest VND18-19 trillion (US$857-$904 million) to complete production on schedule,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Terminalia catappa, or bang in Vietnamese can be seen around the country. However, visitors to Con Dao Island off mainland Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province may be astonished to learn that the roasted fruit of Terminalia catappa

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese show business activities in 2014 generally had more good news than last year, with many awards for Vietnamese artists and art organizations.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam continued to attract further investment from ASEAN countries this year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first dinner show in a weekly program named “Lung Linh Sai Gon” (Sparkling Saigon) will be unveiled to audiences starting from December 17 at Queen Hall in HCMC’s District 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – During Japanese Literature Week in Ha Noi (December 26 to January 8), Japanese books will be promoted at seminars, film screenings and exhibitions.

 VietNamNet Bridge - As the largest banana variety in Vietnam, with a length of more than 30 cm, and weight of 0.5 kg, a specialty fruit shop in HCM City can sell one banana for VND20,000 ($1).