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Report finds some progress in gender equality in VN

 VietNamNet Bridge – Gender equality in Vietnamese families has improved but only modestly, according to surveys that found husbands and wives sharing more of the housework as well as the responsibility for their children's education.

Dong Thap: Ancient trees win heritage honour

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 287-year-old carambola tree and a 326-year-old Sop (Ficus pisocarpa Blume) tree in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap have been recognised as national heritage trees.

EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 20-31 (daily updated)

  Updated information about cultural events in major cities of Vietnam.

Tiger farm located near residential area

VietNamNet Bridge – A man in Thanh Hoa Province has raised at least 10 tigers without any proper actions being taken by local authorities.

Miura given free rein over squad selection

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Toshyia Miura and the Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) agreed to rejuvenate the national team for the future tournaments.

Hydrofoil services to resume by month-end

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC Government has approved a resumption of hydrofoil services between HCMC and Vung Tau by the end of this month after nearly one year of interruption.

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Golfers to tee off at HCM City Open next month; ASEAN University Games - Thuy wins a pencal silat bronze; Runners on their marks for 18th Da Nang Marathon

Foreign-currency price fluctuations help some businesses, hurt others

 VietNamNet Bridge – The price fluctuations of the US dollar, euro, Japanese yen and Korean won have helped many businesses prosper and hurt others.

Google announces most-searched queries

 The names of late comedian Robin Williams and World Cup 2014 are two queries that have been searched the most this year by people in the world and Vietnam respectively, according to the Google’s 2014 Year in Search.

Four military officials promoted as senior lieutenant generals

 President Truong Tan Sang granted the senior lieutenant general title to four lieutenant generals of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 12.

HCM City launches its own taxi booking app

 HCM City Department of Science and Technology introduced on December 18 its own taxi booking and management application, called LiveTaxi, which can be downloaded on mobile devices.

Microsoft renames Nokia Vietnam Company

 Nokia (Vietnam) Limited Liability Company was renamed Microsoft Mobile (Vietnam) Limited Liability Company, according to an official decision of Microsoft Vietnam released on December 18.

Education Ministry allows schools to print university degrees

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training is considering allowing schools to print university degrees instead of using blank template forms provided by the ministry.

MPK photos hot cakes at HCM City show

 Just one day after his exhibition opened, photographer MPK, a Da Lat native, had sold 24 of 30 photos in HCM City as of the end of Thursday.

Vietnam Airlines gets loan for new planes

 Vietcombank will grant a credit loan of US$160 million to the national carrier Viet Nam Airlines (VNA) to buy aircraft next year.

Vietnam plans unilateral visa waiver for more nations

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is considering offering unilateral visa exemptions for more countries and simplifying visa procedures in order to woo more international visitors.

New detox policy sees theft decline in HCMC

HCM City has seen a slight decrease in the number of thefts, robberies and drug sales two weeks after deciding to send drug addicts without a stable residence to two local centres, according to local police.

Party draws roadmap for Army advance

Every military officer, Party member and soldier should fully and deeply understand that the Vietnamese Army is the "revolutionary force of the people, from the people and for the people under the close leadership of the Party".

Pianist & music professor goes zither-tither

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Dan tranh (zither) musician is usually female and usually wears ao dai, a traditional long dress.

Vietnam approaches the middle-income trap

 VietNamNet Bridge - Signs of the middle-income trap have appeared since 2008 and they are increasingly clearer, said a researcher from the Institute of Japan National Policy Research, Kenichi Ohno.