VietNamNet Bridge – Besides tours of popular tourist destinations, travelers can plan their own trips depending on flower seasons. A flower sightseeing tour is unlike a normal package tour.

 E-cigarettes can help smokers stop or reduce their habit, a respected international review has confirmed.

 Eight children have been found dead at a house in Cairns in northern Queensland, say Australian police.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has instructed the Transport Ministry to work with Ho Chi Minh City authorities to determine Uber's legal status in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – As chilly gusts of wind overwhelm the north of the country, people are preparing for the festive season.

VietNamNet Bridge - The British Council has launched the first-ever report about local creative hubs, the result of research by journalist/media consultant Truong Uyen Ly commissioned by the British Council and carried out in May 2014.

 A fisherman in central Thua Thien - Hue Province caught a rare green sea turtle on Wednesday.

 VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunities Fund Limited (VOF) and Daiwa PI Partners Co. Ltd. have announced a major investment of US$45 million into International Dairy Products JSC.

A bus system named “Kaze Shuttle” applying Japan’s latest technology was put into use in the southern province of Binh Duong on December 18.

Prime Minister leaves for 5th Greater Mekong Subregion Summit; State Bank Governor visits Laos; Logo of Vietnam-New Zealand’s 40-year ties announced; VN-Laos share poverty reduction experience

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five wholly owned Vietnamese automobile companies have united in an “alliance”, joining forces to improve the local automobile industry to meet the challenges of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement period.

 Two new rescue tunnels aim to reach the twelve workers trapped after the tunnel collapsed on Tuesday.

 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has directed the Vietnam Embassy in Beijing to work with China’s relevant agencies to verify information on 100 Vietnamese brides missing in China and devise a proper solution for the case.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series of festive activities will be held across Ho Chi Minh City from December 20 to welcome the New Year 2015.

The number of sex workers and “hotspots of prostitution” are on the rise, but the number of cases sent to trial is falling, according to the conference reviewing 10 years of implementation of the ordinance on fighting prostitution in HCM City.

Vietnam applauds Cuban President Raul Castro and his US counterpart Barack Obama for their statements on restoring the two countries’ diplomatic ties after 53 years of interruption, Deputy Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said.

 President Truong Tan Sang will pay a State visit to Cambodia on December 23-24 at the invitation of Cambodian King Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After five years, Vietnam was again named in the finale of the Miss World 2014 pageant when Nguyen Thi Loan entered the top 25 contestants.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is time for Viet Nam to restructure its national budget collection, economic expert Vu Dinh Anh told Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The south-central region of the country is known for many magnificent winding passes that have captured the strong interest of photographers and tourists. Discovering magnificent and risky passes