VietNamNet Bridge - Viettel Global and Myanmar’s state-owned telecom operator - Yatanarpon Teleport - are awaiting the approval for an investment of at least $800 million to build a telecom network.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport has decided to not accept China’s proposal to bring 1,000 caravans to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese tour operators and hotels have felt the impact of the Russian ruble fall against the U.S. dollar as overseas travels have turned expensive for Russians.

A team from Foreign Trade University HCMC last week was named the winner of the fourth CFA Institute Research Challenge in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Central Institute for Economic Management has warned that low labor cost will soon be no longer an advantage of Vietnam and therefore the country should take prompt action to raise labor productivity.

 Vietnamese students earned six gold and two silver medals on December 16 at the ongoing 17th ASEAN University Games (AUG 17) in Palembang, Indonesia.

 US members of parliament have spoken highly of the US-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership framework during meetings with Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States Pham Quang Vinh in Washington.

An International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) funded project has not only helped protect Can Gio mangrove forest in Ho Chi Minh City’s Can Gio district, but also increased income for locals, heard a conference in the city on December 15.

Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and Minister in charge for Trade of Asia – Europe Economic Committee Andrei A. Slepnhev have signed a joint statement on conclusion of negotiations on the FTA between Vietnam and the Customs Union.

4th ASEAN Chief Justices’ Roundtable wraps up; Hanoi receives Chilean President’s sculpture gift; Party official conveys Xmas wishes to HCM City diocese; Cao Bang marks 70th anniversary of Vietnam People’s army

 A majority of delegates to an international conference in India have hailed Vietnam’s pillar role in the “Look East” policy which has transformed into the “Act East” under the leadership of new Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Anh Vien from the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho took 18 gold medals in the women's swimming category at the National Sports Games 2014, which was held in Nam Dinh City on December 11-15.

VietNamNet Bridge – The champion of the Design Star 2013 competition introduced a 'couture' collection on the last night of the Vietnam Spring Summer Fashion Week on December 10.

VietNamNet Bridge – Top craftsmen and women from seven silk villages in Viet Nam will participate in the Viet Nam Silk Culture Day at Hoi An City's Silk Village centre on December 28.

 Noted HCM City-based photographer Ly Hoang Long won a runner-up prize in the One Shot-One Moment category in the 2014 edition of the Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY).

 Serious violations have been committed along the safety corridor in the northern province of Yen Bai on Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway three months after the entire stretch of road opened to traffic.

 The 30-year jail term awarded six months ago to Nguyen Duc Kien, former Vice Chairman of the Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) Founding Council, was upheld by the Ha Noi Court of Appeals yesterday.

 Police in Ha Noi arrested 45-year-old Vu Thi Thuy Lieu for alleged kidnapping of a three year-old girl.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Efforts are on to improve the quality of the Dong Nai River and safeguard the health of 20 million people living along it, but huge investments in wastewater treatment

 VietNamNet Bridge – The progressive rock band Ngu Cung (Pentatonic) made debut songs from their new album Cao Nguyen Da (Rock Plateau) on Friday at the Giang Vo Exhibition Centre in their first-ever live show.