VietNamNet Bridge – For many years, Vietnam has suffered a huge trade deficit with China and the situation has not changed this year.

 The HCM City People's Court suspended a trial yesterday after musician Tran Lap made a deal with VNG Corporation and withdrew his copyright violation lawsuit.

 The 17th ASEAN University Games (AUG 17) kicked off in Pelambang , Indonesia on December 10.

 The Richest, world’s most entertaining site, has named Vietnamese Flappy Bird Creator Nguyen Ha Dong as a top 10 Internet millionaire who made his fortunes out of thin air, and now walks the Earth like a king.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A family in Xuan Tin Commune of Tho Xuan District in Thanh Hoa Province has been keeping 11 tigers at its farm, just several hundred meters from the residential quarter.

Hagupit, the fifth tropical storm to hit the East Sea this year, is likely to gather strength before it makes landfall in the south central provinces of Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan tonight, weather experts have cautioned.

 Hong Kong authorities have begun clearing barricades at the main protest camp in the city centre, after more than two months of pro-democracy demonstrations.

Up to 1,900 public internet access points have been set up in 40 provinces and cities nationwide, according to a latest report of the project on improving computer usage and public internet access ability in Vietnam.

A 300-year-old dracontomelum tree at the Special National Relic of Tran Hung Dao Forest in Tam Kim commune, Nguyen Binh district, the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang has been recognised as a Vietnam Heritage Tree.

Vietnamese students have bagged two gold, two silver and one bronze medals at the 11th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) held in Mendoza city, Argentina, from December 3.

 Ten national records were set in diving at the ongoing 7th National Games in the northern province of Nam Dinh.

 The Ministry of Transport said it plans to mobilise 960 trillion VND (4.5 billion USD) from various sources to invest in infrastructure in the 2014-20 period.

 Sappers have safely defused a nearly 500kg bomb which was dropped by the US troops during the war in the northern province of Phu Tho.

 VietNamNet Bridge - An American Jazz Diva is relocating this month from Bangkok to Hanoi where she’ll command the stage six nights a week at Le Club in the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi.

 National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on December 11 announced its adjustment to flight schedule as typhoon Hagupit is forecast to hit central Vietnam.

 The establishment of a national agency to protect human rights was among several suggestions made at a conference held in Hanoi on December 10.

 Hosting the second leg match of the ASEAN Football Federation-Suzuki Cup's semi-finals will give Vietnam a huge advantage, but Coach Toshiya Miura insists on taking precautionary measures to guarantee victory.

 Vietnam came away with two gold medals in the sixth World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Competition at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, NESCO in Mumbai, India on December 10.

 Vietnamese-American girl Hoang Kim Cung has triumphed at the Miss Nebraska USA 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though orders from foreign partners are coming thick and fast, Vietnamese enterprises say they can expect only modest profits due to a sharp increase in input material prices.