Vietnam vows to make active and responsible contributions to the ASEAN-Republic of Korea dialogue relations at the commemorative summit marking the 25th anniversary of ASEAN-RoK Dialogue Relations, which will be held in Busan this week.

One Asia concert to feature Japanese, Vietnamese artists; Folk music playing and singing contest kicked off; Concerts mark 25 years of ASEAN-RoK dialogue; InterContinental wins award; Convention a hit for Vietnamese comic lovers

 The first phase of Viet-Pan Techno Park, a Vietnamese-Japanese technology development area, was inaugurated on three hectares at Hiep Phuoc Industrial Park in HCMC’s Nha Be District last Friday.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has recently issued Circular 47/2014/TT-BTC on management of e-commerce websites.

 Three Japanese enterprises jointly invested in the Sendo Joint Stock Company, a subsidiary of FPT Corporation, recently to get a 33 per cent stake in it.

 The world's leading wind energy company Vestas Wind Systems from Denmark yesterday said that it saw huge potential for windpower development in Viet Nam and promised to help the country make wind a sustainable energy solution.

  Foreign NGOs pledged to carry out 261 charity programmes and development projects with a total budget of over 200 million USD in the next three years in mountainous and ethnic minority areas at a conference on December 8.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many residential areas in districts 1,3,5,6 and Binh Thanh are expected to implement waste classification at each household on a trial basis from this month with funding from State budget.

 The Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore has vowed to work closely with relevant agencies to bring home the body of sailor Tran Duc Dat who was shot dead by pirates off Singapore’s coast in the early morning of December 7.

 Car drivers can now fuel their vehicles themselves, as part of a pilot project that began at two filling stations in Hanoi on December 1.

Party chief meets outgoing Russian ambassador; Vice NA Chairwoman welcomes Lao, Cambodian youth delegations; Hanoi’s ideas gathered for Party documents; Vietnam pledges more efforts to fulfil UN millennium goals

Viet Nam has strongly committed to combating all acts of torture and cruel treatment to ensure basic human rights, an official from the ministry of foreign affairs said at an international conference held in HCM City yesterday.

 Saigontourist opens Saigon–Ban Gioc Resort; Special tour to Phan Thiet discounted 45 percent; Binh Duong launches passenger bus service to Phnom Penh; Tour prices reduced for New Year; Market offers VND5,000 produce

 A delegation of the National Assembly’s Committee for External Affairs led by its Chairman Tran Van Hang has paid working visits to Mexico and Colombia.

 New schools, care homes and hospitals should be built far away from major roads because of the dangers of air pollution, a report by MPs says.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A government report shows huge debts incurred by state owned enterprises (SOEs) but experts still argue if the huge debts are a threat to the national economy.

 Pham Hong Hai has become the first Vietnamese to serve as chief executive officer (CEO) of HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd. following the approval of the State Bank of Vietnam and the HSBC Group.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Huyen Trang, the winner of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2011, wore the outfits of Korean designer Lee Jean Youn on the catwalk, with other international models, at the “K-Fashion Project in Milan in 2014".

Central, southern localities brace for typhoon Hagupit; National strategy on pharmaceutical industry launched; ILO announces top three ‘Business Plan’ winners; Ten outstanding Vietnamese students receive Honda Y-E-S Award

More time for investors to change housing projects; Vietnam gets aid to overcome challenges; VTV and Canal+ signing joint venture contract; Vietnamese tea exports to reach $245m in 2014; Central bank: Credit growth nears target