HCM City hotels host New Year countdown parties; Guns N' Roses tribute night; Outdoor bar to host Castaway New Year's Eve; Two winning designers launch winter collection; First 60 artists to be offered title of eminent craftsman

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ruble depreciation is believed to be only a temporary uncertainty and will not have an enormous impact on Vietnam’s economy, government officials say.

 Chuyen Di Cuoi Cung Cua Chi Phung (The Last Journey of Madam Phung), a documentary exposing the hard life of transgender entertainers in a travelling troupe in southern Viet Nam, will soon debut in Ha Noi.

 The December consumer price index (CPI) fell by 0.24 per cent from the previous month, declining for the second time consecutively in the year-end months, said the General Statistics Office (GSO) yesterday.

 Ho Chi Minh City’s birth-rate has plunged to a low of 1.48 in recent year, which will accelerate the arrival of an aging population, heard a workshop held in the southern city on December 24.

The successful production of first rotavirus vaccine against diarrhea were elected as one of the nine impressive science and technology events of Vietnam in 2014.

 Defending V-League champions Becamex Binh Duong hope they will lift the National Super Cup's trophy for the third time when they meet National Cup winners Hai Phong in Binh Duong's Go Dau Stadium on December 27.

 As many as 4,000 people engaged in a super tea party in the Central Highland resort city of Da Lat on the night of December 24, setting a Vietnam record.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In Vietnam, the end of year is a holiday season.  Below are the suggested locations for tourists who intend to go on a tour on this occasion.

 West Africa's Ebola crisis is likely to last until the end of 2015, says a leading researcher who helped to discover the virus.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will reach US$7.9 billion in the value of seafood exports for 2014 due to high growth in key products.

 The National Assembly’s Party committee on December 25 conduct the vote of confidence on its 57 members.

 President Truong Tan Sang’s State visit to Cambodia on December 23-24 holds a significant importance to the development of the two countries’ relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Ho Xuan Son told the press after the visit.

 Christmas festive atmosphere is trickling into every corner of the country, with Catholics and Protestants holding a range of festivities in celebration of the holiday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The proposals by general schools to use foreign textbooks has been refused by the watchdog agency, even though imported foreign textbooks are popular in tertiary education in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The biggest barrier Uber faces in Vietnam is not the possibility of a legal ban, as predicted, but the uncooperative attitude of taxi alliances and the indifference of Hanoians.

More than 30 houses in Phu Dong Ward in Tuy Hoa City of Phu Yen province, in central Vietnam, collapsed and were damaged when the tides ros on Tuesday. Dozens of other houses in the neighboring province of Khanh Hoa were also affected.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi-based FC has approached Vietnamese-American football star Lee Nguyen to invite him to return to play in the V-League 2015. 

 Hong Kong police have appealed to the public to return millions of dollars taken after a van transporting HK$525m ($68m; £44m) crashed on a major road.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Insurance Corporation (Bao Viet) has a new Chairman, Deputy Chairman and two members of the Board of Directors.