VietNamNet Bridge - Many businesses, including big conglomerates, failed to implement their IPO (initial public offering) plans in 2015, thus leaving investors disappointed. 

 More than 10m cigarette packs seized, 200,000 Pentaxim vaccine doses arrive next week, Thai Binh province police arrest criminals making ID cards, Train derailed after colliding truck, Major fire destroys two houses

VietNamNet Bridge – In early December, wild sunflowers are in full bloom in Vietnam’s northern mountainous province of Lai Chau. The yellow flowers cover all roadsides, slopes and lake sides. 

  ANZ-Roy Morgan Vietnam Consumer Confidence has finished 2015 at 144.8 points, the highest score in Asia for the first time, according to ANZ Research in a press release.

 Da Nang: Buddhist museum opened to visitors, Cham Island introduces new crafts, Kites to fill skies above Grand Ho Tram Strip on New Year's Day, Mountains, islands in Viet Nam top Huffington Post ‘bucket list'

 VietNamNet Bridge – Women wishing to improve their beauty to welcome in the New Year has led to a cosmetic surgery boom in big cities across the country.

Deputy minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thi Nghia told the Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper that the ministry was working on a plan to establish counseling offices in school.

 Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc – the first and largest conservation for wild animals in Vietnam – has received nearly 200 rare animals, representing various biogeographic regions in the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three national anti-corruption hotlines that were created for the public to report corruption have already received more than 200 calls since they were publicised on December 13,

The Vietnamese women’s football team will join Japan, China, Australia, the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the 2016 Rio Olympic final qualification round.

Some believe that HCM City needs a special economic zone (SEZ) in the southern part of the city which will be in accordance with the city’s sea development strategy. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ASEAN Community is set to formally take effect on December 31. It includes the three pillars which are economics, politics and security and socio-cultural components.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although it is one of the most popular ways of preparing sticky rice, 'Xoi vo' (mung bean coated sticky rice) does not actually possess the very characteristic stickiness that usually seen in other types of Xoi.

 SBV hopes for 18-20 percent credit growth next year, Banks' reputation impacts stocks, Firms struggle in free trade, Da Nang seeks $768m investment, Thailand among top ten foreign investors in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – From the tenth to eleventh months of the lunar calendar, the flooding season comes to an end in the Mekong Delta. But that marks the start of the migratory linh fish (Siamese mud carp) season.

 Impacts of the El Nino phenomenon do not shrivel Vietnam’s this year rice production which is estimated at about 45.2 million tonnes, 230,000 tonnes higher than the yearly target.

 10 most remarkable events of science and technology in 2015 was announced yesterday by Science and Technology Journalist Club and Center for Media Research and Development in Science and Technology.

 Imex Pan Pacific Co. Ltd (IPP) has expressed interest in a 5% stake acquisition at Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to become a strategic shareholder.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts call for urgent review of world heritage sites to address community participation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The public has suggested changing the design and colour of the overhead train prototype for the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project in Ha Noi, the Railway Project Management Unit said.