Vietravel will officially open charter flights on December 31 from Can Tho in the Mekong Delta to Nha Trang and will restart flights from Can Tho to Da Lat.

 Wide areas of the central Philippines were plunged into darkness on Tuesday as powerful typhoon Melor barreled into the coconut-growing region, causing flooding, storm surges and forcing almost 800,000 people to evacuate their homes,

With the novel ‘Bien Ban Chien Tranh 1-2-3-4.75’ (War Minutes January-April, 1975), veteran journalist Tran Mai Hanh was declared the winner of this year’s prestigious South East Asian Writers Awards on December 14.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Dong Tao rooster originating from Dong Tao Village in Khoai Chau district of Hung Yen province, about 1 year old and weighing 5 kg, can cost up to VND10 million ($500) or even $1,000 to $2,000.

 More than 200 drivers were caught on camera violating traffic regulations, the Ha Noi Traffic Police Division reported 10 days after the surveillance camera programme went into effect.

 Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam jumped 126 places to 933rd in the latest ATP rankings announced this morning (December 14).

 Thong Nhat and Bach Thao parks will not charge any entrance fee from the beginning of 2016 in a move to attract more visitors to public recreation centres.

VietNamNet Bridge - As Vietnam’s sea environment has shown signs of pollution and degradation, scientists have urged serious measures to protect the environment during seaport development.

 The first Vietnam Designer Fashion Week began last night at the HCM City Television's HTV Studio in District 1.

Taiwanese businesses have pumped US$1.11 billion into 154 projects in Vietnam over past 11 months, making the territory one of the leading sources of foreign direct investment in the country, according to the Foreign Investment Agency's year review.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese spend $3 billion every year to pay for their children’s study overseas, but the local education market has not been able to take advantage of this spending. 

The Lunar New Year, or Tet in Vietnamese, is the biggest annual opportunity for family reunion and celebration after a year of hard work, and also for people to give gifts to each other as a show of respect and care.

 More than 123,000 inspections on corruption have been conducted in 2015, with about VND212trillion (US$9.57 billion) seized by investigators.

 The sixth Da Lat Flower Festival will open on December 29 with a ceremony imbued with culture of the Central Highlands, according to the organising board.

 Ho Chi Minh City authorities have recently unveiled two venues for New Year’s Eve fireworks.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will have to struggle for years to build an aircraft manufacturing industry, but it could become a regional maintenance center in the near future, experts say.

 The Vietnam – Japan University (VJU), said to be a symbol of the two countries’ cooperation, will offer the first training programmes in 2016.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria is seeking ways to handle a recent strike staged by 19 Vietnamese working for a Chinese contractor at the Rouiba construction site in the principle of ensuring their legitimate rights and interests.

Twenty-four provinces and cities elected the chair of the People's Council and People’s Committee for the 2011 - 2016 term. Up to 22 new chairs were born in the 60s. The chairman of Lao Cai province is the youngest: 43.

VietNamNet Bridge - The distance between the dream and reality of an aircraft industry in VIetnam is very wide, experts say.