A string of activities were held in Paris on December 12 with the aim of raising the awareness and knowledge of French friends and Vietnamese people in France about sovereignty disputes in the East Sea.

VietNamNet Bridge – Traditional festivals will be scored for the first time for their content, management as well as their compliance with the laws by state agencies and newspapers.

 Archeologists have found traces of large-scale architectures dating back from the Tran dynasty (1225-1400) at the Thang Long Royal Citadel.

 Public Security Deputy Minister welcomes EU official, Cambodia speaker starts official visit, Russia - high priority in Vietnam’s foreign policy: NA Vice Chairwoman, China attaches importance to developing ties with Vietnam

 Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and his government highly value Vietnam’s important role in the region and the world and want to bolster bilateral ties across diverse areas.

  Minister of Defence General Phung Quang Thanh received in Hanoi on December 14 a delegation of Chinese soldiers and military experts who helped Vietnam during the country’s struggle for national independence.

National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and visiting Vice President Koshiishi Azuma of Japan's House of Councillors shared their contentment toward the growing Vietnam-Japan relationship. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – I have been to Ca Mau Province many times, but only after staying at a homestay one night was I able to really discover the southernmost part of Viet Nam.

 Vietnam welcomes COP21's climate deal, NA Chairman hails young talent, Three accused of credit card fraud, Work begins on three Mekong Delta bridges, Vietnam helps Laos build radio-television station in Savannakhet

VietNamNet Bridge - While economist warn that state-owned enterprises’ debts will pose a threat to national financial security, SOEs say that the big debts have been unavoidable.

 Saigon Hi-Tech Park licenses new projects, Forestry exports to reach US$9.5b, Transport ministry to complete divestments in all its companies, Littered with stalled projects, Tan Tao Energy signs MoU on thermal plant

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) recently announced high expectations for expanded exports of Vietnam seafood and other aquaculture exports to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) region as a result of its formation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national qualifying round of the 2016 Vietnam’s got talent has attracted thousands of contestants in the country, said the organization board.

 Vietnam has pledged to remove the economic needs test (ENT) requirement for retailers from the European Union (EU) five years after a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the two sides takes effect.

 Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) José Graziano da Silva has applauded Vietnam’s active participation and contributions to activities of the UN organisation.

 The 11th Party Central Committee convened its 13th meeting in Hanoi on December 14 under the chair of Party General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong.

 Multilateral diplomacy deserves to have a higher place among priorities of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the coming time, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in a recent article.

 Nguyen Quang Khai won the National Suzuki Raider motorcycling championship 2015 in the southern Binh Duong Province on December 12.

  Ministries, ministerial-level agencies and state agencies at national and local levels have been ordered to cut at least 10 per cent of their workforce by 2021.

 The public security ministry's department of road and railway traffic police plans to arm traffic policemen with weapons to protect themselves from law breakers who deliberately defy law enforcers.