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 VietNamNet Bridge – V. League 1 team Thanh Hoa have signed National U23 goalkeeper Nguyen Thanh Tuan on a one year loan deal at the weekend from the PVF football training centre.

 VietNamNet Bridge – White sand, beautiful cliffs and colourful tropical coral make Khem beach on Phu Quoc Island become a must-go destination for every tourist.

VietNamNet Bridge – New York-based Business Insider has announced world’s top 22 best small towns to visit in one’s lifetime, including Hoi An Ancient Town which has a population of roughly 65,000 or fewer. 

 A dispute has been identified as the main cause of Trung Nguyen Corporation’s recent supply interruption of G7 3-in-1 instant coffee on the domestic market.

 Kien Giang authorities have urged the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and Navy to stop the export of sand mined by dredging Naval Port Zone 5 in Phu Quoc Island.

 Vietnam won 10 gold medal at the Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championships, which wrapped up in HCM City yesterday.

 Hundreds of Buddhist antiques which have been stored in a temple in Da Nang City for many years will be exhibited to the public on December 24 for the first time.

 A 31-year-old chef from HCM City won the heart of the cooking contest jury to become the third-season Master Chef of Viet Nam 2015.

 Saigon Heat suffered another defeat in the ASEAN Basketball League after losing 60-62 to Singapore Slingers on Saturday on home turf at the HCM City's CIS Stadium.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) will reduce the reserve requirement ratio for banks that take part in the restructuring of the banking system.

VietNamNet Bridge - A series of water reservoirs in the upper course of Mekong River could lead to a loss of 90 percent of alluvium in Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta.

VietNamNet Bridge - Four commercial banks have taken over finance companies, and other banks are consulting with their shareholders about buying such firms to expand their consumer lending.

 President Truong Tan Sang presented decisions on promoting three high-level officials of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) to the Senior Lieutenant General ranking at a ceremony held in Hanoi on December 11.

 Vietnamese teams won three out of five gold medals at the Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia Young Circus Talent Contest, which wrapped up in Hanoi on December 12 after five days of competition.

 Telecom company Viettel has begun trialling 4G wireless services in the southeastern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

 A ceremony was held in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on December 13 to launch the Tam Dao 05 offshore oilrig, the largest ever locally manufactured jack-up rig.

  Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong urged the defence ministries of Vietnam and Cambodia to strengthen their close cooperation at a reception on December 13 for Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tia Banh.

  The Indian state of Andra Pradesh wishes to step up cooperation with Vietnam in various areas, especially in agriculture, fisheries and education, said the state’s Governor N.Chandrababu Naidu. 

 Vietnam requests that Taiwan (China) immediately end its actions that violate Vietnam’s sovereignty and not to repeat such violations, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh on December 13.