A system simulating the VVER-1200 nuclear reactor was launched in Hanoi on December 9, which is part of a Technical Assistance Project between the Vietnam Atomic Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Vietnam steadfastly pursues the policy of ensuring full enforcement of basic rights and freedom for each citizen, Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc has written in an article on the occasion of World Human Rights Day (December 10).

 Ly Hoang Nam was beaten 2-6, 4-6 by No 5 seed Kim Cheong-eui of South Korea in the second round of the Cambodia F3 Futures on December 9.

With an annual growth rate of 7-8 percent per annum, the Vietnamese lubricant market has attracted foreign brands, especially as Vietnam has now signed many free trade agreements (FTAs). 

 Becamex Binh Duong have signed Dutch striker Pluim Willem Jan, making him the fourth foreigner to compete for the defending champions this season.

 Ha Noi People's Court yesterday held a session for the trial of three men accused of swindling people of their money through a Facebook scam.

 Israeli politicians and more than 370,000 Britons urged their governments on Wednesday to bar Donald Trump from their countries after the Republican presidential front-runner said Muslims should be denied entry into the United States.

 Hong Kong police are investigating a small fire and explosion outside the city's legislature hours after a contentious copyright bill, which opponents say will restrict freedom of expression, had been up for debate.

 This year's Nobel laureates, including a pro-democracy Tunisian group, will get their prizes on Thursday in Oslo and Stockholm, with security at the lavish banquets and concerts tightened after the Paris attacks last month.

For the past 30 years, Dr. Bui Dinh Linh - Director of the Medical Center of Phu Quy Island District – has devoted his heart and mind to take care of the people on the island district of Phu Quy, in the central province of Binh Thuan.

 New constructions denied licences after fire safety violations, Vinafood2’s violations damage over US$9.3 million, Second hand bottles used for fake spirits, Dak Lak public hospitals cannot pay their employees

 Hollywood casting director now hiring Vietnamese talent, UK singer Billy Page tours Vietnam, French DJ to perform at The Observatory, Dalat Flower Festival set to open late Dec, Vietnamese stamp exhibition to be held in Ha Noi

 Malaysian-born actress Michelle Yeoh, who starred in the well-known martial arts film ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 1’, is on a business trip to Ho Chi Minh City, reports local newspaper Zing.vn.

 French pop-rock singer Sophie Huriaux, better known by her stage name La Grande Sophie, will perform in Ho Chi Minh City on December 11 before flying to Hanoi for her performance the next day.

 Two Vietnamese writers have received the Mekong River Literature Prize together with ten authors from Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, China and Myanmar.

 The curtain closed on the eighth ASEAN Para Games (APG) with a spectacular ceremony at the Marina Bay Sands and the official handover to the next host country, Malaysia.

VietNamNet Bridge - A series of new beer brands have appeared in the domestic market recently. Many brewery groups are planning to jump into Vietnam's promising market with 3 billion liters of beer consumed every year.

Boredpanda – a leading art, design and photography community website in Europe has published beautiful photos of nature landscapes in Vietnam, taken by French photographer Réhahn Croquevielle

  Vietnamese and international artists are working together at Heritage Space under an art project entitled Brownian Movement.

Vietnam could run up a US$4 billion trade deficit for the whole year after three consecutive years of a trade surplus, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) said.