Catering is currently the most franchised business in Vietnam, accounting for 43.7 percent of the recorded franchise deals, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Domestic Market Department. 

 The Lang Son provincial People’s Court on December 3 gave life sentence to Lu Ye Huang, a Chinese national, on charges of illegal cross-border transport of drugs.

 The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) held a memorial service on December 3 for the Secretary of the British – Vietnam Friendship Society (BVFS), Len Aldis who passed away in late November.

VietNamNet Bridge - ‘So do cam’ as called by Vietnamese, Spathodea campanulata, sourced from Africa, considered a ‘malicious invader’, is still being grown in Vietnam, posing a threat to the ecological environment.

 The Singapore's ASEAN Para Games, which officially kicked off yesterday, is an exuberant celebration of the mental and physical strengths of people of all abilities.

Pop singer Dong Nhi and music producer Le Hung Phuc were awarded at the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) ceremony, held at Hong Kong's AsiaWorld Expo last night.

With the International Monetary Fund including China's yuan in its elite reserve currency basket, impacts from the step on Viet Nam's economy will depend on its preparation, according to experts.

State-run PetroVietnam remains at the top of the 500 Vietnamese biggest enterprises list in terms of revenue (VNR500) this year, while Vinamilk has been named the country's largest private enterprise.

 The Information Security Index of Vietnam 2015 - a Korean designed index to grade a nation's cyber security capacity- increased from an average of 39 per cent last year to 46.4 percent among Vietnamese agencies early this year.

 The government of HCM City has approved a plan to support migrant workers with a series of policies that will take effect early next year.

 DPRK prosecutors visit Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Cuba diplomatic relationship marked in HCM City, Vietnam, Laos hope for strengthened relations

 President of Japan's House of Councilors Yamazaki Masaaki will pay an official visit to Vietnam from December 7-10.

VietNamNet Bridge - The training courses provided by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) to general school teachers on teaching integrated lessons have failed.

When travelling to Thanh Hoa, visitors should not miss this tasty cake. The cake is made of rice and is also called rice cake. Rice is grinded into powder and then cooked with water in a pan until it becomes a viscous mixture.

 Representatives of foreign business associations have expressed concern over Vietnam’s visa policy, claiming their member enterprises are having problems with short-stay visa and strict entry regulations.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vinamilk, the nation’s leading dairy producer and a highly profitable company, is a share worth investing in, but it is still unclear how attractive the share actually. 

 Vietnam’s deeper integration into ASEAN is bringing the country golden opportunities in the real estate sector.

 The Ambassador for International Relations of the Republic of Korea’s Gyeongsangbuk Provincial Government, Hong Jong-kyoung has expressed his wish to organise the World Culture Exhibition in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 30 old nacre trees will be chopped on Doi Can-Buoi-Lang roads of the capital for traffic constructions underway, the Ha Noi Park and Green Tree Company said.

 Rice exports rebound after ten months of decline, Int'l firms seek opportunities in construction, mining sector, Electronic product and component exports jump high, TPP: Not all doom and gloom for Vietnam’s beef industry