African night at Chez Xuan, L'Espace presents new version of Aladdin, Music show for students at Cargo Bar, National Tourism Year closes with cultural performances, Heritage Photo winners chosen

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three Republic of Korean (RoK) nationals have been arrested recently for using fake credit cards to steal money, according to the Hanoi Police Department’s high-tech crime prevention division.

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists have repeatedly urged to think of solutions to escape the reliance on Chinese goods, but the task remains difficult.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese teenager has won the first prize in a Russian competition for young pianists recently held in Moscow

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ancient central city began construction of a 780m concrete dyke to protect the old quarter with total investment of VND135 billion (US$6 million).

 Vietnam’s nuclear power development strategy and the construction of its first nuclear power plants in the central province of Ninh Thuan have been introduced to local residents in central Khanh Hoa province.

 The 250 room Thang Loi Hotel in Westlake is under renovation and will be elevated to a five-star hotel, according to Vice President William Costley of Hilton Worldwide.

  A collision on the waterway between a barge and a ship yesterday afternoon caused 40,000 litres of petrol to seep into Tien River, in south Tien Giang Province.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam this year would remain among the top 15 recipients with remittances of roughly US$12.5 billion from Vietnamese living overseas, a World Bank (WB) report says.  

Surveillance cameras will be installed on the 12-km long Pham Van Dong boulevard in HCM City from late December to assist authorities with traffic management and improve navigation, the City's People's Committee announced recently.

 The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade on Wednesday, signalling faith that the U.S. economy had largely overcome the wounds of the 2007-2009 financial crisis.

Vietnamese Ambassador presents credentials to Egyptian President, Vietnamese, Cambodian provinces pay heed to communications ties, DPRK Ambassador vows to boost relations with Vietnam

  Leaders of Vietnam’s National Assembly and Government have urged the French legislature to support the early signing the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) to boost trade-investment links between the two countries.

Cambodia will do its best to develop the traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam to a new height, Cambodian Senate President Say Chhum assured Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

The minimum wage increase, a lack of highly qualified personnel and strict regulations on extra working hours all have been cited by foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) as problems they are facing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security said yesterday (Dec 16) that it has launched criminal proceedings against Nguyen Van Dai, on the charge of conducting anti-state propaganda.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Boredpanda.com, a leading art, design and photography community has posted a photo gallery Vietnamese photographer Le Quang featuring Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay.

Ho Chi Minh City - the “Pearl of the Far East” has developed into a megacity of modern times, with skyscrapers, large avenues, architectural works and dynamic foundation of life, economy and culture.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese graffiti artist Pham Minh Tuan and his assistant completed graffiti work yesterday (Dec 16) on the wall in front of the German Consulate General in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Central and Central Highlands Flood and Storm Prevention Centre said it was yet to make contact with two fishing vessels off the coast of the Philippines.