VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese contestant Pham Huong will wear an ao dai (Vietnamese national long gown) designed by Thuan Viet at the National Costume competition of the Miss Universe 2015 on December 16.

 Fashion TV recently announced programming changes and expansion plans through 2017 for its 24 hour standalone feed into Vietnam, reaching a population in excess of 92 million.

 Exhibition displays paintings by women from around the country, Antique houses in Duong Lam Village to be repaired, Seminar on 20th century writer Nhuong Tong at L'Espace, Tung Duong celebrates his decade-long career

Vietnam's Ly Hoang Nam defeated Gao Xin of China 7-5, 6-2 in the first round match of the Cambodia F3 Futures tennis tournament in Phnom Penh yesterday.

 No 10 seed Nguyen Tien Minh, Vietnam's premiere shuttler, was ousted from the K&D Graphics/Yonex Grand Prix yesterday in California.

 Former world youth taekwondo champion Hoang Ha Giang died on December 7 at the age of 24 in HCM City.

Capital city police confirmed a suspect arrested on Monday had murdered two members of a family in Thach That District.

 A Chinese man who sold 60 kilos of fake gold dust to a shop in Dong Nai Province's Bien Hoa City was arrested and charged with fraud, according to police in Dong Nai.

“Vietnam needs to take full advantage of ODA (official development assistance) provided by developed countries” was the reply to a question about whether the country should become choosier in receiving ODA and turning down some ODA sources.

VietNamNet Bridge - A Vietnamese automobile engineer Pham Minh Tri has made a bamboo bicycle which is strong, beautiful and environmentally friendly.

 Despite recent positive shifts in national traffic safety, the death toll from accidents this year still stood at about 9,000 people, and was "too high for the country to afford", said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Real estate developers have built more and more construction projects, but many of them have not included proper water drainage systems. 

 Vietnam is about to see its first-ever foreign listing of a company, and it won't be in Singapore, Finance Asia reported.

 The electricity tariffs in Vietnam could be lower if the country develops renewable energies and promotes liberalisation alongside, expert said.

 HCM City has outlined plans for an overhaul of public transport, including metro lines, a new Bus Rapid Transit system and possible bus lanes as well as trams in an aim to reduce traffic congestion.

 Vietnamese athletes with disabilities have shattered 16 records at the 8th ASEAN Para Games, which is taking place in Singapore from December 3.

 The Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) held a ceremony to welcome the 600,000th safe flight in 2015 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on December 8.

The Region 4 navy soldiers will never forget the New Year Eve party they left unfinished as they had to respond to an emergency on Sinh Ton Dong Island of Truong Sa Archipelago when the 2014 Lunar New Year, the Year of the Horse, neared.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dai Lanh Cape in the central province of Phu Yen is an ideal destination for tourists to spend a holiday of one and two days as it has a pristine beach called Bai Mon, an old lighthouse and other attractions.

 St Petersburg seeks closer business ties, Hanoi voters interested in personnel work, HCMC voters express food safety worries to President, Deputy Defence Minister hosts Ukrainian veterans, Japan steps up health, labour cooperation with Vietnam