VietNamNet Bridge – Many destinations in Vietnam including Hoi An ancient town, Hanoi, Mu Cang Chai and Ha Long Bay have been listed on foreign newspapers and magazines this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City government has signed up private firm Trungnam Group to carry out a massive anti-flood project in build-transfer mode.  

 Hundreds of households in the central coastal Khanh Hoa province's Van Ninh district have claimed compensation for their losses from the building of National Highway No 1.

 Vietnam Airlines’ 160 millionth passenger – a Republic of Korea citizen – landed at Noi Bai airport on December 27.

 The Vietnam – Malaysia – Thailand artist exhibition and exchange was opened at the Centre for Fine Arts and Photography in 29 Hang Bai Street, Hanoi on December 26.

 The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue announced the 2016 Golden Tourism Week promotional programmes on December 26.

 Vietnam’s economy has expanded at a speed of 6.68 percent in 2015, the fastest rate during the period 2011-2015, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 Road accidents and fatalities have dropped this year, according to statistics from the National Committee of Traffic Safety.

More than 100 homes burned down in a leading Australian tourist area in bushfires on Christmas Day and the situation remained dangerous on Saturday, as officials predicted more blazes to come later in the hot southern summer.  

 The Vietnam News Agency has selected the 10 most outstanding events of Vietnam in 2015 as follows:

Party, State and Government leaders of Laos have hailed the effective work of the Inter-Governmental Committee of Laos and Vietnam in boosting the cooperation between the two countries.

Vietnam and Cambodia jointly held a ceremony on December 26 morning in Duc Co district of Gia Lai to inaugurate their border marker No.30 and the road connecting two checkpoints of the Le Thanh-O Za Dao international border gate.

Canadian gaming company Amaya Inc has been ordered by a Kentucky court to pay $870 million in penalties to cover alleged losses by the state's residents who played real-money poker on PokerStars' website between 2006 and 2011. 

  The Intergovernmental Committee on bilateral cooperation between Vietnam and Laos convened its 38th meeting in Vientiane on December 27, having a close look at the execution of the Vietnam-Laos Cooperation Agreement since 2011.

VietNamNet Bridge - Diverse sources of foreign direct investment (FDI) are expected to help Vietnam create equilibrium in attracting FDI and ease reliance on certain sources.

 Storms hit southern and central U.S. states over the Christmas holiday, unleashing floods and tornadoes that killed at least 41 people, flattened buildings and snarled transportation for millions during a busy travel time.

VietNamNet Bridge - A lot of private schools in HCM City do not dare discipline naughty students for fear that they would leave for other schools.

The recent South African court ruling to lift the ban on the domestic sale of rhino horn in the country would make Vietnamese consumers more convinced of the medical effects of the horn, an expert said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With a passion for food, CEO of KAfe Group, Dao Chi Anh is working to spread her brand across Vietnam with the rapid expansion of the chain.

 It was around 11 am on December 4 and a German visitor was sitting on a bench by Hanoi’s West Lake holding a small plastic bag containing some bananas.