VietNamNet Bridge - Domestic banks are struggling to compete with foreign banks, which are powerful in online payment technology, and with businesses applying online payment methods.

VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of hectares of forests have been cleared to make room for industrial crops, but many project investors have ‘forgotten’ to plant new forests to compensate for land that was cleared.

On December 18, the temperatures continue to fall in the North of Vietnam. Many locations, including Sapa, one of the most famous destinations in Vietnam, were covered with frost.

 Deals worth 485 billion VND signed at Vietnam-China trade fair, Quang Ninh invites investment in agriculture, Cash popularity hurting nation's economy, Pick-up trucks gain traction in VN, Renault, Mai Linh to launch electric taxi services

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sizzling hot weather in Saigon led me to make a trip up to the nation’s north. Mai Chau, an upland district in Hoa Binh Province, was my destination.

VietNamNet Bridge - When the ASEAN Economic Community takes effect, Vietnam will have to allow up to 70 percent of foreign ownership ratio in Vietnamese banks.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is set to offer great opportunities for the Vietnamese export market. However, opportunities may be missed if supporting industries are not prepared quickly enough to take advantage of them.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lantern festival will kick off a long night of New Year's celebrations at the Hoi An Statute Park on December 31.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A myriad of activities will be held across Ho Chi Minh City to ring in the New Year 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Empty Pockets, a four-piece rock band from Chicago, will perform in HCM City on December 24, 25 and 26 to raise funds to support nutrition for poor children in Viet Nam.

 Government bodies asked to balance budget for salary hike, Vietnam, Australia launch joint medical research programme, Road show promotes Vietnam’s tourism in Malaysia, Renovation of Ha Noi's older buildings still not fast enough

VietNamNet Bridge – Although the dry season has started, many areas in south-eastern region have faced with prolong drought which would affect the lives of local farmers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of foreign companies have been rushing to negotiate with Vietnamese partners to secure the right to collect tolls on expressways in Vietnam to tap into their profit potential.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A gingerbread house 6.2 m high and 4.5 m wide with a total area of 26.5 m2 is on display in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The French-based Casino Group, the owner of Big C supermarket chain in Vietnam, may sell “the group’s activities in Vietnam," according to a press release issued on December 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is facing a critical reduction in forest areas five years after it implemented the national forest protection and development programme, forest authority officials said.

 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