A Chinese fishing vessel was successfully towed to Nha Trang port in the central province of Khanh Hoa on December 24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has decided to lower the ceiling airfare for domestic air routes, but airlines say the air ticket prices will not go down.

 Institutional reform quality is crucial - deputy minister; Magnitude 2.9 earthquake hits Hue district; Localities take measures to stop foot-and-mouth disease; Cold front leaves frost in Lao Cai; Investigation launched into bridge repair work

 VietNamNet Bridge – This year has been an unlucky one for Vietnamese educators as many new policies issued by the watchdog agencies have faced harsh criticism from the public.

VietNamNet Bridge – About 70 percent of advertising firms in HCM City are expected to shut down in 2015 if current regulations are not amended.

 Downtown flower street to feature rural beauty; Models ignore state rules to compete in international beauty pageants; Vestiges of ancient village found on northern riverbank; Da Lat rings in the New Year with cultural festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lam Dong Province is rolling up its sleeves for major tourism and cultural festivals next week to mark the end of the 2014 National Tourism Year of Central Highlands-Dalat.

 VietNamNet Bridge - For the second straight year, the same four Vietnamese hotels achieved coveted placement on the T+L 500, an awards list compiled by Travel + Leisure magazine in the United States.

 Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says it has spent over $160m (£103m) fighting fake goods on its websites from the beginning of 2013 to November of this year.

Those still undecided over a place to enjoy Christmas may consider the following hotels, restaurants and entertainment places to have a celebration with their loved ones.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese investors say they can only make a profit if windpower is bought at more than 17 US cents per kwh by 2015. But foreign investors have not shown interest in such purchases.

 SHB Da Nang has signed Melquiades Canderlario Gomez of Spain and Pejic Anto of Croatia in preparation for next year's V-League season.

 The Viet Nam Tennis Federation has decided to wipe Ly Hoang Nam's ban from all tennis competitions from December 31.

 Photographer My Dung from Da Nang city has displayed 17 works of colour photos and art installations in an exhibition held at the city's Heritage Centre.

 South Korean-American master choreographer and professional dancer Zach Benson is staying in Viet Nam till Thursday to give free dancing lessons on the streets.

 The Ministry of Construction on Monday urged the Government to suspend construction of the Da Dang-Da Chomo hydropower plant in Lam Dong province and investigate the cause of the tunnel's recent collapse.

 A Hong Kong property tycoon, Thomas Kwok, has been sentenced to five years in jail for corruption.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Analysts predicted that imports from Russia will increase sharply since Russia-made and Russian-sourced products have become cheaper.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Christmas season has come to every corner of the three largest cities in Vietnam – Hanoi, HCM City and Da Nang.

 VietNamNet Bridge - To deal with homeless beggars in a sustainable manner, HCM City authorities have called for people to not give money to beggars but instead give funds to charity organizations.