North Korea appears to have suffered a second internet blackout, according to internet performance measuring firm Dyn Research.

According to a decision signed by PM Nguyen Tan Dung on Dec. 22, the two largest card networks in Vietnam - Vietnam National Financial Switching Joint Stock Co. (Banknetvn) and Smartlink Card Services Joint Stock Company (Smartlink) – will be merged.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After a long period of preparation, Hanoi has approved a policy to build apartments in the Viet Hung new residential area in Long Bien District for the relocation of 6,500 families in the Old Quarter.

 Former Vice President Nguyen Thi Binh has donated more than 800 objects, mostly photographs, to the Vietnamese Women's Museum.

 Former Deputy General Director of Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank Nguyen Van Hoan was prosecuted and arrested on December 22, for allegedly violating State regulations on credit institutions' lending operations.

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VietNamNet Bridge – Based on the upcoming national foreign investment information system, the quality of inward direct investment to Vietnam could improve, as state authorities should be able to implement better post-licensing monitoring activities.

President Truong Tan Sang met with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni immediately after his arrival in Phnom Penh yesterday to discuss in depth the traditional friendship and comprehensive co-operation between the two nations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With unique and ancient architecture, top five churches in Vietnam have attracted a wide range of international and domestic visitors.

Lawmakers endorsed the draft ordinance on environment police during the 33 rd session of the National Assembly Standing Committee that concluded in Hanoi on December 23.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung asked the armed forces to intensify training so they'd be prepared to respond quickly to any threat and safeguard the country's political security.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City theatres promise a variety of new and interesting shows this festive season to suit audiences of varying musical and dramatic tastes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national economy has witnessed positive changes in 2014 with the following five remarkable signals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local products would enjoy big benefits from the TPP agreement, Tran Quoc Khanh, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, told Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have proposed that watchdog agencies voice their opinion about the use of asbestos in Vietnam and urge the speeding up of the elimination of asbestos in buildings.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Certain hydropower plant developers might have thought that staying beyond safety limits is not a dear price they have to pay when developing power projects anywhere they want.

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VietNamNet Bridge – Integration of climate-change adaption strategies into policy development, especially at the community level, is needed to cope with weather changes in Viet Nam's coastal areas,

 President Truong Tan Sang met with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni immediately after his arrival in Phnom Penh on December 23, discussing in depth the traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two nations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Do Trong Hieu, 14, is the 3,000th "heart child" of the VinaCapital Foundation's “Heartbeat" programme. The teenager, who suffered the added complication of congenitally dislocated knees,