VietNamNet Bridge - Signs of the middle-income trap have appeared since 2008 and they are increasingly clearer, said a researcher from the Institute of Japan National Policy Research, Kenichi Ohno.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Viet Nam has agreed to transfer some of the debt owed to Vietinbank by the Viet Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) into shares of member ports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The escalating number of international tourists visiting Vietnam over recent years has motivated almost every ethnic group to set up their own homestay and this type of tourism is rapidly gaining in popularity.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Enjoying a cup of coffee in a cool night and see a magical Saigon with Christmas lights with friends and relatives will be a wonderful experience. Here are the interesting coffee shops to experience a very different Christmas.

Top Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh has returned to the world top 20 in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings.

 A link between autism and air pollution exposure during pregnancy has been suggested by scientists.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Hoang Diep, Thai Hoa, Nguyen Thi Tham and child actress Thanh My were the remarkable faces on movie screens in 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s agriculture is expected to attract more foreign investors thanks to the sector’s attempts at reforms.

Hanoi is to let off fireworks in 30 venues on 2015 Lunar New Year’s Eve (February 18, 2015), announced the People’s Committee on December 18.

Paid Christmas escorts trending among young Vietnamese; Vietnam aims to modernise 20% of rural communes in 2015; Japan FM honours Vietnam’s Japan Alumni Chairman; Health care service charges to be reconsidered

Twelve sites recognised as national relics; Vietnam Television’s New Year Concert 2015 to be held in Hanoi; TV reps talk tailoring to internet; Photo exhibition features Hanoi beauty; Year-end book fair for children

 Trade surplus fetches nearly US$ 3 bln in Jan-Nov period; Gov’t purchasing rice price not benefit farmers; CBU car imports surge 30%; Son La calls for investment in Moc Chau tourism zone; CBRE: Office rents remain stable until Q1

 Christmas is coming and you’re staying in Hanoi for the festive season? Check out some Christmas events in our calendar to warm up the cold winter days.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has urged airlines to reconsider their airfare policies amid a sharp fall in crude oil prices.

 Twelve workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong for nearly 81 hours were successfully rescued on Friday.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Miss Universe 2014 competition will start in Florida, USA from January 1-25, 2015, and Vietnam has not named its representative.

Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh attended a meeting of the fourth Geneva Convention on the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War in Geneva, Switzerland on December 17.

 Vietnam has climbed one place to 137th in the International Federation of Football Association's (FIFA) rankings for December, despite losing to Malaysia in the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup’s semi-final round.

 A Japanese contractor wants daily compensation of VND2.5bn (USD119,000) after Vietnam authorities failed to make available a contracted construction site in Binh Duong Province.

 Consul General of France in Ho Chi Minh City  Emmanuel Ly-Batallan granted the North Star Medal to Dr. Bui Tran Phuong – the rector of the Ho Chi Minh City-based Hoa Sen University at the French Consulate yesterday.