Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) received the visiting Commander of the US Pacific Fleet, Admiral Harry Harris, in Hanoi on December 16.

 At least 100 people, 80 of them children, have been killed in a Taliban assault on an army-run school in Peshawar, Pakistani officials say.

VietNamNet Bridge – The balance is tilting towards open-mindedness when Transport Minister Dinh La Thang orders affiliated agencies to take into prudent consideration the possibility of legalizing Uber taxi service,

VietNamNet Bridge – On Ly Son Island, an hour-long high-speed boat ride from mainland Quang Ngai Province on the central coast, there are two pagodas which are recommended as must-see destinations for visitors.

Young talents gather at HBSO concert; First private war remnants museum opens in Ha Noi; Opera House piano concert highlights junior talents; Vietnam Dan Bau Art Club launched; Veteran composer releases book to celebrate birthday

VietNamNet introduces the last part of the roundtable discussion “A quarter century of Vietnam’s rice exports”, with the participation of Prof. Dr. Vo Tong Xuan, Dr. Vu Trong Khai and Mr. Nguyen Minh Nhi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Proposals from foreign employers to extend the overtime limit for their Vietnamese workers have been again disagreed by the local authorities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ancient town of Hoi An in Quang Nam Province has seen many positive changes since it was recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site 15 years ago (December 4, 1999),

 Finally, the eight-year saga comes to a happy ending when Hoang Van Nghien, former chairman of Hanoi City government, agrees to hand over a villa in the capital city to the State.

Air ticket prices unchanged by fuel cost cuts; Vingroup starts work on hotel, office project; Long Thanh airport’s economic efficiency should be clarified; Christmas decorating services bloom in Vietnam; Banks vie over consumer loans towards year-end

 The presence of new American Ambassador Ted Osius in Vietnam is attracting a great deal of media attention. The first images of him show that he is a man of family.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will lead a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 5th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit in Bangkok, Thailand on December 19-20 at the invitation of Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-ocha.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Da Nang Party Secretary has stated that by the end of next March, if the $280 million IT Park dubbed as Da Nang’s Silicon Valley, does not kick off, the investment licence will be revoked.

 Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has questioned why the gunman in the Sydney cafe siege was not on the country's terror watch list.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The RoK National Television SBS Vietnam has offered an apology for the dialogue: "If you drink all day like this, even though you go to Vietnam, you cannot get any girl" in its soap opera series “Modern Farmer”.

VietNamNet Bridge - Twelve people are still trapped in a tunnel at the Da Dang - Da Chomo Hydropower Plant in Lam Dong Province after a section located 500 meters from the hatch suddenly collapsed this morning.

 President Truong Tan Sang attended an inaugural ceremony for the Phat Tich Truc Lam Ban Gioc pagoda in Dam Thuy commune, the northern border province of Cao Bang, on December 15.

About 60% of students believe self-study plays a very important role in their university education, but only 16 percent of 300 surveyed students have “high” self-awareness in planning self-study. Only 2% ranked “very high”, while 76% rated “average”

 VietNamNet Bridge – The office of Yahoo in Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia will be closed as Singapore will be its hub in Asia.

Experts propose upgrading rehab centers in HCMC; UN backs VN in gender-based violence prevention; Australian woman held for attempting to smuggle heroin; Woman seized for meth trafficking; Three die, three injured in house fire