VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang needed Las Vegas-style "entertainment centres" to lure tourists, speakers told a conference on Saturday co-hosted by Duy Tan University and San Jose State University.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seen from afar, a section of Road 867 across Long Dinh Commune the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang resembles a colorful work of art, rather a painting.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Da Nang Heritage Centre displayed around 80 paintings by 30 artists in the central and Central Highlands regions for its exhibition on 3D printing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government is expected to recruit civil servants via tests in English and information technology on computer between December 23 and 31, said the city’s Department of Home Affairs.

VietNamNet introduces the third part of the roundtable discussion on “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 – Commodity-trading businesses with special conditions will not be allowed to trade via e-commerce, according to a recent circular dispatched by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 34th National Television Festival will kick off in central Hue City on Wednesday with the screenings of some 500 television programmes produced by Viet Nam Television (VTV), local television stations

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has reported that at least 14 medical workers had been assaulted since the beginning of 2013.

 Vietnam, Customs Union put final touches on FTA; Seafood enterprises asked to improve quality; Mekong Delta targets 10 percent growth in 2015; Steel industry told to boost quality; Government bond sale raises over 9.3 billion USD

 Young golfer Anh wins silver in world championships; Cuong plays Thanh Hoa under one-year contract; Nhan wins Ha Noi-Bac Kan stage of cycling tournament; HCM City continue winning in billiards and snooker

 The Southeast Asian (SEA) Games champion Pham Thi Binh has retired after winning the gold medal at the National Sports Games last week.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged negotiation delegations of Vietnam and the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan to soon complete remaining procedures for the signing of their FTA in early 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The owners of online shops on Facebook say they will close their shops if the Ministry of Finance (MOF) taxes their income.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has instructed relevant agencies to improve food safety and hygiene across the board.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Budget carrier Vietjet Air today made its debut flight connecting HCM City and Taipei (Taiwan) and announced its special flight on this route, scheduled next March 20th.

VietNamNet Bridge - Of the 121 contestants of the Miss World 2014 beauty pageant, Nguyen Thi Loan was named in the top 25.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Quang Nam provincial People’s Council’s members have suggesting closing two gold mines in Bong Mieu and Phuoc Son to protect the area’s natural resources.

 Japan's ruling coalition has won a new two-thirds majority in parliamentary elections seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policy.

 The 4th Coconut Festival will take place in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre from April 7-13, reported the event’s organising board at a press conference on December 12.

Several people have been taken hostage by at least one armed man at a Lindt cafe in Sydney, Australia.