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Vietnamese banh mi shop famous in the US

 VietNamNet Bridge – Made by Vietnamese and bearing the Vietnamese flavor and style, Lee’s Sandwiches has quickly become one of the most popular fast food restaurants in the US.  

Thousands of people take to streets to celebrate national team’s victory

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of people wearing red T-shirts, holding national flags and AFC Cup models, took to the streets of HCM City and Hanoi last night after the Vietnam national football team defeated Malaysia 2-1.

Vietnamese delegation heads for AUG 17 in Indonesia

Vietnamese delegation heads for AUG 17 in Indonesia; Hanoi win four golds, continue to lead National Sports Games; Anh sprints to stage victory as Duy retains overall lead

Malaysian official condemns those who attacked Vietnam fans in AFF match

 Malaysia’s Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has hit out at local football fans who attacked Vietnamese fans during last night’s (Dec 7) AFF Suzuki Cup semi-final at the Shah Alam Stadium, and offered his apology to Vietnamese supporters.

Australian heroin transporter seized in Tan Son Nhat airport

An Australian national was caught transporting 379.69 gram of heroin at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, the municipal customs department reported on December 7.

One Vietnamese crewman killed during pirate attack

A Vietnamese crewman was killed when pirates attacked his ship off Singapore’s coast in the early morning of December 7.

HCM City struggles to control influx of substandard produce

 VietNamNet Bridge – High demand for farm produce and the sheer variety of ways in which it is brought into HCM City from other localities makes quality control a very difficult task, officials say.

Typhoon Hagupit weakens over Philippines

Typhoon Hagupit has weakened as it continues to slowly sweep across the Philippines, causing some damage.

South-central region stays alert for typhoon Hagupit

 The Central Steering Committee for Storm and Flood Prevention and Control has convened a meeting to discuss measures to cope with super Typhoon Hagupit which is expected to make landfall in the East Sea on the night of December 8.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 8/12

Yanmar launched joint venture on agricultural machinery; Vietnam sees eleventh petrol price cut; Customs budget revenue exceeds annual target; Local banks continue to cut interest rates; Oil import tax raised as global prices fall

ADB aids forest management

Traffic police officer faces investigation; VN, Japan work on living environments; US servicemen's remains repatriated; Measures taken to stop plague outbreak; Four detained following heroin bust; ADB aids forest management

Cosmetic surgeon jailed for dumping dead body

 The Hanoi's People's Court last Friday sentenced Nguyen Manh Tuong, the cosmetic surgeon, to 19 years in jail for throwing the body of a patient who died during surgery into the river.

Vietnamese sandwiches recipes published in U.S.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Andrea Nguyen, a Vietnamese-American woman, published her recipes to make Vietnam’s special sandwiches in The Banhmi Handbook early this month in the U.S.

Pu Mat National Park sends two rare tigers to Hanoi

The Wild Animal Rescue Centre of Pu Mat National Park in the central province of Nghe An handed over two Indochinese tigers to the Hanoi Centre for Wild Animal Rescue and Forest Protection on Sunday.

Vietnam beat Malaysia 2-1 in AFF Cup semis

VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Toshyia Miura said he came to Malaysia to win. Those words came true as Viet Nam scored a 2-1 victory over the hosts yesterday during the ASEAN Football Federation-Suzuki Cup's semi-final first leg match in Selangor.

Student crowned Miss Vietnam in dramatic finale

 VietNamNet Bridge – A freshman from Ha Noi-based Foreign Trade University was crowned Miss Viet Nam 2014 during the finale on Saturday night held in Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province.

Specialization-based education program fails

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has never admitted the failure of the specialization-based program in general schools.

Free wifi service in Vietnam unsafe, experts warn

 VietNamNet Bridge – Users of free wifi in large cities may have their private information such as account numbers, passwords and credit card information stolen, experts from Bkav Security, a subsidiary of Bkav, a large technology group, have warned.

State Bank sold $1.5 billion to stabilize dong value

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has sold dollars to commercial banks in an effort to stabilize the dong/dollar exchange rate amid the year-end dollar demand increase.

Pictures: Closing night of VN International Fashion Week 2014

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ao dai collection "Drought and Rain" by Cong Tri closed the first international fashion week in Vietnam on Saturday night.