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 VietNamNet Bridge – The price fluctuations of the US dollar, euro, Japanese yen and Korean won have helped many businesses prosper and hurt others.

 The names of late comedian Robin Williams and World Cup 2014 are two queries that have been searched the most this year by people in the world and Vietnam respectively, according to the Google’s 2014 Year in Search.

 President Truong Tan Sang granted the senior lieutenant general title to four lieutenant generals of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 12.

 HCM City Department of Science and Technology introduced on December 18 its own taxi booking and management application, called LiveTaxi, which can be downloaded on mobile devices.

 Nokia (Vietnam) Limited Liability Company was renamed Microsoft Mobile (Vietnam) Limited Liability Company, according to an official decision of Microsoft Vietnam released on December 18.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training is considering allowing schools to print university degrees instead of using blank template forms provided by the ministry.

 Just one day after his exhibition opened, photographer MPK, a Da Lat native, had sold 24 of 30 photos in HCM City as of the end of Thursday.

 Vietcombank will grant a credit loan of US$160 million to the national carrier Viet Nam Airlines (VNA) to buy aircraft next year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is considering offering unilateral visa exemptions for more countries and simplifying visa procedures in order to woo more international visitors.

HCM City has seen a slight decrease in the number of thefts, robberies and drug sales two weeks after deciding to send drug addicts without a stable residence to two local centres, according to local police.

Every military officer, Party member and soldier should fully and deeply understand that the Vietnamese Army is the "revolutionary force of the people, from the people and for the people under the close leadership of the Party".

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Dan tranh (zither) musician is usually female and usually wears ao dai, a traditional long dress.

 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.