VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is likely to spend US$1.5 billion on auto imports for the entire 2014, the highest level so far in Viet Nam's history.

 The three founders of Hong Kong's Occupy Central movement have turned themselves in to police over their role in pro-democracy demonstrations.

 World chess masters Le Quang Liem and Hoang Thi Thanh Trang have failed to lift trophies at the National Sports Games.

Vietnam to host regional environment ministers’ meetings; New system planned to handle feedback on admin procedures; Vietnam joins Asian-Pacific countries at Malaysian geofest; Hanoi enhances ties with foreign NGOs

 A court is to decide whether two Burmese men will stand trial for the murder of two British tourists in Thailand earlier this year.

 The People’s Committee of the central province of Quang Tri held a meeting on December 2 to discuss ways to accelerate the implementation of the “one-stop shop” model at its international border gate Lao Bao and the Lao counterpart Densavan.

 The People’s Court of Bien Hoa city in the southern province of Dong Nai on December 3 sentenced six men from 1 to 2 years and a half in prison for “causing social disturbances” in local industrial zones.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Television (VTV) has stopped airing American series "Sex and the City" on VTV2 channel and changed the time for adult movies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Mobile Telecom Services Company (MobiFone) has officially become MobiFone Telecom Corporation under the Ministry of Information & Communications’ decision.

VietNamNet Bridge - According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), only one-third of the labor force in Vietnam works in the formal sector and workers in the banking, technology, and real estate earn the highest pay.

VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in the suburbs of HCM City have lost their livelihood because their cultivation land has been poisoned by industrial waste from nearby industrial zones.

Vietnam is preparing to publish a White Paper showing a policy of peace, independence, and transparency in military construction, said Minister of Defense Phung Quang Thanh on December 2.

 Russian State Duma leader wraps up Vietnam visit; PM bids farewell to Russian ambassador; Deputy PM greets new UK and Northern Ireland ambassador; President eases concern over socio-economic issues

 Viet Nam and Macedonia have signed several agreements that will boost bilateral economic ties, which leaders of both nations say are modest at present.

 For the second year running, Chairwoman of the Ha Noi People's Council Ngo Thi Doan Thanh has received the highest vote of confidence in a poll covering leading positions in the capital city.

 A ceremony was held in Hanoi on December 3 to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Two ships of the Republic of Korea Navy, the ROKS Choi Young and ROKS Cheon-ji, docked at Ho Chi Minh City’s port on December 3, commencing a four-day visit to the southern city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In order to be able to provide OTT (over the top) services in Vietnam, foreign firms have to fulfill “impossible missions”.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series of events will be held in Ha Noi to mark the century-long research in Viet Nam of the Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient (French School of the Far East – EFEO).

 Data taken from tens of millions of child abuse photos and videos will shortly be used as part of a new police system to aid investigations into suspected paedophiles across the UK.