VietNamNet Bridge – Located not far from the coast of Quang Tri Province, the small island of Con Co has its own long and interesting history.

Suspected killer of Vietnamese woman under RoK police interrogation; Vietnam wins 7 awards at int’l robotics competition; Air traffic controllers suspended for weak English skills; Pollution forces students wear face masks in class

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese authorities will not license the import of tourist ships, and floating hotels and restaurants with wooden frames and covers into the country from early January next year.

 Bodybuilders to compete for world title; HAGL test Brazilian footballer Julio Moraes Ribeiro for V-League; HCM City tops National Games with seven tennis titles

 The Vietnam Maritime Administration in conjunction with the central coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau organised a counter-terrorism exercise in Vung Tau city on December 1 to ensure navigation safety and security.

 Coach Toshyia Miura believes that even though Malaysia are strong team, Viet Nam will still emerge the winner in the semi-final match of the ASEAN Football Federation-Suzuki Cup this weekend.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Gold, vegetables and a bank feature in the story of Le Thi Bich Thuy, a customer at VietinBank who received the paltry sum of VND4,385 for a deposit made 30 years ago.

A national report on Vietnamese youth, the first of its kind in Vietnam, is expected to be announced in 2015, said Vu Dang Minh, head of the Department of Youth Affairs at the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The textbooks compiled by the HCM City Education and Training Department are more favored by HCM City students than ones by the Ministry of Education and Training, because the former is considered more practical and the latter too academic.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents who live in a village with many cancer cases complained at a workshop held in Hanoi on November 27 that their living environment was unsafe due to serious pollution.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists from the Southern Institute of Ecology have announced four new species of camellia that were discovered in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The famous singer Kelly Clarkson arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City yesterday morning, accompanied by her husband and six-month old daughter,in her first trip to Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – While relieving herself, a woman accidently delivered a seven-month infant into the flushing toilet of a garment factory in Bim Son Town, Thanh Hoa province.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang told the mid-year National Assembly session that the Ministry would put an end to the exploitation and processing of raw minerals, especially the exploitation of gold.

EuroCham releases White Book on Vietnam trade, investment; Heavy investment poured into Dung Quat EZ; HCM City to host three int’l exhibitions and fairs; Nearly 25 million households access social policy bank loans; Vietjet considers going public

Japan, Vietnam boost human resource cooperation; Vietnam, Laos enhance joint work in ethnic affairs; Vietnamese diplomats congratulate Laos’ National Day; Vietnam, Indonesia tighten defence ties

PM Nguyen Tan Dung on December 1 chaired the Cabinet monthly meeting to deliberate on socio-economic performance in November and the first 11 months of 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Renowned US business magazine Forbes has named Vietnam as top 10 coolest places to visit in 2015 thanks to its attractive tours including hydro-plane service between Hanoi and Ha Long Bay, and Saigon Vespa tour.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has made significant headway in English language education, but needs to move faster to achieve its targets,

 UN climate negotiators are meeting in Peru to try to advance talks on a new global agreement.