The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) shut down the websites www.123doc.vn and www.khoahoc.com.vn for operating without licenses, MIC representatives said on December 5.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Miss Vietnam 2008 Thuy Dung was the key model at the show of well-known designer Hoang Hai on the second day (Dec. 2) of the ongoing International Fashion Week in HCM City.

 The People’s Court of Nhon Trach district in the southern province of Dong Nai on December 5 sentenced nine men to one year in prison for causing social disturbance at the local industrial zone.

The Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre announced on December 5 that the ‘.vn’ domain name topped the ASEAN region for number of registrations and ranked seventh for all Asian nations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local teen pop star Son Tung M-TP, who was accused of copying the melody of the song Because I miss you by South Korean singer/songwriter Jung Yong Hwa, leader of popular CNBlue band,

Sir Nick Faldo, the legendary British golf player, last weekend revisited his favourite golf course: the Laguna Lang Co Golf Club.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam hopes the rice price in the world market will increase as Thailand has asked its farmers to stop selling rice in anticipation of a price hike.

 Super storm Hagupit is approaching East Sea, reported by the National Hydrology Meteorology Forecast Center yesterday.

 Vietnam's 2014 growth is expected to hit 5.6 percent and improve to 5.8 percent in 2015, according to the Global Economic Update 2015 released on December 3 by the Australia-New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism has launched a programme to promote in-country tourism by Vietnamese as part of national efforts to mobilise the national economy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to speed up the task of moving production establishments causing pollution out of residential areas.

Korean firm fined for wastewater discharge; Deforestation declines but usual suspects unchecked; Ministry urges close watch of arrivals from plague endemic areas; Vietnam, US share labour safety, sanitation experience

 Vietnam added three more gold medals and jumped to third place overall yesterday in the ASEAN School Games in the Philippines.

 The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has decided to shift the venue for the Vietnam-Malaysia clash to the Shah Alam City Stadium in Selangor, some 60km from Kuala Lumpur.

Vietnam and the European Union (EU) signed a financial agreement valued at EUR114 million for the second phase of the EU Health Sector Policy Support Programme (EU-HSPSP-2) in Vietnam , in Hanoi on December 4.

 Vietnam supports every effort to maintain peace, stability, security and safety of navigation and aviation in the region.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the ministries of Finance and Industry and Trade still disagree on tax policies, automobile manufacturers have no other choice than to keep a wait-and-see attitude.

VietNamNet Bridge – Images of culture and daily life in Viet Nam 100 years ago are now on show in the capital city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only a few inventions have been launched commercially, while the majority of research works remain on paper only.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly's approval of the long-awaited amendments to the Housing Law on November 25 is more significant than previously thought and marks a strong step towards opening up the Viet Nam real estate market