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Enough buses, trains to meet Tet demand: officials

 VietNamNet Bridge – Managers of HCM City's Mien Dong East Bound Bus Station and Ha Noi Railway Station said there would be enough coaches and trains to transport workers during the Tet festival.

Christmas in Bui Chu parish

 VietNamNet Bridge - 120 km from Hanoi, the Bui Chu parish in Xuan Truong district of Nam Dinh province has more than 100 churches. The parish is busy preparing for Christmas.

2013 – A bad year for the health sector

In 2013, a series of "shocking" incidents and scandals occurred in the health sector. The worst case is the one that is widely known by Vietnamese as “Cat Tuong,” in which a plastic surgeon threw the body of a female customer into the Red River.

Maersk upbeat about Vietnam, eyes TPP

 VietNamNet Bridge – A.P. Moller-Maersk foresees a bright future for Vietnam and says the upcoming Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will usher in great new economic opportunities. Report by Vietnam Investment Review.

Social Headlines December 21

 Cold spell continues to chill northern region; Illegal fireworks seized in Ha Noi; Firm fined for storing smuggled sugar; Construction of new Tropical Disease Hospital begins; HCM City opens career counselling service for students

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 21/12

 LG Electronics to build $1.5b factory; Exports to Italy estimated at $2.2b; Paper expo to boost quality; New steel plant opens in HCM City; HCM City allows internet registration; Bank loans $152m for power cables

Coffee firm leaves banks with bags of bitter debt

 Banks are being questioned over the quality of the credit checks after it was revealed that the Truong Ngan Company owed debts to seven different banks while using the same collateral.

Sea change: marine ecosystem takes perilous turn

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Ocean Health Index ranks lower than that of other countries, reflecting that the state of the marine ecosystem is declining and continues to decline in the next five years,

Microsoft: Former manager charged for insider trading

 A former Microsoft manager Brian Jorgenson, and his friend Sean Stokke, have been charged for insider trading by the US securities regulator.

Manila Philippines airport shooting: Gunmen kill four

 Gunmen have shot dead four people, including a mayor, at Manila airport in the Philippines, officials have said.

Ambulance crashes into truck on Trung Luong Highway, 3 died

 VietNamNet Bridge – Early morning of December 20, an ambulance carrying a patient from the southern province of An Giang to HCM City crashed into the bottom of a truck on the Trung Luong expressway, killing three and injuring two.

Da Nang: Another woman burnt by her boyfriend

 VietNamNet Bridge – A girl was working at a barber’s shop when a young man suddenly burst in to stab her and then poured gasoline on her to burn her.

In photos: Foreign tourists excited about snow in Sapa

 VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign tourists could hardly imagine the scene of snow-covered forest before they come to a tropical country like Vietnam.

WHO reaffirms Quinvaxem vaccine’s safety

On December 18, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund issued a joint statement confirming that there was no evidence of danger of the 5 in 1 Quinvaxem vaccine in Vietnam and in other countries.

Art & Entertainment Headlines December 20

 Model show jury touch down in VN; Nominations open for architecture prize; Canadian singer to soothe Park Hyatt Saigon; US helps Hue heritage preservation; Film industry needs copyright watchdog

Vietnamese coaches take part in first sailing training course

 More than 20 coaches from five coastal provinces across Viet Nam have recently participated in the first technical sailing course for coaches in the central of province of Binh Thuan.

Three Saigon river tours suspended

 Visitors buying river tours to Binh Quoi, East-West Highway and District 9 Ornamental Garden of Binh Quoi Tourism Area will not be able to depart as such boats have yet to find out a mooring area on Bach Dang Wharf.

Political Headlines December 20

President names 22 new ambassadors; RoK President reiterates strong ties with Vietnam; President hails diplomatic sector’s role in national defence; Vietnam, Chinese Parties target further cooperation

Field day for VN athletes

 Vietnamese athletes enjoyed a bumper harvest on the final day of track and field competition, demonstrating power, speed and grit to win five gold medals in Myanmar.

Da Nang's iconic bridge wins int'l award

 The Rong (Dragon) Bridge, reaching over the Han River in the central city, has claimed the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Diamond Award in the category of structural systems.