VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 75% Vietnamese students do not understand the majors that they are choosing to study at universities, according to a survey released on December 10 in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Retailers hunting for retail premises to open shops to enlarge their distribution networks, have bubbled over with joy as a lot of products have been put on sale, with very reasonable prices.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The domestic cinema industry badly needs a stimulus package to pick itself up, both in terms of quality and quantity, delegates said at an online conference held recently by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ethnic people living in Tu Ne – a rural commune of Tan Lac District in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh, have launched an impassioned project to turn their picturesque land into a tourism hotspot.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When the volunteers of Hope Club started selling vegetarian meals for VND5,000, they could barely keep up with demand. Can the cheap food convince other students to abandon meat?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Decree 181/2013/ND-CP, effective from January 1, 2014, will impose stricter controls on the advertising of products and services that may have a direct impact on health and the environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Not only Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province has coffee, but enjoying coffee here, you will feel the characteristic taste of the majestic Central Highlands.

VietNamNet Bridge – Du ke, a style of musical theatre created by Khmer people in southern Viet Nam in the early 1920s, is returning to the stage in its native region thanks to a handful of dedicated troupes.

 Man burned when motorbikes collide; Province allocates VND15.5 billion to relocate residents; Boats seized for stealing sand in southern province; Illegal loggers caught in Ha Giang; HCM City hospital offers free health checks

 HCM City’s 2011-2013 remittance nears US$14 billion; Lazada announces strong investment in e-commerce; Fuel imports keep falling on lower demand, Seasonal labor demand for Tet drops sharply

Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

The National Assembly on November 26, 2013 adopted the Law on Tendering, which is expected to encourage a more competitive environment for government bid packages. Le Net and Thai Huynh Ngoc Kim Ngan at LNT & Partners take some highlights.

 A student at a Colorado school shot and wounded two students, one seriously, before dying of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say.

Dozens of police officers of Son Tay district in the central province of Quang Ngai were mobilized to escort people home after they received cash compensation from the Dakdrinh hydropower project, to protect from being mobbed by merchants.

 Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has offered SE Asian countries almost $20bn in aid and loans, in what is being seen as an effort to combat Chinese expansion.

 The White House on Tuesdaypromised to publicize every detail of the investigation of thealleged killing of two dozens of Iraqi civilians by U.S. Marineslast November.

 About 75 detainees have been staging a new wave of hunger strike since last weekend in the prison of the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, U.S. media reported Tuesday.

 Da Nang Guitar Concert to celebrate New Year; Students publish calendar of endangered primates; Viet Nam to observe Argentina Culture Week; Japanese Cultural Festival to welcome New Year 2014

 VietNamNet Bridge – The maximum fines for food safety and hygiene violations of individuals is up to VND100 million ($5,000) and VND200 million ($10,000) for institutions instead of VND15 million ($750) as previously.

 Vietnamese sculpture is joining the flow of regional and international fine art. The trend has been reflected at the on-going fifth National Sculpture Exhibition in Hanoi.