VietNamNet Bridge – The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in December increased by 0.51 percent against the previous month, contributing to a year-on-year rise of 6.04 percent, the lowest rate recorded for a decade.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Myanmar will host the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup in 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoian teen Nguyen Dac Tien defeated senior player Tran Minh Dang of HCM City in the first qualifying match of the Viet Nam Masters tennis tournament yesterday, Dec 24.

 Choosing the best movie of the year defies standards of analysis, or even logic. So, on a solid list of outstanding titles of equal merit, number one ought to be reserved for an expression of unquantifiable love.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A wholly-foreign company has just won a lawsuit against Binh Thuan People’s Committee, which could set a precedent for other foreign investors to follow when facing administrative barriers in project development.

 Paintings of VN's international friends on display; Celebrity chef Martin Yan meets fans; Festival promotes “Don ca tai tu” value; Vietnam joins Southeast Asian contemporary art festival;

Martial artist Dao Le Thu Trang grabbed Vietnam’s only gold medal at the recent World Kurash Championships in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

The Asian Development Bank will provide a strategic link between Myanmar government and non- governmental organizations in expanding HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention services, using funds from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai has ordered the ministries of Finance, and Industry and Trade to monitor telecom fees by three giant providers, in compliance with the Competition Law.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will play AS Roma in an international under-19 football tournament, the Nutifood Cup, which will kick off in HCM City on January 6.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Leading Vietnamese hiphop dancers will participate in performances starting on Wednesday at several universities in HCM City.

President: prosecutors need to make changes; VN, China links see steady growth; Vietnam-Laos army ties praised; Implementation key to fulfilling goals of new Constitution

 VietNamNet Bridge - Millions of people throughout the country had a peaceful Christmas Eve in relatively favorable weather: dry and cold in Hanoi and the central region and cool in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang said that instead of Vietnam Airlines alone reporting profits as previous years, this year domestic aviation grew well and all airlines were profitable.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Universities will have more discretion over student enrollment procedures following a draft regulation announced by the Ministry of Education and Training last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many households in Village 9, Long Ha commune, Bu Gia Map district in the central province of Binh Phuoc are living in fear because their wells can ignite at any time since they are full of gasoline.

Assessing the results of the year-end NA session in October, several members of the NA Standing Committee said that the question and answer session for PM Nguyen Tan Dung was too short and constituents wanted to listen more from him.

VietNamNet Bridge – Notre Dame de Paris (Thang gu nha tho Duc Ba) opera, which has taken its composer Huy Tien almost 30 years to perfect, will be unveiled to audiences on January 13-14 at the HCMC Conservatory of Music in District 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The European Commission has initiated an anti-subsidy investigation into polyester staple fibre imported from Viet Nam, according to the Viet Nam Competition Authority.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and the United Nation Children's Fund are jointly working in a study on drivers of violence against children with a view to helping develop evidence-based policies for better child care and protection.