Senior managers of Ethanol Plant absconding, leave huge debts;  Mekong Delta flower business blooms; Slight December CPI increase in major cities; Big banks and groups to be audited next year; New ATM fees to burden cardholders

Many listed companies had failed to hit their business targets this year due to economic woes, while the stock market had seen many more leave the market due to prolonged losses,

VietNamNet Bridge – The highest bonus for the Lunar New Year or Tet holiday in Hanoi this year is VND74.5 million ($3,500), down sharply from last year and much lower when compared to that of businesses in Ho Chi Minh City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rock Storm 2012, the year's most eagerly awaited event for rock music fans, opened in the northern city of Hai Phong on Sunday before moving on to six other cities.

 Vietnamese community in Sri Lanka holds first congress; More than 1,000 expired cosmetic products seized; Three die in Quang Binh boat accident; Works gets started on Ba Ria bypass 

 US firearm sales have sky-rocketed since the Newtown school massacre, as debate over gun control rages and enthusiasts fear certain assault weapons and high-capacity magazines could be banned.

VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-seven speakers, over 250 enterprises and more than 200 high-level representatives of the Government and business leaders have signed up to attend the CEO World Forum 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge – The children's book Let Me Tell You Truong Sa's Story by military writer Nguyen Xuan Thuy was among several works to win a Golden Prize at the Viet Nam Publishers Association's Best Book Awards.  

 New book published on HCM City's culinary delights; Korean calligraphy on Ho Chi Minh’s poems exhibited; Architect of the Year to be chosen via online voting

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese teenager Ly Hoang Nam defeated Diego Pedraza of Columbia 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Abierto Juvenil Mexicano tennis boys' singles event in Mexico early yesterday morning, Dec 24.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has asked relevant agencies to tighten food inspection to reduce the rate of vegetable with pesticide residue.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Australian runner Pat Farmer and his Vietnamese partner, Mai Nguyen Dinh Huy, arrived at Hoai River Square in Hoi An City last night, Dec 24, completing the 16th stage of the Pole to Pole marathon.

 President sends birthday congrats to Japanese Emperor; Indochinese countries promote cooperation; Late Algerian official posthumously honoured

VietNamNet Bridge - "Mui Co Chay” (Scent of Burnt Grass) of Vietnam is not on the shortlist of the nominees for the Best Foreign Film category of the Oscar Awards 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge - A Malaysian cargo ship, with five sailors on board, was broken in half in the waters of Thua Thien - Hue province yesterday, December 24.

More and more well known brands have set their foot in Vietnam not because of the high revenue the market now can bring, but because of the market potentials they believe would turn into reality in the future.

VietNamNet Bridge – On the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the People's Army of Vietnam, many delegations visited General Vo Nguyen Giap.

 Up to 48 million Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLIN) have been distributed in 34 states this year in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country.

VietNamNet Bridge - In downtown Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, some central roads were in traffic congestion on Christmas Eve. Many people had to walk for kilometers to major churches.

 A convicted felon on Monday shot dead two firefighters and wounded two others after luring them to a blaze that police said he had apparently set as a trap in a small town in New York state.