Not all steelmakers in trouble; Big struggle ahead to get local SMEs back on their feet; HCM City exports to top US$30 billion; Businesses pessimistic about 2013 economic prospects; Phu Quoc International Airport inaugurated

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has invited coach Hoang Van Phuc to train the national squad for their two Asian Cup qualifying games early in 2013.

 Vietnam Fashion Fair 2012 scheduled for late December; Television titans channel hopes of festival success; Vietnamese architect scoops top gong; Culture festival curries favour with India

 Doctors, nun, save boy's life; Mongolia, Vietnam ink education agreement; Taiwanese experts save girl's leg; Food poisoning found alarming; Guest workers in RoK encouraged to return home on time  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanel, DOJI and N&G started construction of the US$1 billion Ha Noi South Supporting Industrial Park (Hanssip) in the capital city's Phu Xuyen District yesterday, Dec 17.

The $300 million estate project of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group in Yangon has broken the four-pillar position of the investors of Singapore, Thailand, Japan and Hong Kong in the tourism and commerce real estate market in Myanmar.

VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon’s streets have been decorated to celebrate Christmas and New Year, with millions of colored lights at night.

 Future computing devices will push further into the senses by developing capacities to mimic the ability to see, smell, touch, taste and hear, IBM says in an annual forecast Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Violence against women in Viet Nam is often fueled by a pervasive association of masculinity with toughness and dominance, which men typically acquire in adolescence,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh triumphed in the 5th Asian Air Gun Championship, hosted by China’s Nanchang on December 16.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Airports Corporation of Vietnam, the Ministry of Transport and the People’s Committee in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang hosted an inaugural ceremony of Phu Quoc International Airport on December 15.

VietNamNet Bridge - Singer Dia Frampton, the first runner-up of The Voice America 2011 is going to visit Vietnam on December 28, as a special guest in the semi-final night of The Voice Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Thi Ha Thanh gave impressive performance at the 2012 Toyota International Gymnastics Competition on December 15, clinching a gold medal in the women’s vault.

 An assassin slit the throat of Egypt's last great pharaoh at the climax of a bitter succession battle, scientists said in a report on a 3,000-year-old royal murder.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of households in the central province of Binh Thuan's Tanh Linh and Duc Linh districts were allegedly cheated by a multi-level marketing company.

VietNamNet Bridge - About 3,400 products including clothing, glasses, swimwear with famous brands like Gucci, Valentino, D & G have been seized by the HCM City customs agency because of their Chinese origin.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has announced plans for a culture and tourism week entitled “Hue Heritage—a Week for Tourists”, scheduled for December 24 to 30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Critically acclaimed Vietnamese pianist Tra Nguyen made her debut at the Wigmore Hall in London on Sunday, playing a selection of piano sonatas by the world's best-known composers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – To sell food on the street, vendors will soon have to undergo mandatory health checks and training courses on food hygiene and safety.

While some commercial banks keep transparent in the issues relating to the income of the board of directors, at other banks, the pay to the key personnel is confidential.