Da Nang City authorities have decided to stop Project 922 after encountering many problems in implementation of the programme, which provides funds to talented graduates and staff to study abroad.

VietNamNet Bridge - Parkson, the Malaysian department store chain, was once compared to a haughty lady who was choosy in cooperating with partners. However, the lady has gone downhill.

VietNamNet Bridge - The rumbling from concrete drills, pile-driving machines and trucks laden with building materials rolling on streets from dawn to dusk have turned Sa Pa into a chaotic construction site.

The light emitting diode (LED) market in Vietnam is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 18.2 percent from 2016-2022, reaching $729 million by 2022.

 Vietnam is exerting efforts to improve the business climate and welcomes all ASEAN and international enterprises which have chosen the country as a trusted and attractive investment destination.

 Two beverage companies controlled by Thai business magnate Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi registered to buy 38.2 million shares each, or 2.7 per cent of dairy firm Vinamilk's charter capital on December 7.

The recent flooding has inundated thousands of houses in the central provinces of Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai, leaving at least 19 dead and 2 missing over recent times.

 The Indian cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in information and technology between the country and Vietnam at a recent meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

A Vietnamese delegation has taken part in the 17th ASEAN Chiefs of Army Multilateral Meeting (ACAMM 17) in Manila, the Philippines, from December 4 to 8.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will leave Hanoi on December 8 to visit India at the invitation of Senate President Mohammad Hamid Ansari and Speaker of the Lower House Sumitra Mahajan. 

 Vietnamese police has arrested a man on December 7 who is accused of being involved in the physical abuse of a small child in Cambodia.

 In the 39th draw on Wednesday, the Vietlott Digital Lottery Jackpot Company found a winner for the grand prize, valued at VND 69.58 billion.

"Tape Art Collective Berlin", a group of young German artists based in Berlin, will visit Vietnam and introduce, exchange their art performances in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi from December 11 to 18.

With the third largest population in SE Asia and 70 percent of people of working age, Vietnam has high potential for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturers.

 Nokia will be launching new products in Vietnam without announcing exact kinds of feature and smartphone products.

 The conglomerate VinGroup will sell its entire ownership in the logistics service firm Phat Loc Express and Trading JSC (Phat Loc Express), VinGroup said in a statement.

 The International U21 Football Tournament is scheduled to kick off on December 18 in HCM City’s Thong Nhat Stadium.

 Foreign investors have keens eyes on hydropower projects, which account for a large proportion of Vietnam’s power output to meet the rising demand.

 Vietnam’s national men’s football team was knocked out of the Southeast Asian Football Championship after the 2-2 second-leg draw at My Dinh Stadium on December 7. 

 The numbers of delayed and cancelled flights of domestic carriers were 36,844 and 1,605, accounting for 16.1 percent and 0.7 percent of the total flights, up 0.6 point and 0.2 point, respectively from the same period last year.