VietNamNet Bridge - Waste from shrimp ponds is expected to be turned into electricity to serve shrimp farming or the national grid.

Typhoon Melor on early December 16 entered the East Sea to become the fifth storm hitting Vietnam so far this year, after traversing the central Philippines, said the National Centre for Hydrometereological Forecasting.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Changing top managers was a highlight of Vietnamese banks in 2015.

“The story of Doan Minh Dang shows one of the reasons why some overseas students like us think that we can choose another way rather than come back to work in Vietnam,” said Nguyen Thanh Vinh, the runner up at the first ‘Road to Olympia’ competition.

MOIT has estimated that the trade deficit may be as high as $4 billion in 2015. Meanwhile, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) has predicted the figure would be higher than $6 billion, far outstripping last year’s $0.6 billion.

Last week the People's Committee of Tho Xuan District in Thanh Hoa Province had to withdraw a number of death certificates that were issued to people who are apparently alive.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some branches of foreign banks in Vietnam have applied for conversion into banks with 100% foreign capital.

Who will be the Party General Secretary, the President, the Prime Minister, the Chairman of the National Assembly, and the heads of ministries? Such questions are very common now in the country.

VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Council of many provinces and cities have completed the year-end session, which elected key personnel for the 2011-2016 term.

Known for his garden of giant pumpkins, originating from America, Le Huu Phan in Da Lat has successfully planted nearly ten special varieties of fruits and vegetables. His garden has become a new tourist attraction in Da Lat.

VietNamNet Bridge – The former director of the Department of Home Affairs of the southern province of Bac Lieu died on December 11 after eating bat blood pudding, local newspapers reported.

VietNamNet Bridge - Seafood companies are experiencing tough days, but they are still spending big money to take over companies in the same field to prevent their situation from becoming even worse.

 Local customs agencies will not proceed with a controversial plan to collect extra value-added and import taxes from importers, producers and traders of Anhydrous Milkfat (AMF) imports as requested by the Ministry of Finance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Dong Tao rooster originating from Dong Tao Village in Khoai Chau district of Hung Yen province, about 1 year old and weighing 5 kg, can cost up to VND10 million ($500) or even $1,000 to $2,000.

 Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam jumped 126 places to 933rd in the latest ATP rankings announced this morning (December 14).

VietNamNet Bridge - As Vietnam’s sea environment has shown signs of pollution and degradation, scientists have urged serious measures to protect the environment during seaport development.

Taiwanese businesses have pumped US$1.11 billion into 154 projects in Vietnam over past 11 months, making the territory one of the leading sources of foreign direct investment in the country, according to the Foreign Investment Agency's year review.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese spend $3 billion every year to pay for their children’s study overseas, but the local education market has not been able to take advantage of this spending. 

The Lunar New Year, or Tet in Vietnamese, is the biggest annual opportunity for family reunion and celebration after a year of hard work, and also for people to give gifts to each other as a show of respect and care.

 More than 123,000 inspections on corruption have been conducted in 2015, with about VND212trillion (US$9.57 billion) seized by investigators.