Indonesian Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said defence cooperation is a pillar and an inseparable part of Vietnam-Indonesia strategic partnership and wished to bring the cooperation to the next level in the future.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In Vietnam, 68% of foreign workers say they can save more money, according to the latest survey conducted by HSBC.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese representative Lan Khue has been named among Top 25 Miss World ‘People’s Choice’ Award, held in China.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese contestant Pham Huong will wear an ao dai (Vietnamese national long gown) designed by Thuan Viet at the National Costume competition of the Miss Universe 2015 on December 16.

 Fashion TV recently announced programming changes and expansion plans through 2017 for its 24 hour standalone feed into Vietnam, reaching a population in excess of 92 million.

Vietnam's Ly Hoang Nam defeated Gao Xin of China 7-5, 6-2 in the first round match of the Cambodia F3 Futures tennis tournament in Phnom Penh yesterday.

 No 10 seed Nguyen Tien Minh, Vietnam's premiere shuttler, was ousted from the K&D Graphics/Yonex Grand Prix yesterday in California.

 Former world youth taekwondo champion Hoang Ha Giang died on December 7 at the age of 24 in HCM City.

Capital city police confirmed a suspect arrested on Monday had murdered two members of a family in Thach That District.

 A Chinese man who sold 60 kilos of fake gold dust to a shop in Dong Nai Province's Bien Hoa City was arrested and charged with fraud, according to police in Dong Nai.

“Vietnam needs to take full advantage of ODA (official development assistance) provided by developed countries” was the reply to a question about whether the country should become choosier in receiving ODA and turning down some ODA sources.

 Despite recent positive shifts in national traffic safety, the death toll from accidents this year still stood at about 9,000 people, and was "too high for the country to afford", said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday.

 Vietnam is about to see its first-ever foreign listing of a company, and it won't be in Singapore, Finance Asia reported.

 The electricity tariffs in Vietnam could be lower if the country develops renewable energies and promotes liberalisation alongside, expert said.

 HCM City has outlined plans for an overhaul of public transport, including metro lines, a new Bus Rapid Transit system and possible bus lanes as well as trams in an aim to reduce traffic congestion.

 Vietnamese athletes with disabilities have shattered 16 records at the 8th ASEAN Para Games, which is taking place in Singapore from December 3.

 The Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) held a ceremony to welcome the 600,000th safe flight in 2015 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on December 8.

 Japan's House of Councilors continually gives priority to cooperation with Vietnam and wishes to facilitate exchanges and experience between the two legislatures, President Yamazaki Masaaki has said.

 Military gears and training programmes worth $26,200 were handed over to the Mapping Department of the Laos People’s Army by the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army in Vientiane on December 8. 

 Belarusian President Aleksandr Grigorievich Lukashenko began a State visit to Vietnam on December 9, at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang.