Vietsovpetro, a joint Vietnamese-Russian enterprise for oil and gas exploration, put into operation on December 7 the ThTC-02 oil rig in the Tho Trang (White Rabbit) oil field offshore the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

 The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)’s assistance to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) has cemented agreements between the two countries, KOICA Vietnam Country Director Chang Jae-yun said.

 A defence ministry delegation from the Republic of Korea (RoK) shared peacekeeping experience during talks with experts and officers from the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre in Hanoi on December 7.

 Local police discovered the dead bodies of a Korean man, his Vietnamese ex-wife and their six-year-old daughter in Sindonim, Guro district, southwest of Seoul, the Republic of Korea early December 7.

 Two earthquakes struck central Thua Thien-Hue province’s A Luoi district and Huong Tra town on December 6 and 7.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Vice Admiral Pham Ngoc Minh, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army is attending a dialogue of defense chiefs of SASEAN in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on December 7-8.

Debt is not only a headache for the Government but also provinces and cities. A number of localities are found to owe huge sums and they have even run out of cash though the year 2015 is not yet out.

 Saigon Railway Station sold over 7.21 million shares to 20 investors at its initial public offering (IPO) on December 7, equal to 14.33 per cent of its charter capital.

  The Ministry of Finance has rejected a series of financial incentives requested by Vietnam-based foreign automobile producers, as the proposal clashes with the country’s World Trade Organization commitments.

On December 7, Vietnamese contestant Pham Huong gave her rendition of – Hello Vietnam – at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant in Las Vegas.

 The environment police have arrested a man in HCM City for allegedly trading endangered animals online.

HCM City-based consumer companies have completed plans to produce enough goods for Tet (Lunar New Year), which falls on February 8 next year, according to the city Department of Industry and Trade.

While more and more food safety and hygiene violation cases have been uncovered recently, sharing fresh food is not only popular among friends and colleagues but has also become a big campaign in residential quarters.

 As many as 242 athletes from 10 countries and territories in Asia will compete in the fifth Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championships, which is scheduled for December 11-13 in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Vietnamese athletes won a total of 36 gold medals after five days of competition at the ongoing eighth ASEAN Para Games in Singapore that opened on December 3.

 A hundred new foreign investors have been issued stock transaction codes (tcodes) in Vietnam, the Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) said.

 Relevant Vietnamese agencies have been requested to thoroughly study the US’s regulations imposed on Vietnam’s tra and basa fish in order to employ measures to ensure that exports continue.

 HCM City's Tan Son Nhat Airport received its 25 millionth passenger of the year on Saturday, five years earlier than expected.

 The Hoang Sa district in central Da Nang City broke ground on an exhibition centre dedicated to the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago on December 7.

VietNamNet Bridge - PM Nguyen Tan Dung launched a nationwide emulation movement for 2016-2020 with the theme of “Solidarity, creativity and emulation for national construction and protection” at the ninth National Patriotic Emulation Congress.