VietNamNet Bridge - Located halfway up the mountain in Dang Thai Than residential area of Dalat city, a motel with 10 rooms assembled from sewers attracts many tourists.

 Investors shall be entitled to investment incentives if the carry out investment in the following disadvantaged or extremely disadvantaged areas, according to the Government’s recent Decree.

The General Statistics Office has released budget figures for the year to November 11. Total revenues were estimated at VND807 trillion ($35.88 billion) while expenditure was VND961.9 trillion ($42.77 billion).

 The HCMC Development Commercial Bank (HDBank) has signed an agreement with the Saigon Real Estate Joint Stock Company (SAIGONRES) to provide credit and financial guarantees.

 Bao Ha Village in Dong Minh Commune, Vinh Bao District, Hai Phong City has been famous for wood sculptures for over 500 years. Recently,  bust sculpting has developed strongly in the village.

 Vietnam has surpassed Thailand to rank 32nd on a list of the 65 best main streets in the world, in Cushman & Wakefield’s 27th “Main Streets Across The World” report.

 Local companies in the agricultural sector should begin to focus more on the domestic market rather than exports to prepare for competition when the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) takes effect, experts have said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has joined 15 free trade areas (FTAs) at the same time, which has worried businesses of overlapping regulations. In its cooperation relationship with Japan, for example, Vietnam has participated in three different FTAs.

New regulations on special financial supervision over State-owned enterprises, the competence of environmental police, and the implementation of the revised Law on Investment are among new policies taking effect in December.

 Top Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh has slid three places to 46th in the world badminton rankings, the Badminton World Federation has announced.

 Doctors at the Bach Mai Hospital saved a patient's life after successfully completing a rare surgery of his abdomen and removing 59 pieces of porcelain he swallowed a day before.

 Tran To Nga has sued 26 American chemicals companies which had supplied chemicals for American troops during the Vietnam war.

 The defence ministry and the Song Thu Shipyard Corporation launched a multi-purpose vessel, CBS 8005, for the Viet Nam Coast Guard Force at a ceremony yesterday.

In the past three years, the number of jobs in the information technology - software sector increased by an average 47% per year, while the number of employees increased only 8%, according to VietnamWorks report.

The two gold mining plants of Bong Mieu and Phuoc Son have to pay nearly VND400 billion (nearly $19 million) of tax debts before being licensed to export gold, said a Government official at a government press conference last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Politburo has agreed with the Hanoi City Party Committee’s recommendation of Major General Nguyen Duc Chung, Director of the Hanoi Public Security Agency, as the only candidate for the election of the new chair of Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese contestant Lan Khue is rated as the most powerful representative of Asia by Missosology, a prestigious site for international beauty pageants.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The southern province of An Giang last Thursday held a press conference on the case of three public servants who were fined for making comments about the provincial chairman on Facebook.

 Vietnamese students claimed two first prizes, one second and two third prizes at the International Robothon Competition in Ho Chi Minh City on November 29.

Vietnam has submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution ( INDC ) to the 21st meeting of the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference , COP 21, with a commitment to cutting total greenhouse gas emissions by 8 percent by 2030.