The Hanoi air defence grids and all across northern Vietnam defended their skies with bravery in an aerial raids, known in VN as "Dien Bien Phu in the Air" and in the US as the 1972 Christmas bombing.

 General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee Bounnhang Vorachith met and talked in Hanoi on December 20 with former Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts in Laos and the two countries’ young generations. 

The 9th Information and Communications Technology Awards were given away on December 20 by the HCM City Department of Information and Communications.

 Foreign firms control 75 per cent of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), Nguyen Quoc Viet, deputy general director of AVM Viet Nam Company, said yesterday.

 Viet Nam needs a legal framework for the development of digital banking, heard a conference held by the State Bank of Viet Nam in Ha Noi on Tuesday.

 The Korean Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOST) has decided to impose anti-dumping duty on Ferro-Silico-Manganese alloys (HS code: 7202.30.0000) imported from India, Viet Nam and Ukraine.

 After 10 years of membership in the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Việt Nam’s export and import value has increased four times to reach over US$400 billion, or 170 per cent of the gross domestic product.

 After winning in the semi-finals, Thai Son Bac will now face Thai Son Nam in the final match of the HCM City Open Futsal tournament on December 20.

 Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo has called up goalie Phí Minh Long to his squad to prepare for the finals of the 2018 AFC U23 Championship.

 Alongside signing better local players, V.League 1 side FLC Thanh Hoa are bringing in a raft of foreign players on trial to prepare for the football season next year.

VietNamNet Bridge - With the growing of Japanese elephant garlic on Ly Son Island, Ly Son garlic, a well-known brand, will be threatened, scientists say.

 HCM City authorities will keep a close eye on large trucks entering the downtown area until the Lunar New Year in mid-February.

 World champion Thach Kim Tuan has been nominated for the Victory Cup Award, considered Vietnam’s top honour in sports.

Vietnam Report Company (VNR) on December 19 announced the top 10 most prestigious listed companies for 2017.

 The Palestinian administration chooses non-violent measures to address Palestine-Israel disputes, Palestinian Ambassador to Vietnam Saadi Salama told reporters in Hanoi on December 19.

 The Investigation Security Agency under the Ministry of Public Security on December 20 began legal proceedings against Phung Dinh Thuc, former General Director of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam).

VietNamNet Bridge - Two foreign bank names are in the list of top 10 taxpayers – HSBC and Shinhan Bank Vietnam. And both have strong retail banking divisions.

A Ministry of Health report reveals that each year 100,000 labourers in the country were checked for occupational diseases and more than 5,000 found to have diseases.

 Three Vietnamese who completed Manchester City FC's young leader training programme will continue to be trained at City Football Academy in the UK with 30 other people from all over the world.

The State Bank of Vietnam recently held its year-end meeting with international financial and monetary organizations, foreign banks in Vietnam, and foreign agencies with a working relationship with the central bank.