The Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei is actively coordinating with officials from China’s Taiwan to carry out search and rescue activities and update information on Vietnamese workers trapped in a fire in Taiwan on December 14.

 The Four Paws Foundation has re-released three bears, including one male and two females, weighing over 100kg each, to a semi-natural area in Ninh Binh.

 Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Duoc was re-elected Chairman of the Vietnam War Veterans’ Association (VWVA) for the sixth tenure, 2017-2022, on December 14.

 Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have cooperation potential in science education and training, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam told Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education of the RoK Kim Sang Kon.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh will pay an official visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from December 19-21 at the invitation of Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha.

The Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership has formed  the basis to elevate the bilateral defence ties to a new height in a more practical and effective manner, said Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang.

 Financial stocks’ strong recovery lifted both local exchanges on December 14, but the market’s short-term prospects remained gloomy following the outflow of money.

 Le Quang Liem of Vietnam could only improve his standing to No 7, in the second leg of the blitz chess at the International Mind Sports Association Elite Games.

 Vietnam Airlines will offer 1,100 more flights to meet travel demand during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is considered the second biggest potential market in Southeast Asia for solar power. 

VietNamNet Bridge - With the new ad policy, the You-Tubers who make inappropriate content, especially child-related content, will no longer be able to earn money from their videos.

Widespread and inconclusive discussions occurred after the HCM City Economics University (UEH) announced big rewards to researchers who have articles published in ISI/Scopus publications.

While Vietnamese believe that the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), the only electricity retailer, sets high retail prices, international reports point out that the electricity price in Vietnam is lower than in other countries.

 Japanese investors increasingly keen on Vietnam's food industry, conference hears.

 Despite Vietnam’s great potential in the hospitality sector, diversification of services is needed if the country hopes to live up to expectations, according to experts.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts believe it is not by chance that Samsung, Ant Financial Services and Facebook  joined the Vietnamese fintech market this year.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a project to reshuffle Vinacomin in 2017-2020, aiming to make the firm a strong economic group with high technology and a highly professional governance model.

 Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem ranked ninth after 11 rounds of the blitz chess event during the International Mind Sports Association Elite Games.

 Vietnam ranked third overall at the 16th Asian Finswimming Championship which closed in China on December 12.

 Shipping volume through the coastal route Quang Ninh-Quang Binh-Binh Thuan-Kien Giang in the first ten months of the year increased 154 percent to 21 million tonnes of cargo compared to the same period last year.