VietNamNet Bridge - Parkson, the Malaysian department store chain, was once compared to a haughty lady who was choosy in cooperating with partners. However, the lady has gone downhill.

VietNamNet Bridge - The rumbling from concrete drills, pile-driving machines and trucks laden with building materials rolling on streets from dawn to dusk have turned Sa Pa into a chaotic construction site.

The light emitting diode (LED) market in Vietnam is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 18.2 percent from 2016-2022, reaching $729 million by 2022.

VietNamNet Bridge – The flute is the soul mate of Pham Anh Tuan who won third prize at last year’s national contest for young talents. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dinh Tran Hieu, 23, is a fresh graduate who has taken up work as a Grabbike driver while waiting for a full time job. For him, driving for Grabbike is beneficial in a number of ways.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are taking measures to secure freshwater for farming and household use since drought and saltwater intrusion is expected to be severe in the 2016-17 dry season.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Dam Quang Thang, a member of the Startup Executive Board, under the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, speaks to the Hai Quan newspaper about why startups in Viet Nam need to be devoted to their work.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Thanh Tung won three gold medals at the National Gymnastics Tournament, which concluded in Lanh Binh Thang Gymnasium in HCM City.

 Vietnam is exerting efforts to improve the business climate and welcomes all ASEAN and international enterprises which have chosen the country as a trusted and attractive investment destination.

 Two beverage companies controlled by Thai business magnate Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi registered to buy 38.2 million shares each, or 2.7 per cent of dairy firm Vinamilk's charter capital on December 7.

The recent flooding has inundated thousands of houses in the central provinces of Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai, leaving at least 19 dead and 2 missing over recent times.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi traffic police will not overlook violations made by any public servants, police officers or journalists, said Colonel Dao Vinh Thang, head of Ha Noi Traffic Police Department. 

 The Indian cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in information and technology between the country and Vietnam at a recent meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

A Vietnamese delegation has taken part in the 17th ASEAN Chiefs of Army Multilateral Meeting (ACAMM 17) in Manila, the Philippines, from December 4 to 8.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will leave Hanoi on December 8 to visit India at the invitation of Senate President Mohammad Hamid Ansari and Speaker of the Lower House Sumitra Mahajan. 

 A Vietnamese 'Ao da'i space will open on December 11 in Hanoi in order to provide visitors with a venue to promote the traditional Vietnamese long dress.

 Vietnamese police has arrested a man on December 7 who is accused of being involved in the physical abuse of a small child in Cambodia.

 In the 39th draw on Wednesday, the Vietlott Digital Lottery Jackpot Company found a winner for the grand prize, valued at VND 69.58 billion.

"Tape Art Collective Berlin", a group of young German artists based in Berlin, will visit Vietnam and introduce, exchange their art performances in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi from December 11 to 18.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese school students have won top prizes at the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) and the Australia Intermediate Mathematics Olympiad (AIMO).