Central Quang Ngai province’s general museum received a plastic version of an old woodblock on Vietnam’s sovereignty over Ly Son island and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago on December 29.

Joining in UN peace-keeping operations is the major guideline of Vietnam, aiming to actualise the country’s foreign policy of multilateralisation and diversification of relations.

 Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong held a reception for Laos’ newly- elected Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Somxay Sanam-Oune on December 28.

 Vietnamese cyclists will compete in the Asian Road Racing Championships that will be held in Japan on January 16.

Well-known national and international artists will attend three large cultural programmes, featuring attractive songs and dances, in downtown Ha Noi on December 31.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will host the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour next year, announced the ATP.

Despite the sharp fall in crude oil prices in the world market, Vietnam still has achieved the highest GDP growth rate this year in the last five years. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The region surrounding Tuyen Lam Lake near Da Lat in southern Vietnam’s Central Highlands is home to more than 40 varieties of trees with leaves that turn red in the winter. 

  Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) midfielder Luong Xuan Truong signed a two-year loan deal with K-League's Incheon United in HCM City yesterday.

 A copy book of royal decrees, which were issued by various kings of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945), and reprinted on large size, has just been gifted to the National Museum of Viet Nam History.

  Miss Sport 2012 runner-up Duong Nguyen Kha Trang and cinematography student Mai Tuan Anh overcame 25 other finalists to win Vietnam Supermodel 2015 on Sunday night in HCM City's Nguyen Du Gymnasium.

 The Viet Nam Competition Authority said that the Minister of Industry and Trade had ordered an investigation against imported steel ingots and steel bars for the application of safeguards.

 HCM City faces a deficit of around VND42 trillion (US$2 billion) in infrastructure funding over the next five years, the head of a State financial firm has said.

 Vietnam’s industrial production index increased 9.8 percent in 2015, the biggest expansion in the past five years, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 Vietnam’s export turnover in 2015 is estimated at 162.4 billion USD, representing a year-on-year increase of 8.1 percent, the lowest pace over the past five years.

VietNamNet Bridge - Gone is the time when big fish swallow smaller fish. It is now the time when faster fish will eat slower ones, according to Nielsen.

 The Ministry of Transport has instructed relevant agencies to closely monitor fees charged by carriers to ensure the decrease in fuel prices is factored in.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged ministries, sectors and localities to do their best in order to fulfill socio-economic targets set for 2016. 

 Vietnam’s stock market is forecast to face a range of hurdles in 2016, said Vu Bang, Chairman of the State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) at a ceremony to round out the top ten stock market events in 2015 in Hanoi on December 28.

While the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) believes opening a new road to serve the forest patrol and protection is necessary, residents of Dong Nai province think it is dangerous.