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Project causes environmental damage to Nha Trang Bay

 Khanh Hoa Province's authorities will inspect accusations that Nha Trang Sao JSC have damaged the environment of Nha Trang Bay through their project.

Some giant companies fail to implement IPO plans in 2015

VietNamNet Bridge - Many businesses, including big conglomerates, failed to implement their IPO (initial public offering) plans in 2015, thus leaving investors disappointed. 

Blossoming wild sunflowers brighten Lai Chau

VietNamNet Bridge – In early December, wild sunflowers are in full bloom in Vietnam’s northern mountainous province of Lai Chau. The yellow flowers cover all roadsides, slopes and lake sides. 

Vietnam Consumer Confidence rises to a new high: ANZ

  ANZ-Roy Morgan Vietnam Consumer Confidence has finished 2015 at 144.8 points, the highest score in Asia for the first time, according to ANZ Research in a press release.

Cosmetic surgeries boom in big cities in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Women wishing to improve their beauty to welcome in the New Year has led to a cosmetic surgery boom in big cities across the country.

Vietnam adds student counseling

Deputy minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thi Nghia told the Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper that the ministry was working on a plan to establish counseling offices in school.

Anti-corruption hotlines busy as Tet holiday approaches

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three national anti-corruption hotlines that were created for the public to report corruption have already received more than 200 calls since they were publicised on December 13,

Viewpoints vary about HCM City Special Economic Zone

Some believe that HCM City needs a special economic zone (SEZ) in the southern part of the city which will be in accordance with the city’s sea development strategy. 

ASEAN Community marks regional historic milestone

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ASEAN Community is set to formally take effect on December 31. It includes the three pillars which are economics, politics and security and socio-cultural components.

'Xoi vo' - a popular sticky rice in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although it is one of the most popular ways of preparing sticky rice, 'Xoi vo' (mung bean coated sticky rice) does not actually possess the very characteristic stickiness that usually seen in other types of Xoi.

Linh fish, a specialty in late flooding season

 VietNamNet Bridge – From the tenth to eleventh months of the lunar calendar, the flooding season comes to an end in the Mekong Delta. But that marks the start of the migratory linh fish (Siamese mud carp) season.

Vietnam's rice crops yield higher despite El Nino

 Impacts of the El Nino phenomenon do not shrivel Vietnam’s this year rice production which is estimated at about 45.2 million tonnes, 230,000 tonnes higher than the yearly target.

VN's top ten sci-tech events in 2015 announced

 10 most remarkable events of science and technology in 2015 was announced yesterday by Science and Technology Journalist Club and Center for Media Research and Development in Science and Technology.

IPP seeks to become strategic shareholder of Vietnam Airports Corporation

 Imex Pan Pacific Co. Ltd (IPP) has expressed interest in a 5% stake acquisition at Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to become a strategic shareholder.

Heritage sites neglect community needs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts call for urgent review of world heritage sites to address community participation.

Public gives Hanoi train feedback

 VietNamNet Bridge – The public has suggested changing the design and colour of the overhead train prototype for the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project in Ha Noi, the Railway Project Management Unit said.

Vietnam’s CPI hits 14-year low: official data

  VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam posted a 0.63 percent increase in the consumer price index (CPI) in 2015, the slowest since 2001 and much lower than the 5 percent target set by the National Assembly,

Foreign embassies in Hanoi celebrate Christmas

 The embassies of France, Sweden, and New Zealand in Hanoi enjoy Christmas celebrations with a variety of food, games and art performances.

In pictures: parents' overnight wait for vaccinations causes chaos in Hanoi

Hundreds of parents waited outside vaccination centres last night in Ha Noi to get their children vaccinated, while braving the cold, with the temperature reportedly dropping to 14 degrees Celsius.

Korean largest retailer E-mart comes to HCM City

 The largest retailer Emart of the Repbulic of Korea (RoK) will open its first hypermarket in Vietnam on December 28 in Go Vap district in Ho Chi Minh City.