VietNamNet Bridge - The heavy reliance on China as an input material and finished product supplier is seen as a big problem for Vietnam. 

 A HCM City inspector has announced that no corruption cases were uncovered in the first nine months of this year, despite their admittance that it was a problem.

 Pham Huong, the Vietnamese representative at the Miss Universe pageant this year, has been accused of having plastic surgery.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Becamex Binh Duong are in Group E after a draw of the Asian Football Confederation's Champions League tournament held yesterday (Dec 10) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition of ancient and modern sculptures is being held at Maison Des Arts in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam's U23 team will play a friendly match against Japan's Cerezo Osaka FC next week in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoi An, a UNESCO heritage site, has designated Nguyen Phuc Chu Street a walking street where only pedestrians and non-engined vehicles are allowed.

 Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phong, 53, member of the Central Party Committee and deputy secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, has been elected chairman of the city People’s Committee.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts believe that restructuring will take place soon in the cement industry. Under the process, big merger and acquisition (M&A) deals will be made.

 The inaugural Indian Film Festival Vietnam (IFFV) will take place from December 12-23 in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Quoc – the biggest island in Vietnam – is likened to a paradise pearl island and an ideal place to watch sunrise and sunset.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has selected nine major border-gate economic zones (BEZs) as priorities to allocate government budget from 2016 to 2020.

Administration reform and corruption were among several pressing issues that municipal councilors raised during the second day of a meeting of the HCM City People's Council.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many schools are not capable of providing quality medical training, but they still received licenses from the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

VietNamNet Bridge - More than 20 hectares of protective forests around the Da Mi hydropower reservoir in Binh Thuan province have been cleared in just the last two months. Meanwhile, agencies have blamed each other.

 Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) raised over 1.11 trillion VND or 49.6 million USD in its initial public offering (IPO) at the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) on December 10.

 Vietnam welcomes all actions that make active contributions to peace and stability in the region.

 Vietnam is deeply concerned about Turkey’s downing of a Russian jet on November 24 and hopes the two countries will hold dialogue to prevent tensions from escalating.

 The Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) in prepation for the 10th Meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee on Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle Area convened in the Lao province of Champasak on December 10.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two months before the 2016 Lunar New Year, the market for lucky money in Vietnam has become vibrant. To welcome the Year of the Monkey, bills related to the animal are being hunted by investors.