, Art exhibition to mark Vietnam-US ties, Food festival welcomes ASEAN Community formation, Hanging library gets kids reading, Activities held to mark great poet Nguyen Du’s birthday, Cuisine festival offering international flavours

 President of Japan's House of Councillors Yamazaki Masaaki began an official visit to Vietnam from December 7.

 The 39th Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championship concluded in the central coastal city of Da Nang on December 6.

 Four Golden Lotus Awards were presented to the most outstanding works at a closing ceremony for the 19th Vietnam Film Festival on December 5 in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Vietnamese athletes clinched nine gold medals as of 5:30 p.m. on December 6 at the ongoing eighth ASEAN Para Games in Singapore, bringing its gold tally to 24.

 Tan Son Nhat International Airport under the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) on December 5 held a ceremony to welcome its 25 millionth passenger for 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge - BT (build, transfer) is an attractive investment mode because the regulatory law is unclear. With BT, projects can be implemented after the two sides reach agreement. 

VietNamNet Bridge - President Truong Tan Sang has said that he and the other deputies of the 13th National Assembly will work until the last minute of the working term, affirming that they will not put off tasks for the 14th National Assembly term.

 Vietnam and Slovakia have treasured their traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation, their leaders said during Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai’s official visit to Slovakia from December 3 to 5.

The Government commits to ensuring political security, social safety and order, creating favourable conditions for international organisations and investors, and foreigners to live and do business in the country, confirmed PM Nguyen Tan Dung.

 Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao counterpart Somsavat Lengsavad sought measures to materialize cooperation contents agreed for 2016-2020 during their talks in Hanoi on December 6.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Situated between Thua Thien-Hue Province and Danang City in the central region, Hai Van Pass draws a large number of tourists from near and far owing to its stunning beauty and the thrills they feel

VietNamNet Bridge - On internet education forums, Vietnamese students call themselves ‘bachelor’s degree collectors’ because one student may have several degrees in different majors.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many real estate projects located in prime locations in HCM City, which were previously considered symbols of the city’s progress, have been abandoned for years, causing great waste.

Mr. Stephen Wyatt, Country Head of Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) Vietnam, shares his thoughts on the real estate market this year and his expectations for 2016.

VietNamNet Bridge - Modern technology which allows processing of cashew nuts at low costs is one of the reasons that Vietnam has become the Number 1 cashew nut exporter in the world.

VietNamNet Bridge - As more and more canals in HCM City have been filled to make room for residential quarters, waste water drainage has been obstructed. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thailand entered the top 10 biggest investing countries in Vietnam with 406 projects and total registered capital of $7 billion, accounting for 2.58% of total foreign registered capital in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Despite differences in lifestyle and culture, tourists in Vietnam are still attracted by the natural scenery, the people and interesting stories about the country’s traditions.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese education is facing the pressure of teacher redundancies while more and more pedagogical students have been unemployed after graduation.