VietNamNet Bridge - The training courses provided by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) to general school teachers on teaching integrated lessons have failed.

 Representatives of foreign business associations have expressed concern over Vietnam’s visa policy, claiming their member enterprises are having problems with short-stay visa and strict entry regulations.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vinamilk, the nation’s leading dairy producer and a highly profitable company, is a share worth investing in, but it is still unclear how attractive the share actually. 

 Vietnam’s deeper integration into ASEAN is bringing the country golden opportunities in the real estate sector.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 30 old nacre trees will be chopped on Doi Can-Buoi-Lang roads of the capital for traffic constructions underway, the Ha Noi Park and Green Tree Company said.

 A new kind of jacket designed to help motorbike riders stay warm in winter is being introduced in Hanoi while local traffic officials have warned that it may be not safe for traffic.

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite having geological advantages and low costs, waterway transport in the Hong River Delta hasn't been fully exploited due to obstacles in infrastructure and burdensome procedures for businesses operating in the field,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese bodybuilders won two gold medals at the seventh WBPF World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships that ended in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 30.

Kim Lien Hotel, covering an area of 3.5 hectares in the central district of Hanoi, is now the ‘aiming point’ of big real estate developers in Vietnam after the State announced the sale of 3.64 million stakes of the hotel on December 22.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Justice Ha Hung Cuong has approved a project to support Vietnamese children adopted by foreigners in searching for their origins and visiting their native places.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam defeated No 3 seed Temur Ismailov in the second round of the Cambodia F2 Futures in Phnom Penh yesterday, Dec 2.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's top chess ace Le Quang Liem finished his 2015 season 32nd in the world rankings.

The irrecoverable debts of 12 Vietnamese commercial banks by September 30, 2015 had reached VND23.522 trillion, which accounts for 65 percent of bad debts, representing a 15 percent increase from the 50 percent reported in mid-2015.

VietNamNet Bridge - The decision by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) on allowing the Hanoi Business and Technology University, a private school, to open a medical training major, has raised controversy.

  The 9th session of the Joint Vietnam-US Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (JCM-9) took place in Ho Chi Minh City on December 2 to review joint projects.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will need $21 billion to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from now to 2030. This amount of money is beyond domestic resources.

 The outlook for the Vietnamese banking system is stable, driven by the country's good economic growth and stabilising asset quality and good liquidity, according to a Moody's report released early this week.

 Vietnam has chosen to become a founding member of a new global set of trade rules by joining in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, Japanese Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Akira Amari said.

 Vietnam’s economy will escape from recession and start a new recovery cycle, according to the National Centre for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast (NCIF).

 The global market share of Vietnamese coffee has shrunk from 22 percent in 2014 to 18 percent this year even though the country is still the world’s second biggest coffee exporter.