VietNamNet Bridge - Prof Duong Duc Tien, 82, is well known as the first person who mapped the distribution of algae varieties in Vietnam. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Presidential Office held a press conference in Hanoi yesterday to announce the President’s order to promulgate nine laws which were adopted at the sixth session of the 14th National Assembly.

 Google is researching the procedures for opening a representative office in Vietnam to ensure that its compliance with local regulations is in line with its international commitments, Senior Vice President Ken Walker has said.

Vietnam drew Malaysia in the first-leg final of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018, which took place at the Bukit Jalil national stadium in Kuala Lumpur on December 11.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly will consider the adoption of six bills at its seventh session to be opened on May 20, 2019.

 All the Vietnamese contestants bagged prizes at the 15th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) held in Botswana from December 2-10.   

Hundreds of Vietnamese fans flocked to the Hang Day stadium in Hanoi on December 11 to support the national football team in the first leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup final against Malaysia.

 Surpassing 30 other pairs of twinned cities, Hoi An in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Nam, and Wernigerode of Germany, won the National German Sustainability Award 2019.

 Another cold front arrived earlier on December 11, plunging the northern region into the coldest days so far this winter and bringing rainfall to central Vietnam after disastrous downpours over the weekend.

 Heavy downpours and subsequent floods have wreaked havoc in central Vietnam, leading to the deaths of five local residents and the disappearance of four residents, according to the latest report released on December 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Embassy of Vietnam in India held a conference on cultural communication between the two countries in New Delhi on December 10.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Director Pham Thu Hang has been honoured with the Best Director Award at the 29th Singapore International Film Festival for her documentary film “Mua Cat Vong” (The Future Cries Beneath Our Soil).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dua Village is home to only 83 households, but nearly 30 residents have been sentenced to jail for drug trafficking, and more than 20 are registered drug addicts.

The textile & garment export turnover in the first 10 months of the year reached $25.15 billion, an increase of 17.1 percent compared with the same period last year, partly due to the trade war between the US and China.

Businesses and training establishments are blaming each other for the problems in IT human resources development. But the lack of cooperation between them is contributing to the problem. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The VND66 billion Ba Lai Dam in Ben Tre province helps prevent saltwater from going to the upper course, the freshwater area, but is now creating problems that need VND900 billion to fix.

Nguyen Thuy Tien, 30, is co-founder and executive director of the Breast Cancer Network Vietnam, a pioneering organisation that supports breast cancer patients and promotes early detection of cancer through regular screening. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – When the eight-month-old daughter of Le Thi Mai Huong kept vomiting and crying, she brought her to hospital with the hope of getting a diagnosis and treatment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam won a berth in the final round of the Asian Football Confederation U20 Futsal Championship which will be held in Iran.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 19th ASEAN University Games officially opened on December 10 in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.