VietNamNet Bridge – Insurance enterprises accumulated more than VND152.5 trillion (US$6.7 billion) to reinvest this year, up 18 per cent against last year,

 Japanese breed raised in central highlands under special conditions sells for a fraction of the price of imported beef.

 Dang Pham Phuong Chi was sashed Miss Jewellery Vietnam 2015 at the pageant grand finale on December 24 at the Cultural Friendship Palace in Hanoi.

 Nguyen Sy Hien was appointed chairman of the National Coach Council, according to the Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF).

Masan Group Corporation (MSN) yesterday announced the signing of a partnership agreement with Thailand's Singha Asia Holding Pte Ltd worth as much as US$1.1 billion.

 Vietnam had 120.6 million mobile subscriptions by the end of this year, according to a report from the Viet Nam Telecommunications Authority.

 Forty-five vocational schools around the country will pilot a programme to teach international curricula in 34 vocations to improve the quality of human resources.

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

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

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. 

  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.

 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.

 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,

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. 

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.