A whopping £1.4bn was spent on online sales in the UK on Black Friday - up some 11.7% on last year, according to online retailers trade body IMRG.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Darlin Joy Bate from the Philippines overcame 27 other candidates to be crowned the first winner of the ASEAN 3 singing contest in the central province of Thanh Hoa on August 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Stage seven of the VTV International Cycling Tournament for the Tôn Hoa Sen Cup was won yesterday (Aug 30) by Huynh Thanh Tung from Military Zone 7 after finishing 134km in 3:16:01 hours.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam won the KBZ Bank Cup for U19s after defeating the U18 team of Consadole Sapporo 5-4 during a penalty shoot-out yesterday (Aug 28) in Mynamar.

 VietNamNet Bridge – One hundred winners of the 45th Universal Postal Union (UPU) International Letter Writing Contest in Vietnam were honoured at a ceremony in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on May 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Winner of Vietnam’s Next Top Model Hoang Thuy left a deep impression on foreign audiences at the Pure London Show, held February 16-18 in the UK.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The winner of Vietnam Next Top Model 2011, Hoang Thuy, has made a great impression on audiences at the Pure London Show.

VietNamNet Bridge – Becamex Binh Duong will start their V.League 1 title defending journey with a clash against ambitious Can Tho in the national premier league 2016 opener on February 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national qualifying round of the 2016 Vietnam’s got talent has attracted thousands of contestants in the country, said the organization board.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tien Minh is seeded No 4 at the men's singles competition in this year's USA International badminton tournament.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three top Vietnamese gamers will arrive in Busan, the Republic of Korea (RoK) to contest the FIFA Online 3 Asian Cup 2015, running on November 12-14.

VietNamNet Bridge – Top 5 outstanding contestants to the Miss Beauty Doll Vietnam 2016 beauty pageant have arrived in Paris, France for the third semi-finals. Accordingly, they will choose appropriate outfits to attend a cocktail party.

VietNamNet Bridge – The talented Iron Chef Thailand, S.K.Choi will be in Le Meridien Saigon – the first hotel of Le Meridien global chain of upscale hotels & resorts in Vietnam - from November 9-15 and introduce Japan’s unique culinary arts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Ly Hoang Nam had a good start at the Egypt F26 Futures when he entered the main round of the tournament on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge – A creative writing contest entitled Vietnam Aux 5 Saisons (Vietnam-the 5th Season) has launched in France with the aim of promoting mutual understanding and friendship between the two nations. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first season of the Vietnamese Elite Model Look contest will commence with a selection round in Ha Noi on July 20.

A contest looking for architectural ideas for the Old Quarter in Hanoi concluded on November 4 with the first prize going to Italian architect Masimo Alvisi and his Vietnamese colleague Nguyen Dinh Thanh.

Vietnam has won third prize and had three other photos chosen into the 10 finalists of the APEC Photo Contest 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh (ethnic Kinh) from the central province of Thanh Hoa was crowned Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2013 in Hoi An City, Quang Nam province last night, June 26.