President Truong Tan Sang met with voters in District 4, Ho Chi Minh City on December 2 to inform them of the outcomes of the freshly-ended 8th session of the 13th National Assembly.
Trans-Vietnam cycling tournament 2014 - national defence cup kicked off in the southernmost province of Ca Mau on December 2 with the first 180-kilometre long race to Can Tho city.
A Singaporean national, Loke Dah Lee, was arrested at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on December 1 for trafficking nearly 3 kg of heroin, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Customs Office.
The central province of ThuaThien-Hue welcomed more than 2.65 million tourists, including more than 935,000 foreigners, in the Jan-Nov period this year, up 9.13% compared with the same period last year.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved loans totalling US$230 million to support Vietnam's ongoing reforms to overhaul public finances, boost private investment, and revive its economic competitiveness.
Vietnam’s garment and textile export turnover is likely to hit US$24.5 million this year, a year-on-year rise of 19% - the largest increase in the past three years, according to Le Tien Truong, General Director of the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex).
The cashew industry needs to boost consumption in the lucrative domestic market, a forum on the nut's nutritional value heard in Ho Chi Minh City on December 1.
Globally-famed and promising foreign and Vietnamese designers are showing their latest collections at the Vietnam International Fashion Week, the first of its kind, in Ho Chi Minh City from December 1-6.
A national report on Vietnamese youth, the first of its kind in Vietnam, is expected to be announced in 2015, said Vu Dang Minh, head of the Department of Youth Affairs at the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) under the Health Ministry launched the Micronutrient Day on December 1, with the aim of preventing micronutrient deficiencies.