The capital city administration plans to operate women-only buses on certain routes during peak hours on trial basis as a move to counter sexual harassment and stealing.

The December consumer price index (CPI) fell by 0.24% from the previous month, bringing the CPI growth for the entire year down to only 1.84%, said the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on December 24 cabled a message of congratulations to his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe over his re-election.

Vietnam and Cambodia issued a joint statement on the conclusion of Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang’s official visit to Cambodia from December 23-24 at the invitation of King Norodom Sihamoni.

President Truong Tan Sang has urged overseas Vietnamese in Cambodia to continue serving as a bridge for the friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

A delegation from the Vietnamese People’s Supreme Court (VPSC) led by Deputy Chief Judge Bui Ngoc Hoa visited Laos from December 23-28 to boost cooperation with their Lao counterpart.

The two largest card networks in Vietnam - Vietnam National Financial Switching Joint Stock Co. (Banknetvn) and Smartlink Card Services Joint Stock Company (Smartlink) – will be merged under a decision signed by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on December 22.

Ministries, sectors, and localities need to seriously realise the country’s commitment to import tax reduction as agreed in signed Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in the 2015-2018 period.

Community-based communication activities and prevention measures have proved effective in reducing human trafficking in the central border province of Nghe An.

Former Vice President Nguyen Thi Binh has donated more than 800 objects, mostly photographs, to the Vietnamese Women's Museum.