VOV.VN - How many views does it take to make a thousand US dollars advertising on YouTube is a very common question asked everyday by tens of millions of daydreamers hoping to strike it rich.

Lottery companies in southern Vietnam have announced plans to introduce new products to combat the skyrocketing popularity of the computerized lottery c 6/45.

Fourteen executives, all of them Vietnamese, were conferred the coveted ASEAN CIO/CSO Awards in HCM City on December 1.

The Hanoi People’s Court on December 2 gave prison sentences to two Chinese nationals on the charge of “using computer, telecommunication and internet networks to appropriate property” pursuant to Article 226b, Clause 2, Point d of the Penal Code.

A training seminar took place in the central city of Da Nang on December 2, as part of a Japan-funded project on improving budgeting, contract and risk management capacity of construction projects in Vietnam.

Yamaha Motor Vietnam presented nearly 11,000 helmets for students in the central province of Thanh Hoa at a ceremony on December 3.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese companies maintained their steady pace of hiring in the third quarter of the year, helping the economy add thousands of new jobs, according to new government data unveiled on December 2 in Hanoi.

The eighth Vietnam-India people’s friendship festival kicked off in Hanoi on December 3, with a string of activities to take place in several different localities. 

Ho Chi Minh City will invest nearly 40.7 trillion VND (1.84 billion USD) to improve the quality of new rural area development in 2016-2020, the municipal authorities announced at a conference on December 2. 

VOV.VN - An award ceremony was held in New Delhi on December 2 to announce the awards of the logo design contest marking the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-India diplomatic ties. 

VOV.VN -  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has highlighted women’s important role in Vietnamese families and in national development. 

Network attacks in Vietnam have become more sophisticated with rises in scale, number and quality, especially those targeting big businesses, said Nguyen Thanh Hung, Deputy Minister of Information and Communication.

VOV.VN - December 5th is observed as Global Volunteering Day. Activities have been held across Vietnam to honor volunteers and social activities for the community.

It will remain open to guests this weekend from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with the exception of a two-hour lunch break.

VOV.VN - The 14th National Assembly approved the Law on Belief and Religion at its 2nd session on November 18. 

Vietnam’s state-owned coal and minerals corporation is facing government inspection after spending over VND70 billion (US$3.13 million) on logo-bearing medals for its employees.

Representatives from the World Bank and four central provinces met in Khanh Hoa province on December 2 to appraise a WB-funded environmental sanitation project in four coastal cities in the four provinces. 

Over 700 Vietnamese youths participated in the Vietnam Young Leaders Forum 2016 which took place on December 2 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s 9th Information Security Day has opened in Hanoi with the participation of users and IT development community.

VOV.VN - On December 2, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung chaired an online meeting of the Central Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the National Committee for Search and Rescue in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Floods caused by heavy overnight rain hit parts of the Central Region of Vietnam, leaving four people confirmed dead, another one missing with an additional five serious injuries, authorities said on December 2.

VOV.VN - Co-author of – Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle – Saul Singer will be in Ho Chi Minh City on December 6 to attend a seminar at No10 Mai Chi Tho St in District 2.

VOV.VN - A large fire ripped through a woodworking shop on the morning of December 2 at the Ngoc Hoi Industrial Park in the Thanh Tri District of Hanoi. 

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked localities in the central coastal and Central Highlands regions to be more proactive in preventing natural disasters to minimize losses.

The third annual SIMA ASEAN Thailand international agricultural trade show, to be held in Bangkok in September 2017, will attract 20,000 trade visitors and create business opportunities for all participants.

Experts, business representatives and authorities gathered in Hanoi on December 2 at a workshop jointly organised by the Ministry of Construction and the Danish Embassy to Vietnam to seek ways to promote energy-efficient construction.

Population policies should change from focusing on population and family planning to focusing on population and development, said Associate Professor Nguyen Dinh Cu, former director of the Institute of Population and Social Studies, at a conference in Hanoi on December 1.

VOV.VN - When the link between Zika virus and birth defects first made headlines in Vietnam at the end of last year, many immediately worried about how this might affect Ho Chi Minh City. Now they are worrying more.

The Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre Zone 2 in the central city of Da Nang in coordination with the city’s 115 emergency aid centre on December 2 brought a sick crewmember of a foreign vessel to the mainland for treatment after giving him first aid at sea.

Chairman of the Hanoi People`s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung expressed his hope that the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam will continue fostering cooperation between the two nations in tree planting, investment and tackling traffic congestion.