Thousands of Vietnamese people poured  into the streets on the night of December 24 to celebrate Christmas Eve along with Catholics and Protestants.

The fourth conference of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee concludes in Hanoi on December 31, finalizing its entire agenda after six days of intensive work. 

Rescue workers have found the bodies of all five soldiers missing since their boat capsized and disintegrated in heavy seas off Cua Dai beach in the central province of Quang Nam, while only one person survived the sinking of the Vinalines Queen.

A number of car and motorbike fires occurred last week and last month, causing worries among vehicle users.

Falko Goetz, German Coach of the Vietnam national football squad, was fired by the National Coaching Committee.