Progress on deregulation of business prerequisites was still much below the goal, requiring greater cost-cutting efforts for businesses, the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) told a conference on Wednesday in Ha Noi.

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 Viet Nam may have to import gas from 2020 to produce electricity for the country’s socio-economic development, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Vietnam is among countries with the highest rate of hepatitis in the world; however, lack of knowledge about the disease leads people to hide it, causing a major barrier in hepatitis treatment and prevention.

The Goethe-Institut HCM City on Wednesday signed cooperation agreements with three high schools to teach German as a second foreign language under the “Schools: Partners for the Future” (PASCH) initiative.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eight LED screens will be installed on Nguyen Hue walking street in HCM City to serve fans during the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018.

 Private investors would pour money into the purchase, operation, and maintenance of trains as a way to share the government’s loan burden.

 Apple has announced a programme to help human trafficking victims get behind-the-scenes jobs at its stores.

 A senior official at the National Assembly’s Financial and Budget Committee pointed out majors risk in the execution of infrastructure projects under public-private partnerships, especially in build-operate-transfer mode.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Construction works are endangering the banks of the Sai Gon River which supplies water for the city’s residents and contributes significantly to the development of HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese goods, especially chemicals and plastics, are expected to increase in Vietnam.

 In recent years, many westerners are flocking to Vietnam’s token tourist hotspots.

 The number of petitions and denunciations in 2018 increased by 11.8 percent compared to last year and the number of cases rose by 4.7 percent, said the Government’s report.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nỗi Buồn Chiến Tranh (The Sorrow of War), the well-known novel by Bảo Ninh, has once again received a regional literary award in South Korea.

 The National Assembly approved a resolution on November 14 towards the allocation of the central budget for 2019 with a 90.31 percent approval rate amongst lawmakers.

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 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and other ASEAN leaders lauded the New Southern Policy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and efforts by President Moon Jae-in in promoting the relations with ASEAN on the pillars of peace, prosperity and humans.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has underlined strong commitments of ASEAN in promoting and elevating the strategic partnership and comprehensive cooperation between the grouping and Japan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam-Japan U13 international football tournament will kick off on December 14-16 in the southern province of Binh Duong.

 The World Bank (WB) and Ho Chi Minh City signed a memorandum of understanding on comprehensive partnership for the 2018-2020 period on November 14.

 The National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to vote on the draft law on protection of state secrets on November 15, part of its ongoing sixth session.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam was ousted from the men’s singles in the second round of the ATP Kobe Challenger in Japan on Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “Reality and Consciousness” is the title of a group exhibition of five Vietnamese and French artists at the HCM City Exhibition Centre.

 Action hero Jack Reacher is to get a reboot for the small screen with a new actor in the lead role after creator Lee Child admitted Tom Cruise, who played him in two films, is too short.

The Ministry of Education and Training will instruct local education departments to build roadmaps and plans to re-train primary school teachers to upgrade their qualifications within five years.