An ageing population is posing mounting challenges to providing care for elderly people in Vietnam. 

 International Master (IM), Trần Minh Thắng, of Việt Nam won his first match at the World Junior and Girls U20 Chess Championship in Italy on Thursday.

 Realising Vietnamese people’s, especially youngsters’ demand for protocols and etiquette to effectively adapt to the rapid globalization, a special training class has been organised.

 Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung has put forth four promising cooperation areas between ASEAN and EU in sustainable development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 70 per cent of a newly grown protective forest and a large area of Cua Dai Beach have been washed away by large waves, intense rains and a higher sea level since last year.

 Nguyen Tien Minh of Viet Nam stormed to win his quarter-final match at the CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia International Challenge in Johor yesterday.

 The Government is intent on creating conditions for the Internet to flourish in the country, but it has to happen under State management, adhere to the law, international agreements and global trends, Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam said.

Seminar looks into driving forces of Vietnamese economy, Vietnam looks to boost cooperation with WEF in infrastructure, Industry, trade attain outstanding growth rate in HCMC

 Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan emphasised the importance of the mainstream media in orienting the currents of right information on social networks during a Q&A session.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In Vietnam, getting into a university has been described as a national obsession and getting admission seen as a cut-throat competition.

While US President Donald Trump has promoted bilateral trade, condemning inequalities in multilateral relations, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that globalization is an irreversible trend.

The first international-standard library for children in Vietnam opened at the National Library of Vietnam in Hanoi on November 16.

 Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Le Minh Hung on November 17 continued taking part in lawmakers’ question-and-answer session.

 Vietnam’s fixed line market has seen a significant decline after peaking in 2009, according to Reportbuyer, a leading industry intelligence solution that provides all market research reports from top publishers. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – An installation of photos taken by women who sell goods at Bai Da Market on the outskirts of Ha Noi is now on display at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum.

 Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on November 17 chaired an event to announce the results of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week that took place in central Da Nang city from November 6-11.

Pham Luong Son, deputy director general of Viet Nam Social Security tells the chinhphu.vn that women don’t have to worry about lower benefits under new pension calculations starting January 1, 2018.

 Real estate inventory value now approximates VND26 trillion (US$1.14 billion), reducing 16 percent compared to December last year, reported the Ministry of Construction this morning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The early morning sun shines all around. Clouds hang on mountains near and far mountains. Villages dot the immense green rice fields stretching into the distance.

Nine officials from a public transport operation centre in HCM City were suspended for 15 days after a report published on Thanh Nien (Young people) newspaper on Wednesday claimed they were corrupt.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police on Thursday confirmed they have detained a couple in HCM City who allegedly used a child to beg for money to buy drugs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s very own basketball league, the VBA League, is now into its second year. Young fans regularly pack out the stadiums, enthralled by the country’s latest sporting trend. 

Despite warnings of environmental pollution and damage to rich biodiversity, a century-old nipa palm forest in Binh Son District, the central province of Quang Ngai has approved the construction of a 87ha reservoir ...

 Multiple activities to mark Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day in Hanoi, Twenty years of 7th Francophone Summit hosted in Vietnam in memory, Cambodia inaugurates Vietnam-funded broadcast station project’s phase I

 State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) Governor Lê Minh Hưng expressed confidence that the central bank would maintain the stability of the VND/dollar exchange rate.