Vietnam and India have reiterated their desire to increase bilateral cooperation, especially in the field of defence, for mutual benefits and peace, stability and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first photographic book covering all of Viet Nam’s primate species was launched last week, kicking off a project initiated by business leaders turned conservation pioneers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many new regulations regarding school personnel have made it hard to ensure safety and quality in teaching,

VietNamNet Bridge – A supposed Vietnamese king’s seal discovered in central province of Nghe An has been sealed off and stored for authenticity verification, according to Nguyen Duc Kiem, the general director of Nghe An Museum. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Preventive Health Centre is piloting the use of thermal foggers to kill mosquitoes, replacing the ultra-low volume (UTL) cold fogger, as the number of Zika incidences continues to increase. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – As thousands of Cubans gathered to say a final goodbye to Fidel Castro, the island’s former leader and national hero, another country half way across the world also shared their sorrow

VietNamNet Bridge - Consumers’ rapid adoption of new technologies have forced commercial banks to invest big money to renovate technologies. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of bank officers fear they may lose jobs because of technology upgrades.

 Xuan Thuy National Park is the first wetland in Southeast Asia to participate in the 1989 Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, known as RAMSAR.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang City’s traffic police has a Facebook page, Canh Sat Giao Thong Thanh Pho Da Nang, or Da Nang City’s Traffic Police, to interact with locals and tourists after a two-month trial period.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 60 foreign and Vietnamese guitarists will play at the 3rd International Guitar Festival organised by the HCM City Music Conservatory on Wednesday. 

 Tourism has boosted Vietnam’s economic growth, proving itself an important pillar of the country’s economy, according to analysis released on December 4 by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) at the UK-based Economist Group.

 The Danang International Fireworks Competition 2017 will be run from April 29 to June 24, announced the organization board at a press conference in the central coastal city of Da Nang on December 5. 

The Vietnamese government is carrying out a project to complete the legal framework for managing and handling digital assets, virtual currency and digital money. 

 Buying a stake in Southern Airports Services JSC (Sasco) from Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) is considered an opportunity for investors to benefit from Sasco’s potential business activities.

 Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has divested its capital at 16 enterprises with total proceeds of over VND1 trillion ($44 million).

 The country has equitised 52 State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the past 11 months, the Steering Board for SOEs Renovation and Development said.

 The private sector, including FDI (foreign direct investment) firms, plays a crucial role in national development, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Monday.

 Viet Nam won two more silver medals at the eighth World Bodybuilding & Physique Federation Championship, which wrapped up in Thailand on December 4.

 Four Vietnamese swimmers will take part in the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), which is scheduled to be held from December 6-11 in Ontario, Canada.

 Do Van Binh has been elected President of the Viet Nam Shooting Federation for 2016-20.

 Els Performance Golf Academy (EPGA) has been selected to become Viet Nam’s golf training centre, following a signing ceremony held in Hanoi on Sunday.

 V.League 1 side FLC Thanh Hoa have signed coach Ljubomir Petrovic of Serbia for the new football season.

 Nobel literature laureate Bob Dylan will provide a speech and fellow American singer-songwriter Patti Smith will perform one of his best-known songs in his absence during Stockholm's prize celebrations,

 Asian stocks posted their biggest rise in two weeks on Tuesday and the euro steadied as investors judged the selloff after Italy's referendum was overdone, with robust U.S. economic data also helping sentiment.

Senior officials from APEC member economies will gather at the Informal Senior Officials Meeting (ISOM) in Hanoi on Friday to discuss priorities and key activities for the 2017 APEC, to be hosted by Viet Nam.