Facebook users can now play Pac-Man on Messenger app

 For users hooked on to Facebook's Messenger app, it's game on.The social network on Tuesday rolled out a feature that allows users to play hugely popular games such as Pac-Man and Space Invaders, the company's latest attempt to get users

Enjoying one-day tour of Pearl island

 The best time to go to Phu Quoc (pearl) island in KienGiang province is from October to May. It becomes a tourist attraction thanks to its pristine beauty, fresh air, blue sea and white sand beaches.

Three Vietnamese clubs may compete in AFC events

 Viet Nam will have one representative at the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Champions League in the next two years.

449 people pledge to donate organs

 As many as 449 people attending a ceremony last Sunday (Nov 28) signed a pledge to donate their organs after death to the National Coordination Centre for Organ Transplantation.

13.5 million Vietnamese suffer from common mental disorders

 Around 15 per cent of Viet Nam’s population – approximately 13.5 million ­people – suffer from 10 of the more common mental disorders, reveal statistics released yesterday.

Vietnam, Cambodia boost transport connection

 Transport connectivity will help boost the development of Cambodian and Vietnamese economies, said Tauch Chan Kosal, Cambodian Secretary of State at the Ministry of Public Works and Transport.

International law key to East Sea dispute

 Upholding the rule of law is fundamental to maintaining peace and security in the East Sea, said experts at a maritime workshop in Hanoi on November 29.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Cyprus presents credentials

 Ambassador to Italy and the Republic of Cyprus Cao Chinh Thien suggested the Vietnamese and Cyprus Governments soon negotiate the signing of an MoU on matters regarding Vietnamese labourers in the island country. 

Football players earn US$50,000 bonus with AFF Cup semi-final berth

 Each player on the Vietnam football team will earn a US$50,000 incentive for making the AFF Cup semi-finals, according to multiple reports.

VN contestant among top 20 Pageant Predictions of Miss Supranational

 Beauty It's Everywhere website has listed Vietnamese representative – Duong Nguyen Kha Trang – among its top 20 Pageant Predictions at the ongoing Miss Supranational 2016 in Poland.

Bai Tu Long National Park – natural treasure

 Located within Bai Tu Long Bay and near the UNESCO-recognised Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh, Bai Tu Long National Park is a natural treasure for Vietnam.

Plane taking Brazilian soccer team to cup final in Colombia crashes, 71 dead

 A plane taking Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense to a South American cup final crashed in Colombia after reporting an electrical fault, killing 71 people, including most of the team and accompanying journalists.

Hanoi hosts conference on Southeast Asian water environment

 The 12th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment (SEAWE) opened in Hanoi on November 29 helped regional researchers, managers and experts share experience in water environment management.


Overseas Vietnamese want Viet Kieu-invested bank in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts believe that the current conditions for the establishment and operation of a Viet Kieu-invested bank in Vietnam are more favorable than 25 years ago.

Quang Ninh: 2,000 year-old tombs discovered

 The museum of the northern province of Quang Ninh has cooperated with the History Faculty of the Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities to excavate two ancient tombs dating back from 1,800-2,000 years.

Over $74 mln for vocational training for rural labourers

 As many as 1.7 trillion VND (74.8 million USD) will be spent on a vocational training plan for labourers in rural areas, heard a seminar in Hanoi on November 29. 

Seminar on East Sea held in RoK

 A seminar was organised in southwest Gwangju city of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on November 29, focusing the prospect of solving disputes in the East Sea following the PCA ruling on the Philippines’s lawsuit against China’s claims in the waters.

Vietnamese expats in Mexico mourn for Fidel Castro

 Many Vietnamese expatriates in Mexico have expressed their sorrow at the death of Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro Ruz, who passed away on November 25.

VFF leader commemorates Cuban leader Fidel Castro

 President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan on November 29 paid homage to late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro Ruz at the Cuban Embassy in Hanoi.

Osaka called to further cooperation with Vietnam

 Politburo member and Secretary of the Party Central Committee Pham Minh Chinh has suggested authorities of Japan’s Osaka prefecture further expand cooperation with localities, and key economic zones of Vietnam in the coming time. 

President hails security cooperation as pillar in VN-Bulgaria ties

President Tran Dai Quang underscored security and intelligence cooperation as one of the important pillars in Vietnam-Bulgaria ties during a reception on November 29 for Chairman of the State Intelligence Agency of Bulgaria.

NA Vice Chairwoman calls on Asian countries to forge links

Vietnamese National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong called on Asian countries to enhance cooperation to promote peace, security and cope with common challenges while delivering a speech at APA-9 in Cambodia on November 29.

Vietnam-Japan defence ties effective

 The defence cooperation between Vietnam and Japan is comprehensive, effective, pragmatic and mutually trustworthy, said Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh.

PM urges concerted efforts to fulfill 2016 socio-economic goals

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc directed all ministries, sectors and localities to make maximum efforts to achieve socio-economic targets set by the National Assembly in 2016, during the Government’s regular meeting in Hanoi on November 29.

Vietnam opposes Taiwan’s drill in Truong Sa archipelago

Vietnam resolutely opposes Taiwan deploying a drill on November 28 in Ba Binh area belonging to Vietnam’s Truong Sa archipelago, said Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry Le Hai Binh.