Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and a high-level Party and State delegation left Hanoi on November 28 for Cuba to attend the State funeral for Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, who passed away on November 25. 

If the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement fails, Vietnam will miss an opportunity which can help it boost growth, but this would not have a negative impact on the national economy, analysts say.

VietNamNet Bridge - Enterprises in Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) are finding it difficult to recruit trained factory workers.

VietNamNet Bridge - The mid-end smartphone market segment with prices between VND6 million and VND10 million is attracting more customers. 

The environment in the coastal areas of Binh Dinh province is facing risks – fishing activities, oil spills, waste from shrimp hatcheries on sand, and waste water from fisheries logistics services.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Perhaps this is the time for the Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh to show if he has the qualities of a leader of one of the largest and most important ministries of Vietnam in an extremely difficult period or not.

Visits to the old quarter of Hoi An will be free on December 4 to celebrate the 17 anniversary of the ancient town being recognized as a World Cultural Heritage Site.

 Ca Mau preserves coastal protective forests, Employers must be sued over insurance debts: officials, Southern region tackles mounting power shortage, HCM City uses waste to fuel power plant

VietNamNet Bridge - As it is difficult to expand production scale due to the limited land fund in Vietnam, local investors are going abroad to develop their agricultural businesses.

Mr. Olivier Do Ngoc, art collector and judge of VietArt Today 2016, a professional young artist contest, shares his opinion on the potential of an official art market in Vietnam.

Vietnam's 4th wind power plant starts generation, FLEGT—A passport to the EU for Vietnamese timber products, New loan packages for social housing, Jewellery market shines ahead of year-end festive season

 The National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center last night warned that Typhoon Tokage has entered the East Sea with constantly changing path jeopardizing boats at sea.

Hanoi plans to carry out the inspection and handling of land management and use at all levels from 2016-2020.

 There is no need to worry about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact which U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said would be scrapped after he takes office, as Vietnamese enterprises can benefit from other free trade agreements.

 Truong Minh Tuan, Minister of Information and Communications, speaks to the media about irritating messages sent from unregistered SIM cards and the role of  telecom companies to control them.

Dead fish drift to Vinh Yen Wharf in Van Ninh District. Initial report says deaths may have been caused by red tide.

With daytime temperatures almost always above 30 degrees, and lows never below 20, the site of ice in the middle of Ho Chi Minh City is an understandable draw.

 VietNamNet presents an article by Prof. Dang Hung Vo, former Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment about agricultural reform.

 Vietnam national football team will meet Indonesia in the ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup’s semi-final, after the team defeated Cambodia 2-1 in the last Group B match at the Wunna Theikdi Stadium on Saturday.

Many French organisations and individuals and overseas Vietnamese in France have been honoured by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for their prominent contributions to the Vietnam-France friendship.

 A workshop was held in Tokyo from November 23-26 to enroll local students for Vietnam – Japan University in 2017.

Cuban leader Fidel Castro visited the central province of Quang Tri from September 12-17, 1973, becoming the first foreign leader to set foot in the liberated area in the south of Vietnam.

 “Cuba is willing to devote blood for Vietnam” is among famous statements of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castrol, a name that Vietnamese people always keep in their mind with love, admiration and deep sympathy.

 The visit to Laos from November 24-26 by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong recorded remarkable outcomes, a Vietnamese senior official has said. 

  Vietnam is ready to intensify economic cooperation with Francophone countries and share experience in socio-economic development with them, especially African nations, President Tran Dai Quang has said.