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.

 President Tran Dai Quang on November 27 had bilateral meetings with officials from the French Community of Belgium and Egypt on the sidelines of the 16th Francophone Summit.

 VietNamNet introduces the last part of the talk “Integration and Development”, with the participation of Mr. Nguyen Lien Phuong, Prof. PhD Nguyen Quang Thai, and Dr. Tran Dinh Thien.

VietNamNet invites Prof. Mai Trong Nhuan - former President of Hanoi National University and Mr. Hoang Duong Tung - Deputy Director General of the General Department of Environment for the talks: How to have both steel and fish? 

Vietnam should exploit opportunities from the APEC Summit to market its image as an attractive destination for investment and tourism, said Professor John Quelch, Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School

 Vietnam should have a Plan B for foreign trade and not be overly concerned that the TPP may not come into being, analysts have advised.