The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Retreat opened in Vientiane, Laos, on November 16, seeking to boost defence cooperation for a dynamic ASEAN.

 Defence Deputy Minister Be Xuan Truong met with Smolsky Gennady Aleksandrovich, Vice Chairman of the State Military-Industrial Committee of the Republic of Belarus, in Hanoi on November 15. 

 Public Security Minister General To Lam met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on November 15, during which he thanked the PM for directing Israel’s agencies to cooperate with Vietnam’s Public Security Ministry in past years. 

 The 2016 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange finds that there were 21,403 students from Viet Nam, making it the 6th leading country of origin among international students in the United States, moving up from 9th position in 2015. 

PM approves 7-day Lunar New Year break, HCM City issues flood warning, Crane crash kills one student in Nghe An, In top urban hospitals, bed-sharing the norm, Miners breathe again after lung lavage

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has made significant headway in English language education in the last few years, but needs to move faster to achieve its targets,

VietNamNet Bridge - While foreign investors flock to Vietnam, many textile projects developed by Vietnamese investors have failed, raising concerns about the future of Vietnam’s textile & garment industry.

 Snapchat has filed for an initial public offering, sources familiar with the situation said on Tuesday, which puts the messaging app a step closer to the biggest U.S. stock market debut since 2014.

VietNamNet Bridge - Located in the heart of Son Tay town, about 40km from Hanoi's center, Son Tay citadel has an ancient military architecture, built in the reign of King Ming Mang (1822).

Low cassava prices plunge farmers into despair, Vietnam-ASEAN trade turnover tops $42 billion, Online guide to gain license for foreign investors in HCMC, Property rakes in second-highest FDI

 The KIDO Group Corporation (KDC) has announced it will issue VND1 trillion ($45 million) worth of bonds before the year is out.

 Vietnamese top swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien aims to win high prizes at the 10th Asian Swimming Championship 2016 in Tokyo, Japan on November 17-20.

The Consular Club HCMC - representing Consular Missions in HCMC - will hold its 23rd annual International Charity Bazaar on November 26 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the White Palace Convention Center in HCMC’s Phu Nhuan District.

 A pause in both the sell-off in global bonds and sharp rise in the dollar following Donald Trump's election victory, together with Wall Street's record high overnight helped Asian shares steady on Wednesday

 A proposal to establish the Viet kieu (Overseas Vietnamese) Bank in Viet Nam has been raised at a meeting between Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Viet kieu experts last week.

 The central city of Da Nang has submitted an adjustment to its master urban plan for 2030 - 2050 to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 With its high economic growth rate and a population of over 90 million, 60 per cent of whom are young consumers, Viet Nam has become an increasingly attractive destination for many international franchising and retail businesses.

After winning a primary election that effectively clinched the Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump paused to laud a boyish-looking 35-year-old who ultimately proved to be an indispensable figure on the path to the White House.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A meeting celebrating the year of Henryk Sienkiewicz was held on November 14 to commemorate the great novelist of Poland.

 The Wildlife Research and Conservation Centre (WRCC) and Cuc Phuong National Park have recently successfully released 46 Javan pangolins into the wild. 

 The Asian Youth Championship of Gaelic football will open at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium on November 19.

Farming Kindergarten has been nominated as one of the top 30 architectural designs 2016 by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) thanks to its harmony with nature and energy saving.

 Malaysia believes that all sides with sovereignty claims in the East Sea must solve disputes in line with international law, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said in an interview with Japan’s Asian Nikkei Review on November 15. 

 Thirty-nine Vietnamese fishermen arrested by Indonesia for illegal fishing were repatriated at the local Soekarno Hatta International Airport on November 15. 

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Fire destroyed a furniture shop and damaged several houses in Quang Ninh Province’s Mao Khe Town in late evening on Monday. There were fortunately no casualties.