Taekwondo demonstration team K-Tigers to perform in Hanoi

 Taekwondo demonstration team K-Tigers will join 2016 Korean Cultural  Festival that will be organized at the Vietnam-Soviet Cultural Friendship Palace in Hanoi on November 25-26. 

Vietjet to IPO next month

 Vietjet Air will conduct an IPO worth $200 million next month, according to Reuters.

Steering Committee for 2017 census established

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment has established a steering committee for the conduct of the government’s 2017 economic census.

Hanoi marvellous streets filled with ox-eye daisies

These days, the beauty of ox-eye daisies (Cuc hoa mi) transform Hanoi city streets into picturesque portraits fit for a postcard.

Dialling codes to change from Feb 2017

 The dialling codes of all cities and provinces, except Hanoi and HCM City, will change to a three-digit number early next year.

Master plan for Mekong Delta’s tourism development approved

 The Prime Minister has approved overall planning a master plan for tourism development in the Mekong Delta region until 2020 with a vision to 2030.

All-star line up to rock HCM City this December

Multi-platinum selling band, Michael Learns to Rock, will be making their way to Ho Chi Minh City on December 21 giving fans the ultimate experience with songs off their greatest hits album, 25 at the Quan Khu 7 Stadium. 

Daesang completes buy-out of Duc Viet Food

ROK food-producing conglomerate Daesang Corp. has completed the acquisition of a 99.99 % stake in Vietnamese meat processor and distributor Duc Viet Food Joint Stock Company for US$32 million.

ASEAN Traffic Police Forum adopts joint statement

The first ASEAN Traffic Police Forum, an initiative of Vietnam, adopted a joint statement at its last meeting in Hanoi on November 22 encouraging the bloc’s policemen to foster coordination and share experience.

Prime Minister arrives in Cambodia for CLV9

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on November 23 for the 9th Summit of Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle Area (CLV 9) at the invitation of his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen.

Many important issues handled at parliament’s second session

 Many issues of national importance were dealt with during the second session of the 14th National Assembly (NA), NA Deputy Secretary-General Le Bo Linh said at a press conference following the session’s closing plenum on November 23. 

Party chief’s Laos visit to lift bilateral relations: official

 The upcoming visit to Laos by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong  aims to show the Vietnamese Party and State’s focus on  the Vietnam-Laos relationship, thus further deepening bilateral ties, a senior official has said. 

Japanese retailers keen to enter Vietnamese markets

Japanese retailers have devised a detailed plan, with active support from their Government, to tap the huge potential of the Vietnamese market. 

Vietnam ranks 6th among international students in US

 There are 21,403 Vietnamese students in the US, giving the Southeast Asian nation the sixth largest source of international students in the country.

Hanoi police crack down on inter-provincial drug trafficking ring

 Police of Nam Tu Liem district in Hanoi busted a drug trafficking ring in northern Vietnam involving 40 heroin bricks and 17,851 synthetic drug pills.

Filming set to begin on TV series featuring crime fighters

 VietNamNet Bridge – The filming of the longest-running TV series on the lives of Viet Nam’s criminal police will start in HCM City next week.

Expenditures for law-making are insufficient

 VietNamNet would like to introduce part 3 of the talks "To not make laws in heaven" with the participation of Prof. Dang Hung Vo, Dr. Hoang Ngoc Giao and Lawyer Nguyen Ngoc Lan.

Explore special ancient temple in Vung Tau

VietNamNet Bridge – Hon Ba Temple in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau is one of the most special temples in Vietnam. It was built in 1781 to worship the Thuy Long goddess.

Life still difficult for HIV/AIDS affected kids

 VietNamNet Bridge – Children affected by HIV/AIDS continue to face discrimination and other challenges despite significant gains made in efforts to help them, officials said at a meeting yesterday.

Young people join environmental protection communication

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will send two entries to an international photo and poster contest on environmental protection, launched by United Nations in Vienna.

800,000 addicts need Methadone

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Trong Dam, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs, talks to the newspaper Tin Tuc (News) about the need to screen drug addicts before sending them to rehabilitation centres.

Vietnam cashew exporters to add value with further processing

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam aims to increase export value of cashew nuts by more extensive processing instead of exporting raw or preliminarily processed products.

HCM City hopes technology can clean up dirty pork industry

 Pork is by far the most consumed meat in Vietnam – which has an average annual consumption rate of approximately 30 kg per person per year, according to official statistics.

Ba Ria-Vung Tau reports second Zika case

 VietNamNet Bridge – The southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on Monday reported a second Zika virus infection, an older sister of the first patient.

Five Vietnamese among World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five Vietnamese scientists have been recognised as among the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds in a list compiled by the multinational media and information firm Thomson Reuters.