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.

 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.

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.

 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.

 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. 

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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 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.

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.

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

 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 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.

 The Prime Minister has approved the master plan for developing tourism in the Mekong Delta by 2020 and vision to 2030.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hoang Quyen, 23, Tuong An, 18, and Thanh Tung, 24, have registered to study at other schools instead of Harvard, which accepted their applications.

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VietNamNet Bridge - Forty-two construction works have been recognized as ‘green’ in Vietnam and the number is expected to increase, especially as metro areas look to build smart cities.

VietNamNet Bridge - The nine biggest investors in the Vietnamese stock market hold shares worth more than US$1 billion, according to CafeF.

VietNamNet Bridge - The numbers of followers of many Facebookers in Vietnam dropped unexpectedly without any explanation from the social network giant.

 Popular Danish band Michael Learns To Rock will join Korean band Wonder Girls at a concert called "Sky Connection 2016" on December 21 in HCMC.

The HCM City Department of Transport last Friday signed a contract with a consortium of investors to build the Ring Road No.2 section stretching from Pham Van Dong Street to Go Dua intersection on National Highway 1A

 VietNamNet would like to introduce the last part of the talks with well-known experts about measures to develop Vietnam’s marine economy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will face a huge budget deficit in health services for people with HIV/AIDS in the next five years,

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese-American singer Khanh Ly will stage her first live show in HCM City this Friday, after leaving Viet Nam 41 years ago to settle in the US.