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VietNamNet Bridge - Rice husks, which can produce silica, an input material for many kinds of paints, have increased in value. 

The Nghinh Ong (whale worshipping) Festival opened in Lai Son commune, Kien Hai district, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on November 14 as part of the “National Tourism Year 2016 - Phu Quoc - Mekong Delta”.  

The significant increase in temperatures, a longer dry season and shorter rainy season, rising sea water levels, and stronger southwest and northeast monsoons in the future could be advantages for the development of renewable energy projects.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is expected to be seriously affected if US policy restricts imports from China to protect domestic production.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese parents are worried about sending their children to the US to study because of US President-elect Trump's attitudes toward immigration. 

 Mr. Stephen Wyatt, General Director of JLL Vietnam, spoke with VET about proposals to tax the purchase of second homes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is in doubt after Donald Trump won the US presidency.

 Quang Ninh Province Ha Long Bay Management Board have announced they intend to inspect and punish offenders stealing stalactites from caves. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has reiterated that Vietnam will continue to integrate into the global economy at a rapid pace regardless of whether the long-awaited TPP comes into effect or not.

 FourFourTwo magazine has listed Vietnamese striker Le Cong Vinh in the running for the prized Golden Boot.

 Nine Vietnamese young fighters took to the mat on November 16 during the opening day of the 11th WTF World Taekwondo Junior Championships at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre in Burnaby, Canada.

Le Cong Vinh leads the pack among five top goal scorers of Vietnamese national team with 49 goals in 80 matches.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) raised again today the reference USD/VND exchange rate by 8 Vietnamese đồng, taking it to a record high of VND22,101 per US dollar.

 Viet Nam has successfully performed nearly 1,400 organ transplant surgeries over the past 20 years, said Le Quang Cuong, Deputy Minister of Health.

  A Panamanian vessel collided with a barge this morning while running on Thi Vai River in the Can Gio District, resulting in a crash that has left one missing.

 Northern Hai Duong Province Police this morning arrested two local teenagers for allegedly killing a pagoda keeper and stealing donations made to the Minh Giam pagoda in Thanh Ha District.

  A festival on the colours and fragrances of the northern mountainous region will take place in Hanoi from November 21-23.

 Nguyen Thi Anh Vien on November 17 set a new Asian record in the 400m individual medley with 4 minutes 37.71 seconds at the Asian Swimming Championship 2016 in Japan.

 The third International Wildlife Trade Conference opened in Hanoi on November 17 with the participation of 47 countries, the European Union, 7 international organisations and over 40 inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations. 

 The management board of the HCM City urban railway projects held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of an underground session from Ben Thanh station to the municipal Opera House station of the metro route No. 1 Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien.

 Experts from the business research group Conference Board said the Vietnamese economy is not likely to experience seismic changes if US president-elect Donald Trump says no to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal. 

 President Tran Dai Quang thanked Cuban leaders and people for their solidarity and valuable support to Vietnam over the past five decades during talks with President of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers Raul Castro.

 Alcohol consumption in Vietnam on the rise

 The Vietnamese and Lao governments should deliberate accelerating joint investment projects in the coming time, including the Hanoi-Vientiane expressway and the Hon La – Khammouan oil pipeline.