Viet Nam Lottery Company (Vietlott) announced a new winner of the jackpot worth VNĐ71 billion (US$3.17 million) yesterday evening.

 A two-day startup festival (TechFest Vietnam 2016) that concluded in Hanoi on November 13 attracted nearly 170 investors and more than 3,000 visitors, according to the organisers. 

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Da Nang attracts foreign professionals, World’s largest jade Buddha statue on display in Binh Duong, Vietnamese expats vow to develop HCM City, Grand requiem commemorates road traffic victims

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 The Elephant Waterfall, with wonderful natural beauty, stands out in the green jungle at Thanh Van of Thach Thanh district in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

 A 700-million-VND project to restore the century-old Bia Quoc Hoc (Quoc Hoc Monument) is under way in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue, which is scheduled for completion by January, 2017. 

 Vietnam was ranked seventh worldwide in consumer confidence by the Nielsen Vietnam Index of Consumer Confidence. 

Vietnam disposed of over two tonnes of elephant ivory and 70kg of rhino horn by incineration for the first time ever on November 12, aiming to join the international community in sending a strong message to illegal wildlife fauna and flora traders. 

 Ho Chi Minh is scheduling to build one more metro line that is expected to cost at US$3 billion, said the HCMC Urban Railway Management Board yesterday.

 Foreigners may no longer be licensed as tour guides in Vietnam, a conference on draft amendments to the Law on Tourism in Hanoi on November 7 heard.

 Vietnamese shares moved sideways this week as investors kept a cautious stance on uncertainty of the new US president’s policies, and they could seek short-term profits in speculative stocks that made significant gains last week.

 Germany and Switzerland reported new outbreaks of a severe strain of bird flu on Saturday in the latest in a series of cases across Europe.

 US beverage company Starbucks Viet Nam recently announced that it will open two stores this month, bringing its total in the country to 23.

Vietnam will continue its reform to improve business and investment environment to support enterprises and negotiate other agreement whether US president-elect Donald Trump thwarts the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) or not.

 Viet Nam’s national U22 team lost to Uzbekistan 1-3 in the last match of the friendly international tournament in Wuhan, China yesterday.

 Viet Nam’s national football team tied 0-0 with Avispa Fukuoka FC of Japan in a friendly match at Can Tho Stadium in the southern province of Can Tho on Saturday.

 A strong new earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 rattled New Zealand's South Island on Monday, hours after a more powerful quake killed at least two people, damaged roads and buildings and sent thousands fleeing to higher ground.

 The Danang Dragons beat HCM City Wings 85-78 in the second final match to finish first at the first national professional basketball league, played at the Military Zone 5 Gymnasium in the central coastal city of Da Nang on Saturday.

 An ongoing exhibition of sculptural and architectural works across the city kicked off with an awards ceremony at the Hanoi Museum last week.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has reported the results of an investigation into Taiwan-invested Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Company’s efforts to tackle the environmental incident it caused in four central provinces.

 The measles-rubella vaccine (MR) produced by Vietnam, which was clinically tested and proven safe and effective, will be used in the National Expanded Programme on Immunisation free of charge in 2017.

 Vietnam topped the Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championship (SEASA) 2016’s senior competition with 13 golds, 10 silvers and five bronzes.

 The U.S. dollar touched a nine-month peak in Asia on Monday as the risk of faster domestic inflation and wider budget deficits sent Treasury yields ever higher, a painful mix for in many emerging market countries.

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