President Truong Tan Sang will pay a State visit to Germany from November 24-26 at the invitation of his German counterpart Joachim Gauck.

 President of the Senate of the Czech Republic Milan Stech continued his official visit to Vietnam with a tour to the central province of Quang Nam on November 18.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After the golden age of the real estate market in 2007-2008, many half-built buildings worth hundreds of millions of USD have appeared in Saigon.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some years ago, investors flocked to Vietnam to register petrochemistry and oil refinery projects, which raised concerns about oversupply. But things are quite different now.

Cuba welcomes and will create favourable conditions for Vietnamese businesses to seek opportunities in Cuba, the country’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz told PM Nguyen Tan Dung at a meeting in Hanoi yesterday.

 President Truong Tan Sang continued his hectic schedule in Manila, the Philippines, on November 18 as part of the 23rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit week.

EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica recently made a visit to Vietnam. After the visit, he shared with VietNamNet the following article about the trip and the relationships between Vietnam and the EU.

Vietnam is determined to firmly protect its independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, national interests in line with its policies and international laws, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said yesterday at the Q&A session.

VietNamNet Bridge - The children entertainment market which serves 25 percent of the population, or customers aged less than 14, is worth VND60 trillion.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many scientific inventions still cannot be transferred and developed commercially because of a lack of intermediary organizations.

VietNamNet Bridge - Petroleum enterprises will have to begin selling biofuel (E5) at 50 percent at filling stations from December 1, but the companies are not ready to do this.

As one of many emerging markets Vietnam is experiencing rapid growth in its real estate sector, according to Jones Lang LaSalle Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When it comes to sorting out tourist destinations in the central coast province of Khanh Hoa, the beautiful islands of Binh Ba and Binh Hung are often high on the list.

 The UK's remaining coal-fired power stations will be shut by 2025 with their use restricted by 2023, Energy Secretary Amber Rudd has announced.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Trans-Pacific Partnership is expected to bring many advantages for Vietnam, especially for the textile-garment industry. However, the sudden increase of Chinese projects has triggered many concerns.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's electronic industry has attracted US$10 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) capital from big names like Samsung, Foxconn, LG, Panasonic and Intel,

Government officials to enjoy nine-day Tet, Japan helps Quang Ninh treat wastewater, Health Minister hails EU’s support, Quang Ninh plans to reduce CO2 gas, Vietnam recognizes foreign NGOs’ contribution

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of the most famous phrases in Nguyen Du's poetry was his question, "In 300 years time, who's going to cry for To Nhu (one of his pen names)?"

 Inspectors uncover banking violations, New Country General Manager for Lenovo, Divestments of State capital below target, Hanoi to sell VND2 tril. bonds, FabMax, SHTPLabs partner to develop hi-tech human resources

 Extreme weather events are forecast to become more severe in Vietnam as a result of El Nino, which has already heavily affected countries around the globe.

 The Vietnam Film Institute (VFI) received more than 200 original film and documentary reels from the German-Vietnam Friendship Association in Hanoi on November 18.

 A ceremony was held at Cat Lai Port in Ho Chi Minh City on November 17 to welcome the 2015 Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Programme, which carries 322 young people from the 10 ASEAN countries and Japan on board.

 Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has qualified for the Men's Futures F1's main round in Cambodia, instead of competing from the qualifying round, the event's organising board said.

 South Korean artist Lee Jeong-hee is visiting Viet Nam for the first time, to showcase her embroidered paintings at an exhibition in Ha Noi.

  Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan led a delegation on a working visit to Palestine, Israel and Egypt from November 9-17 , with a view to strengthening relations.