A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked between Singapore-based Kydon Holdings and Vietnam’s UNET Education Group on November 2 to bolster bilateral cooperation and share practices in e-learning. 

 Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairman of the State Committee on Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (COVA) Vu Hong Nam paid a visit to Australia from October 29–November 1 to learn firsthand about the Vietnamese community in the country.

 President Truong Tan Sang voiced his hope for deepened wide-ranging cooperation with Japan at a reception for Vice President of the Japan’s International Friendship Exchange Council Yoshihiko Nakagaki in Hanoi on November 3. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has suggested Vietnam and Belgium develop new cooperation programmes to actualise efficiently reached cooperation agreements.

 National Assembly deputies focused their discussion on the country’s socio-economic performance outcomes in 2015 and plans for 2016 during their sitting of the on-going 10th session on November 3.

 Consultation is an important cooperation mechanism for Vietnam and Laos to strengthen trust and productive coordination to foster relations, as well as intensifying cooperation in regional and international mechanisms.

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Starting from Ben Giang, the center of Nam Giang District in the central province of Quang Nam, and following National Highway 14D to the border, tourists can get to Ta Bhing, a commune which has been developed into a venue for tourists

Mr. Yoshihisa Maruta, Chairman of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers' Association and President of Toyota Motor Vietnam, spoke on the sidelines of the 11th Vietnam Motor Show in HCMC.

Advocates of the government’s proposal to free SOEs from tax debts say the tax relief will help the state sell SOEs at better prices. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - Air pollution in HCM City has risen to an alarming level due to carbon monoxide (CO), dust and noise pollution.

Dr. Thai Lai Pham, President and CEO of Siemens Vietnam, tells about Siemens AG's new strategy as part of its Vision 2020 and what it means for Vietnam.

Vietnam expects to grow at 6.5-7 percent for the next five years, according to a Government report tabled recently at the National Assembly on socio-economic development in 2015 and 2011-15 as well as the targets for the next five years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Construction on the first rapid bus line of HCM City is scheduled to begin in January 2017 with total investment of over US$137million.

 A Food Week showcasing the specialties typical of three regions in Vietnam will open at Vinhomes Riverside, Long Bien district, Hanoi, from November 7-15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Thi Hai Chuyen spoke to the Lao dong (Labour) newspaper about the difficulties facing female workers on Saturday, Oct 24.

A representative of the Ministry of Health confirmed that Quinvaxem vaccine would continue to be used in the national immunisation program when responding to queries on the recent death of babies after being vaccinated.

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 Police Department of Criminal Investigation in Social Order (PC45) in HCM City smashed an illegal lottery gambling ring and arrested 14 people for organising gambling sessions.

The fifth East Asian Seas Congress will take place from November 16-21 in the central city of Da Nang, gathering 700 Vietnamese and foreign delegates.

 Vietnam and other ASEAN member countries shared regional security issues at the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (ADMM Retreat) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 3. 

 National Assembly (NA) deputies proposed a number of measures to promote the economic growth at their discussions on November 3 as part of the ongoing 13th NA’s 10th sitting. 

 In a report submitted to the government the Key Projects Management Board advised that the Qatari investor has officially withdrawn from the Long Son Petrochemical Complex project.

 Standard Chartered, the Asia-focused UK bank, is to cut 15,000 jobs by 2018 and raise $5.1bn (£3.3bn) to create a "focused and well-capitalised" group.

 A plane has crash landed in Pakistan's Lahore, injuring at least 10 people, local media report.