President Truong Tan Sang and his entourage arrived in Berlin at 6 pm (Vietnamese time) on November 24, beginning his three-day State visit to Germany at the invitation of German President Joachim Gauck.

VietNamNet Bridge - Bedaquiline, the first new medication to fight drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in over 40 years, is now available in Vietnam through its partnership with Janssen Therapeutics of Johnson & Johnson.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Ha Okio is using his star power to bear down on the industrialized meat industry with a new ad for PETA, which features the singer confined to a cage alongside a chicken.

Vietnam does not have any research institute as big as Samsung’s research institution. Annually Samsung alone spends more than $3 billion for research activities while Vietnam invests less than $1 billion for research projects in the country

 VietNamNet Bridge - In a report to the National Assembly on the operation of State-owned corporations, the government said that State-owned firms have a total equity of VND1,112,445 billion, up 6% compared to 2013.

Concerning Da Nang’s granting of work permits to 300 Chinese workers, the city on November 23 sent a report on this issue to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities have decided to spend VND51 billion ($2.5 million) to repair the 200-year-old Giac Vien Pagoda in District 11, one of the unique religious architectural works in the city.

  The case that VietNamNet Bridge reported last week about three people fined for insulting the chairman of An Giang Province – Mr. Vuong Binh Thanh - on Facebook triggered controversies in the media and public.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has promulgated Decree 118/2015/ND-CP to guide the implementation of some articles of the Law on Investment.

Airports Corporation of Vietnam is expected to lease the passenger terminal at Phu Quoc International Airport to a private firm, instead of transferring the right to operate the entire airport as earlier planned by the Ministry of Transport.

The Permanent Court of Arbitration has ruled that it has sufficient jurisdiction over the case of the Philippines against China in the East Sea disputes. The next hearing starts today in The Hague. VietNamNet talks with Dr. Zachary Abuza.

 Danang Int’l Airport welcomes its 6 millionth passenger, Red-shanked douc rescued in Ninh Binh, Punishment for bad customs officials urged, Nearly 4,900 vehicles fined through Oct, One dead, one missing in ship sinking accident

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of National Defence has sent a document asking concerned ministries, sectors and localities to strengthen their management of flycam drones to ensure airway traffic safety and social order.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam beat Singapore 2-1 in the last Group A round match of the International U21 Football Tournament yesterday (Nov 24) in HCM City.

 Defending champions Thai Son Nam of Viet Nam pocketed their second win at the AFF Futsal Club Championship in Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday.

 First photo exhibition on Bhutan set for late Nov, HCM City plans ‘One amazing food experience’, Japanese chef cuts 39kg tuna for sushi sashimi, Memoirs by wife of late Party General Secretary released

 China’s position paper published on December 7, 2014, is one of the rare documents in which Beijing officially expressed its opinions on the issues in the East Sea.

 The CPI in November rose just 0.07 per cent compared to October and 0.34 per cent year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). From January to November it increased a mere 0.58 per cent; the lowest rate recorded for 14 years.

Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat, the two largest airports of Viet Nam, are the only two of 22 in the country estimated to make a profit this year.

Though Dong Nai River is being protected by the powerful Dong Nai River Protection Committee, it is still dying.

 The number of businesses founded this year is expected to hit a record high of 94,000 firms, partly driven by untied regulations.

VietNamNet Bridge - There are two paths for the leaders of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to follow after SOEs equitized, either becoming hired workers or civil servants at state agencies. In fact, there is another choice – retirement.

Foreign investors who buy shares in or contribute capital to economic organisations won't have to deal with procedures involved in investment certification.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of kidnapping cases have stirred concern over child safety in the country’s cities.

 The UK newspaper The Independent has named Vietnam among six once-dangerous countries that are now safe holiday destinations.