Many international researchers said China’s claims of sovereignty in the East Sea is groundless and has no legal and historical foundation.

 A special jazz concert by Vietnamese and Thai artists will be held in downtown Ha Noi to celebrate the birthday of Thai king Bhumibol Adulyadej (December 5).

 HCM City plans to reduce its white-collar employees by 14,000 by 2021, according to a municipal Interior Affairs Department plan. 

  A hat manufacturer in southern Dong Nai Province has unilaterally terminated its work contract with nearly 1,900 workers after a recent fire damaged company's machine, the online Dan Tri newspaper reproted.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government of Vietnam has told relevant ministries and agencies to weigh granting visa exemptions to tourists from almost all countries after some European nations have got such unilateral treatment.

 Chinese state media and netizens have decried high pollution levels in the northeast city of Shenyang, which activists have said could be the "worst ever" air quality seen in the country.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though the unemployment rate has risen, enterprises complain they are finding it difficult to recruit workers, Nguyen Anh Tuan, head of the Vietnam Productivity Institute (VNPI), said after meeting recently with the local press.

 A high-speed printer that can produce circuit boards in minutes has won the Dyson engineering award.

 She is the chief executive of Easyjet who has spent five days battling to fly home tourists stranded at Sharm el-Sheikh airport.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Walking along the streets of Nha Trang, a popular tourist city in central Vietnam, you can see signboards on many restaurants and shops written in Russian and Chinese.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The 12th meeting of the 11th Party Central Committee will focus on personnel preparations for the next tenure.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though having not paid VND400 billion in tax, the two gold mining companies run by Besra Group in Quang Nam province may still be allowed to export nearly 400 kilos of gold.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vung Ro Bay in the central province of Phu Yen is small but beautiful. Seen from Ca Pass, Vung Ro looks like a watercolor painting.

 Certain goods subject to automatic elimination of tariffs while others to follow different timeframes for removal.

 HCM City FC were crowned champions of the International Women's Football Tournament on Sunday at Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 100 golfers from Asia and Viet Nam will compete in the inaugural Laguna Classic amateur golf tournament at Laguna Lang Co Golf Club later this week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – South Korea was the top foreign investor in Viet Nam with total new and expanded investments of US$6.2 billion through October 2015,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Debates are still ongoing over whether to separate the management authority that oversees four national remand prisons from investigation agencies in an effort to prevent police torture.

 Vietnamese swimmers won a silver medal and three bronze medals at the Asian Finswimming Championships in Taiwan on Sunday.

 The Prime Minister recently approved the nature conservation and sustainable management of natural resources in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park region, phase III, which is funded by the German Government. 

 Prof. Vu Khieu, a senior researcher of Vietnam, has been honoured with the Hungary Order of Merit Knight Cross for his lifetime contributions to fostering the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Hungary.

 The Vietnam Ministry of Public Security and the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs will enhance their partnership with a focus on fighting crimes and ensuring security and safety for the public.

 More chances for Viet Nam to boost green growth have opened under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed yesterday between the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Danish Ministry of Environment and Food.

 Government Office Vice Chairman Nguyen Cao Luc announced the construction and socio-economic development plans over the next five to fifteen years, with vision until 2050, at a ceremony held by the provincial authorities last weekend.

 Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary Kover Laszlo has expressed his support to the funding for several key projects in Vietnam provided by the Hungarian government, including those in economics, trade, health care, education and energy.