The Asia-Pacific Veteran Table Tennis Championships will be held from December 3 to 6 at HCM City's Phu Tho Gymnasium.

Vietnam ranks 29th among the world's 70 largest countries by English skills, or an increase of four levels, Education First (EF) Viet Nam announced yesterday based on figures of EF Global's English proficiency index 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Mia pagoda is located in Duong Lam commune, Son Tay Town, Ha Noi. The temple stores the most art statues in Vietnam (287 statues).

 Seventeen artworks were sold for a total US$18,000 at an auction held at the Viet Nam National Museum of Fine Arts.

 VietNamNet Bridge - It's ironic that many Vietnamese women, especially those living in remote, mountainous or rural areas, think that beatings by their husbands are a way of expressing their sentiments and the power of men. 

 A comedy-adventure film adapted from the online game League of Legends, known as LoL, will be released in cinemas this weekend to begin the Christmas season in HCM City.

Will Phu Thai Holdings give up a plan to assemble Volkswagen cars in Vietnam? The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has said it cannot satisfy the requirements to be able to enjoy low car part import tariffs.

  Crops and farms would be protected by a mass of mangrove forests in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces, thanks to a restoration project.

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, Truong Minh Tuan, emphasised the need for ensuring information safety and security for social network's users at a meeting with social network service providers and news websites.

 Ministers of Telecommunications and Information Technology from ASEAN countries agreed to give top priority to co-operation and development in a five-year road map to 2020, Minister of Viet Nam's Information and Communications.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Located only 10 km away from the centre of Danang, Son Tra peninsula has many things to see and enjoy. It is also an ideal place to see the panorama and landscapes of Da Nang City.

 The US was Vietnam’s biggest export market in the first 11 months of 2015 with a turnover of 30.6 billion USD, up 17.6 percent year-on-year, said the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 The national strategy on developing renewable energy sources until 2030 and a vision to 2050 has just been approved by the Prime Minister.

 The Vietnam Journalists Association (VJA) assumed the position of President and Secretary General of the Confederation of ASEAN Journalists (CAJ) for the 2015 – 2017 tenure at the CAJ’s 18th General Assembly in Hanoi on November 27.

Vietnam wishes to bolster ties with Bulgaria in the fields of politics, diplomacy, economics, and education, and continue bilateral coordination at multilateral forums and international organisations, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

 Government members stressed the importance of the fight against corruption and waste in the country's effort to improve its national budget during the Government monthly meeting held yesterday in Ha Noi.

Vietnam treasures the friendship with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and wants to enhance co-operation between the two countries, President Truong Tan Sang affirmed to the DPRK's defence leader.

 Vietnam strongly objects to the use of or threat to use force against its boats and vessels, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said on November 27.

 The 10th session of the 13th National Assembly concluded on November 27 after more than one month of sitting, with 16 laws and several resolution adopted and 10 draft laws scrutinised.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign tourists may not be attracted to Vietnamese food through TV shows without tasting them, said Ly Huy Sang, deputy director of Minh Long 1 Co. Ltd.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Recent positive movements in Vietnam’s investment-business climate are expected to make the country more attractive to the global business community.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport has approved a plan to sell out the 97% State stake at Vietnam Motors Industry Corporation (Vinamotor).

Fewer VN traffic accidents in 2015, Khanh Hoa cracks down on foreign language billboards, Da Lat to plant 60,000 pansy flowers, Nine persons face prosecution in pipeline case, Workers return home from Algeria deep in debt

The news that Japan has entered an economic downturn has raised concerns among Vietnamese exporters. Meanwhile, experts believe Japan will still be keen in providing ODA (official development assistance) to Vietnam. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – For US photographer Lawrence D'Attilio, fate seems to have handed him many stories to share, a gift from Viet Nam.