VietNamNet Bridge – Five Vietnamese scientists have been recognised as among the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds in a list compiled by the multinational media and information firm Thomson Reuters.

Authorities in Quang Ninh Province on Monday (Nov 21) announced a domestic investor partnership to build a US$622million expressway, after rejecting a proposal to borrow money from China for the project.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A variety of activities will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Viet Nam National Academy of Music (VNAM),

 VietNamNet Bridge – Kang Tae-oh has amassed a large following in Viet Nam after playing Lee Jun-su, a talented K-pop star in the Forever Young series that was screened on VTV3 in 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Unpaid social insurance premiums had amounted to VND14.2 trillion by end-October, up from VND13.1 trillion a month earlier, according to Vietnam Social Insurance (VSI).  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam dropped two spots to world No 612 in the men’s singles category, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) announced on November 21.

VietNamNet Bridge – National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has asked its shareholders to register their ownership by the end of this month to serve its trading registration on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM),

 VietNamNet Bridge – New Zealand Ambassador to Viet Nam Haike Manning surprised his Embassy staff and over 190,000 followers of the Embassy’s Facebook page with the release of a personal music video.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 5,000 athletes and tourists will participate in the annual Da Nang International Marathon – one of the biggest sport events in central Viet Nam – on August 6th, 2017.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Long Bay, a designated UNESCO World Heritage site and one of Viet Nam’s top tourist draws, is suffering extensive violations that threaten to destroy its famed natural beauty,

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to allocate more than VND1 trillion (US$45 million) to curb air pollution at the Da Phuoc Waste Treatment Complex and Da Phuoc Cemetery in outlying Binh Chanh District.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tri An Lake is a man-made lake that stores water for the Tri An Power Plant in the southern Dong Nai Province. The lake is 323sq.km in area with islands of various sizes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A book fair offering rare and old books will be held at the HCM City pedestrian-only Book Street on Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A large-scale electronic dance music (EDM) festival will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7, which will run from 3 p.m. on December 18 until midnight.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police will not be allowed to randomly stop a vehicle to check ownership certificate as the new regulation on penalties for the non-transfer of vehicle ownership takes effect next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When he married his cousin some 20 years ago, Hoang Van Thuong of the Tay ethnic minority in Ha Giang Province did not know how badly his marriage would affect his child.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam are competing in Group B of the 2017 Asian Football Confederation’s Beach Football Championship. Other teams making up the group are reigning champions Iran and Chinese Taipei.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A play depicting family problems, written by Nguyen Thi Minh Ngoc, one of Viet Nam’s leading female scriptwriters, will be presented in California next weekend.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang has been named among the Top 10 Holiday Destinations in Asia by Smart Travel Asia – an online tourism magazine for Asia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Cong Vinh’s 50th goal for the national team secured a 2-1 win for Viet Nam over hosts Myanmar in the ASEAN Football Federation’s Group B second match yesterday in Yangon.