A delegation from the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics led by director Ta Ngoc Tan visited South Africa from November 3 to 8, aiming to push cooperation with South African academies and universities on training and scientific research.

 Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son has urged the MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation to seek capable strategic investors in its ongoing equitisation process.

 Commercial banks expect to attract foreign investment in their newly-established financial companies thanks to the profitable domestic consumer financial market, according to Dau tu (Investment) newspaper.

  Deputy Inspector General Le Thi Thuy and other Vietnamese officials have actively participated in the sixth session of the Conference of State Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in Russia’s St. Petersburg. 

 Hungarian National Assembly (NA) Speaker Kover Laszlo arrived in Hanoi on November 8, beginning his six-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

VietNamNet Bridge - Speaking during a business trip in Vietnam, the European parliamentary delegation said it fully supported the view of Vietnam in the East Sea issue.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After being named the third runner-up of the Miss International pageant on November 5, Pham Hong Thuy Van was recently presented the Missosology Choice Award.

 A dozen circus performers in the Lang Toi Troupe have resigned en mass, explaining that they need better paid jobs.

 Vietnam needs to increase the use of renewable energy resources and bolster power trading with Asian countries in order to meet its electricity demands rising by 7-10% annually towards 2030.

 Experts have said developing ecological industrial parks (IPs) and converting conventional IPs into environmentally-friendly places for enterprises are a new global trend but it is not easy for Vietnam to follow this trend for now.

 There are signs that wages and compensation packages are beginning to rise in parts of the country, said NA deputies at the 13th National Assembly— but in Vietnam they are not keeping up with other parts of the world.

 A high-ranking delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam led by Ha Thi Khiet, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for Mass Mobilisation, visited Cambodia on November 4-5.

 Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson and his spouse concluded the State visit to Vietnam from November 3-6 at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang. 

 Co-organized by the luxury real estate brand Masteri and Viet Vision Company, The Master of Symphony promises to bring music lovers a fresh combination between the five pop stars and the orchestra.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said on Thursday that the National Council of Education and Human Resources Development must consult with the country's intellectuals to reform Viet Nam's education sector.

 Vietnam’s economy is a rare light amid the gloom in most emerging markets, according to the Vietnam Economic Update November 2015 from ANZ.

 Twenty-four member companies of the Viet Nam Railways (VNR) will make their initial public offerings (IPOs) by December 31, government portal chinhphu.vn reported.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced during a meeting in Hanoi on Thursday that it plans to work with relevant agencies to examine and ensure food safety, which it identified as an urgent task.

 Civil aircraft owners and operators must find alternate routes for flights to avoid conflict zones in the Middle East, the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam has urged the Transport Ministry.

 The Ministry of Finance yesterday officially announced the list of goods which would enjoy tax reduction when the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is signed and comes into effect.