Experts have raised warnings about the weaknesses of Vietnam's exported shrimp including unfavourable colour and antibiotic residues which could lead to Vietnam losing markets.

 World Coffee Museum has been inaugurated in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

VietNamNet Bridge - Utilizing blockchain to improve the traceability of farm produce is expected to be a good solution to boost fruit exports.

 The Department of Information, Microsoft, Vietnet – ICT, and the Dariu Foundation have launched the Hour of Code.

 Threats to information safety and cybersecurity are becoming more serious as the use of unsafe equipment such as internet protocol cameras, routers and Voice over Internet Protocol is increasing in Vietnam.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has introduced forward sales of US dollars to commercials banks for the first time this year to better manage the country’s foreign exchange market.

 The challenges the power sector needs to overcome over the next two decades are substantial to ensure it achieves its goals to provide sustainable, clean, affordable and reliable power supply to the people of Viet Nam.

As the global economy is changing rapidly, with trade wars and unstable currencies, a new vision is needed for the future of Asia as well as Viet Nam, speakers said at the Horasis Asia Meeting 2018 that was held in Binh Duong Province on Monday. 

 More than 1,000 artisans from five Central Highlands provinces will perform at the 2018 Gong Cultural Festival scheduled to take place from November 30 to December 2 in Gia Lai province. 

 Leaders from 25 business associations in central provinces have pledged to combat illegal wildlife consumption by adopting new programmes to shed light on wildlife crime and the myths about consumption that are driving the trade in Vietnam.

 Vietnam ranked ninth out of 20 economies in the Sustainable Trade Index 2018 released by the Hinrich Foundation last week.

 A third drop in global crude prices, plus an increasing number of air passengers, is expected to boost the performance of the two biggest airlines Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet.

VietNamNet Bridge - The average wage for Vietnamese workers is $1 per hour, far below the pay to Filipino workers ($2.1) and Chinese ($2.5).

 Vietnam expects to export 1.7 million tonnes of coffee this year, earning about 3.5 billion USD, said Chairman of the Vietnam Coffee – Cocoa Association (VICOFA) Luong Van Tu. 

Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Defence Minister on November 26 held talks with Sen. Lieut. Gen. Leopoldo Cintra Frias, Politburo member, Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba. 

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong has committed all possible support to defence ties with Cuba.

 The Hanoi Culture Centre has been making every effort possible to bring young people closer to traditional intangible cultural heritage.

 Vietnam has successfully produced the vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease Type O, announced the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The 2018 Horasis Asia Meeting, Asia’s premier gathering of the region’s most senior leaders in business and administration, opened in the southern province of Binh Duong in November 26.

 Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 26 for a troupe of domestic and foreign artists attending the third Asia-Europe New Music Festival.