The Vietnam – Australia partnership programme on innovation was announced during a ceremony in the central city of Da Nang on November 8, within the framework of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week. 

 Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha visited Quy Nhon beach in central Binh Dinh province on November 7 to inspect the search for missing sailors and direct response to possible oil spills from sunk freighters in storm Damrey.

Vietnam’s CMC Corporation, one of the leading information and communications technology groups in Vietnam, opened its subsidiary in Yokohama city of Kanagawa prefecture on November 7.

 Vietnam ranks 101st among 193 countries in the world which face the highest risk of cyberattacks given the rapid growth of Internet users, a recent survey shows.

 Apple Vietnam has proposed to remove some administrative procedures to advantage its business in the country.

 Non-governmental organisation Four Paws Viet and Ninh Binh Province’s forest management department on Monday rescued three Tibetan bears illegally held in captivity at two local households.

 The Executive Chairman of the Chinese Alibaba Group, Jack Ma, had a dialogue with nearly 4,000 Vietnamese students in Hanoi on November 6.

 Mocha Messenger, an over-the-top (OTT) service that provides free Internet-based calls and messaging for users, reached some 10 million of users by the end of October, two years after its launch.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications has approved the restructuring plans of MobiFone Corporation and Vietnam Post Office Corporation (VNPost), said a report on VietnamFinance news website.

VCCI has pointed out discrepancies between some provisions of the draft Law on Cyber Security and the nation’s commitments to WTO and the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement.

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on November 4 presented the State Pushkin Prize to a Vietnamese scientist for her outstanding contributions to friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

 Facebook, Google, Viber, and Amazon are required to set up their own servers in Vietnam in accordance to the Draft Cyber Security Law, which could be a challenge.

 Vietnam’s waters are being threatened by excessive economic activities, lack of regulations and over-fishing.

 Viet Nam’s security index is very low, ranking 101st out of 193 member countries on the International Telecommunication Union report on the Global Network Security Index on ability to ensure network security.

 Da Lat City officials, on Friday, began an investigation into the deforestation in Commune 12’s subzone 151.

 Dr Nguyen Thi Hiep, a lecturer from the Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City, has been honoured at the university for winning the first prize at the 2017 ASEAN-US science competition.

 Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi's Ba Dinh District is one of the most famous bridges in Hanoi and attracts many visitors. However, the surrounding water is being severely polluted by a vast amount of rubbish.

 Authorities of the central province of Quang Ngai have allowed the Northern Vietnam Maritime Safety Corporation to dump around 62,000 cubic metres of mud and sand into the sea.

The Ministry of Information and Communications and the Lao Ministry of Post and Telecommunications jointly held a forum in Vientiane on November 2 to seek measures to foster bilateral cooperation in ICT.

 A major driver of the illegal wildlife trade in the Golden Triangle – the border area where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar – is tourists from Vietnam and China.