HCM City authorities will offer 50 percent discount for tourists on eight tours held on the 320th anniversary of the city.

 The State Bank of Vietnam has reassured customers that Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) will remain unaffected by the arrest of the bank's former chairman Tran Bac Ha.

 The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and Ericsson signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday in Ha Noi to establish an Internet of Things (IoT) Innovation Hub.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thanh Hoa set a new record at the National Sports Games on Thursday in Hanoi.

 The VNCERT’s statistics showed there had been 8,319 network attacks in Viet Nam as of the end of the third quarter of this year, including 1,575 malware cases, 4,829 deface cases and 1,915 phishing attacks.

 Banking on solid economic growth, a young population and strong internet coverage, Viet Nam has been making efforts to become a start-up nation.

 Thanh Hoá’s ancient and historic citadel, HCM City’s Hoa Lư Stadium to host French food and culture festival, Exhibition introduces traditional musical instruments of ethnic groups, Film contest attracts young filmmakers

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam History Museum in HCM City has opened the Nét Cũ Dấu Xưa (Marks of History) exhibition, showcasing 130 Vietnamese artefacts from the 15th to 20th century.

Vietnamese enterprises’ ability to take part in the global value chain will depend on the quality of their products and a willingness to use advanced technology.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will start projects to become a smart city by 2025 early next year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Multinationals have begun doing what they have threatened: relocating their factories from China to Vietnam.

The number of foreign tourists visiting Viet Nam so far this year is estimated at 14.2 million, up 21.3 per cent against the same period last year, the General Statistics Office said on Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hospitals in Dak Lak Province were treating more than 120 people suffering from food poisoning, said Le Minh Thong, deputy director of the provincial Food Safety and Hygiene Department.

 Viet Nam’s consumer price index (CPI) fell in November as the cost of fuel and a range of other products fell, a sign showing the Government’s target of capping the index at around 4 per cent this year was within reach.

 National carrier Vietnam Airlines is officially selling flight tickets for its routes between Quang Ninh and HCM City at the corporation’s dealers.

 The Vietnam Energy Partnership Group's local experts and counterparts from the European Union provided a series of recommendations to improve the country's legal framework on renewable energy projects.

 There has been a worldwide resurgence of measles, with many countries experiencing "severe and protracted" outbreaks last year, 

 The head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has said global free trade is facing its "worst crisis" since 1947.

 Carphone Warehouse-owned website Mobiles.co.uk and other online phone retailers are facing a backlash from customers wrongly refused Black Friday smartphone deals.

 Thousands of Australian school students have urged greater action on climate change in protests across the country.