The Vietnamese government has insisted that regulations requiring foreign service providers such as Facebook and Google to establish branches or representative offices in Vietnam is justified and in line with international standards.

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of the biggest Indian festivals – Diwali – will be celebrated at the JW Marriot Hotel on November 24.

 You want to travel but you’re not sure where to go. Let your love of food and palate be your guide.

 Vietnamese representative Tieu Vy has taken part in a group draw at the Head to Head challenge for Miss World 2018 in China.

 Chau Ngoc Bich has surpassed a number of outstanding Vietnamese candidates to represent the country at Mrs Universe 2018.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite worries that education will be commercilised as schools are sold and bought like commercial products, schools invested by private enterprises are operating well.

 A Taiwanese man who was caught painting graffiti on Bui Vien Pedestrian Street in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1 has been summoned by local police.

 HSBC and ANZ have named 13 companies of being involved in a series of frauds costing the banks VND300 billion ($13 million), leading to the prosecution of dozens of defendants and eight companies. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coaches of both Vietnam and Malaysia understand each other and want to win their ASEAN Football Federation Championship match Friday night at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium.

 Revoking the $220 million Dai Duong paper factory invested by a Taiwanese investor raises concerns that the era of paper manufacturing projects is over due to the risk of environmental pollution.

 Vietnam’s first national report on the implementation of the UN Convention against Torture was delivered to the UN Committee Against Torture on November 14 by Deputy Minister of Public Security Sen. Lt. Gen. Le Quy Vuong.

 A sandstone statue of the Hindu goddess Saraswati, the first of its kind found in Vietnam, is being showcased at the museum of the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of pine trees in Lam Ha District in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong were allegedly poisoned to death, according to local authorities.

 The documentary series “Sac Mau Nhat Ban” (the Colours of Japan) will return to Vietnam National Television (VTV) this November for a third season to portray the lives of Japanese people.

 Minister of Defence Ngo Xuan Lich held talks with his Belarusian counterpart Ravkov Andrei Alekseevich in Hanoi on November 15, discussing bilateral defence and military technical cooperation.

 NBCUniversal Media, a New York-based multinational media group, and its Vietnamese partner, POPS Worldwide, are working together to produce and distribute entertainment videos on YouTube. 

VietNamNet Bridge - While Vietnamese enterprises gather strength to make products for export, Thai goods have been conquering the domestic market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sixteen endangered sea turtles weighing nearly 190kg in total were found on Tuesday at Vo Thi Xuan’s seafood wholesale facility in Hon Thom District, Phu Quoc Island 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc joined leaders of other ASEAN and partner countries in a number of multilateral and bilateral meetings as part of the 33rd ASEAN Summits and related event in Singapore.

Online Friday 2018, which will be held on December 7, is expected to see sales of US$64 million from two million orders, event organiser Viet Nam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade said.