Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan emphasised the importance of the mainstream media in orienting the currents of right information on social networks during a Q&A session.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In Vietnam, getting into a university has been described as a national obsession and getting admission seen as a cut-throat competition.

While US President Donald Trump has promoted bilateral trade, condemning inequalities in multilateral relations, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that globalization is an irreversible trend.

The first international-standard library for children in Vietnam opened at the National Library of Vietnam in Hanoi on November 16.

 Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Le Minh Hung on November 17 continued taking part in lawmakers’ question-and-answer session.

 Vietnam’s fixed line market has seen a significant decline after peaking in 2009, according to Reportbuyer, a leading industry intelligence solution that provides all market research reports from top publishers. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – An installation of photos taken by women who sell goods at Bai Da Market on the outskirts of Ha Noi is now on display at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum.

 Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on November 17 chaired an event to announce the results of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week that took place in central Da Nang city from November 6-11.

Pham Luong Son, deputy director general of Viet Nam Social Security tells the chinhphu.vn that women don’t have to worry about lower benefits under new pension calculations starting January 1, 2018.

 Real estate inventory value now approximates VND26 trillion (US$1.14 billion), reducing 16 percent compared to December last year, reported the Ministry of Construction this morning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The early morning sun shines all around. Clouds hang on mountains near and far mountains. Villages dot the immense green rice fields stretching into the distance.

Nine officials from a public transport operation centre in HCM City were suspended for 15 days after a report published on Thanh Nien (Young people) newspaper on Wednesday claimed they were corrupt.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police on Thursday confirmed they have detained a couple in HCM City who allegedly used a child to beg for money to buy drugs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s very own basketball league, the VBA League, is now into its second year. Young fans regularly pack out the stadiums, enthralled by the country’s latest sporting trend. 

Despite warnings of environmental pollution and damage to rich biodiversity, a century-old nipa palm forest in Binh Son District, the central province of Quang Ngai has approved the construction of a 87ha reservoir ...

 Multiple activities to mark Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day in Hanoi, Twenty years of 7th Francophone Summit hosted in Vietnam in memory, Cambodia inaugurates Vietnam-funded broadcast station project’s phase I

 State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) Governor Lê Minh Hưng expressed confidence that the central bank would maintain the stability of the VND/dollar exchange rate.

 The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) will sell 21.79 per cent stake at Viet Nam Construction and Import-Export Joint Stock Corporation (Vinaconex) on December 8.

 South Korea will loosen visa requirements and issue e-visas for Vietnamese visitors as the number of Vietnamese tourists to the Northeast Asian nation is growing significantly.

 The Ministry of Finance has proposed a regulation that requires Facebook and Google to conduct cross-border payment transactions through the National Payment Corporation (Napas), Tuoi Tre newspaper reports.