A bank teller of the Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade’s (Vietinbank) Long Thanh Branch has been arrested for allegedly appropriating billions of Vietnamese dong.

Local authorities say that the number of ethnic minority juveniles engaging in drug trafficking at the Vietnamese-Lao border in the central province of Quang Tri has increased sharply over the last five years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On Nguyen Son Street in Ha Noi’s Long Bien District, there is a small alley which is home to dozens of mini-shops standing close to each other.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After Viet Nam received a “yellow card” from the European Commission because of its failure to meet standards against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Buildings constructed of bamboo and wood by Ha Noi-based H&P Architects (HPA) have won gold and silver medals in an international architecture contest.

VietNamNet Bridge - The divestment of a number of foreign strategic investors from Vietnamese banks is a sign that foreign technology doesn’t always help.

Vietnamese defender Doan Van Hau is among eight players who could make a name for themselves in the upcoming qualifiers of the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship, according to the the-afc.com.

A debate ensued in the National Assembly on Thursday morning on the controversial exemption of criminal liability for those in charge of restructuring financially unstable banks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Planning and Investment has asked the city’s People’s Committee to approve a new flood-prevention project funded by Denmark.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police of Dong Hoi City in the central province of Quang Binh have launched an official investigation into an assault on a doctor at a city hospital.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Thi Thu Thao of Ha Noi brought home a gold medal in the women’s long jump category of the National Athletics Championships in HCM City on Thursday.

 The Minister of Industry and Trade, Tran Tuan Anh, on Thursday asked the Department of Market Watch to look into the origin of products of the Khaisilk Group following a complaint that it was selling fake products made in China.

 The National Assembly ratified the appointment of Nguyen Van The to the post of Minister of Transport and Le Minh Khai to the post of Government Inspectorate General at its fourth session on October 26.

 The use of satellite earth observation date to monitor rice production in the Red River and Mekong Deltas was discussed at a workshop in Hanoi on October 25.

 With more than a week to the start of the 2017 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, the central coastal city of Da Nang has made meticulous and thorough preparations for the country’s significant event in 2017.

 Hundreds of artists from 16 art troupes gathered at the second Van singing festival which opened in the northern province of Bac Giang on October 25.

 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in numbers

Lawmaker discussed a bill amending and supplementing some articles of the Law on Credit Institutions on October 26.

 Deputy Director of the Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC) Hoang Dinh Canh has denied rumours that Vietnam will not continue providing methadone treatment due to claims it is ineffective for synthetic drug addicts.

 Vietnam and Russia are determined to raise their two-way trade to 10 billion USD by 2020 to create a turning point in bilateral trade relations.