Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc underlined the importance of building a resolution on key socio-economic tasks and solutions in 2018 at a cabinet meeting in Hanoi on December 1.

 A wild sunflower festival will be held at the Chu Dang Ya extinct volcano in the central highlands province of Gia Lai from December 1 to 3.

 Some 7,000 cars imported during the month, higher than poor September and October results.

 The period between the rainy and dry seasons in the Central Highlands is the perfect time of year for travelers to visit the Central Highlands and experience the vast swathes of wild flowers in full bloom.

 Actors and actresses from the Vietnamese version of the American TV comedy-drama Glee (Glee Vietnam) will attend the 22nd Asian Television Awards 2017 (ATA) in Singapore on December 1.

 The Alexa voice assistant has been Amazon's remarkable runaway hit this past year.

 The first runner-up of Miss Ocean Vietnam 2017 Nguyen Thi Dieu Thuy will represent the nation at the Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International competition slated for China in December.

 Miss Globe 2017 Khanh Ngan has been appointed Ambassador of the Mrs World Peace beauty pageant.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam needs US$140billion to $179 billion in the next 20 years for climate change reduction and adaptation, as well as technology.  

 Mai Van Phan will be the second Vietnamese poet to receive the Swedish literary Cikada Award 2017, according to the Swedish Embassy in Hanoi.

 The Vietnamese film ‘The Way Station’ by director Pham Thi Hong Anh has been selected among top 16 best films in the final round of the 39th Cairo International Film Festival.

 The Vietnamese government has set a goal of keeping the unemployment rate under 4% next year with automation forecast to take a lot of jobs from labor-intensive sectors like footwear and apparel.

The Vietnamese government’s granting of investment certificates to thermal power plants with a total investment capital of $8.37 billion contributed to raising the total value of FDI in Vietnam to $33.09 billion in 11 months of 2017.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Dinh Hong Vinh will take charge of Can Tho FC for two years, the club announced.

VietNamNet Bridge - While the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) persists in the VND12 trillion plan to produce 9,000 more PhDs, the public thinks the plan will squander people’s money.

 While the Hoa Sua or Milk Flower (Milkwood Pine) is one of Hanoi's signatures, locals living on the streets with high-density of the trees have complained about the strong fragrance.

 Convenience stores were the most successful food and drink service channels in the past year, according to results of a survey released at a seminar held in HCM City on Thursday.

The Vietnam Sugar & Sugarcane Association (VSSA) has asked the government to delay the removal of the sugar import quota to 2022 instead of 2018 as committed in ATIGA. 

 The world's leading oil exporting nations have agreed to extend production curbs, aimed at boosting the oil price, by nine months.

 Nearly 200 workers were mobilised to work overnight for dredging Hoan Kiem Lake.