French Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung is giving the final touches to the script for his new movie project on French cuisine, titled Dodin Bouffant.

 Porta Chiusa, a clarinet trio from Switzerland with a strong focus on compositions using microtonal and multi-phonic techniques, will perform on December 1 at  Heritage Space, Dolphin Plaza, 28 Tran Binh Trong, Hanoi.

 Vietnamese and South Korean artists will perform together in a concert on Sunday at the Hanoi Opera House to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of Viet Nam – South Korea diplomatic relations.

 More than 1,000 people are expected to run with visually-impaired people around Hoan Kiem Lake on Sunday, December 3.

 Vietnam welcomed 11.6 million foreign tourist arrivals in the first 11 months of this year, up 27 percent against the same period last year. 

 The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia has received requests for support from around 50 Vietnamese tourists who are stuck in Bali, Indonesia, due to volcanic eruption, of whom 30 have left Bali safely by land.

 Vietnam, a country grounded on agriculture and an important player in the global food system, is partnering with other members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to ensure food security in the face of climate change. 

 Deputy Prime Minsiter Vu Duc Dam met Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Higher Education Jaroslaw Gowin in Hanoi on November 29, with discussion focusing on bilateral engagements in education and science-technology. 

 Russia has always been one of the priorities in Vietnam’s external affairs, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vasilievich Vnukov at a meeting in Hanoi on November 29. 

The National Assembly (NA) and Government of Vietnam always support and create favourable conditions for Vietnamese and Australian friendship organisations to increase activities.

 Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index extended its rally on November 29 for the eighth consecutive session as investor confidence was lifted by expectations of the Government selling its stakes in listed companies.

 Expert: Vietnam economic growth slows down, Outstanding farm products honoured, Trade surplus of US$2.8 billion recorded in Jan-Nov period, Developing tourism into a spearhead economic sector

VietNamNet Bridge - The Tourism Advisory Board says that Vietnam has less open visa policies in comparison with other regional countries.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) is encouraging university students to study for a  bachelor’s degree in tourism in the face of an employee shortage in the sector. 

 Amid complaints about foreign firms receiving more government incentives unfairly and overshadowing domestic peers, experts claim that all Vietnamese policies are equal for domestic and foreign enterprises.

At the Vietnam National Museum of History, one officer is responsible for preserving and repairing many different items, and antiques are examined with X-ray machines from hospitals.

 The poonah paper of Hanoi`s Yen Thai village is an ancient paper art handed down for centuries.

 Two teenagers recently broke into a house in central province of Hà Tĩnh and stole two motorbikes, a Yamaha and a Honda SH.

 In 2018, the labour market is projected to heat up, as ASEAN Economic Community members give workers more opportunities for jobs within the region.

 The number of people using smartphones, among mobile phone users, accounts for 84 per cent in 2017, compared to 78 per cent a year ago.