Action hero Jack Reacher is to get a reboot for the small screen with a new actor in the lead role after creator Lee Child admitted Tom Cruise, who played him in two films, is too short.

The Ministry of Education and Training will instruct local education departments to build roadmaps and plans to re-train primary school teachers to upgrade their qualifications within five years. 

 The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says "decisive" progress has been made in reaching a final agreement on the UK's departure from the bloc.

 A new study has uncovered worrying trends on the ­operation of Vietnamese businesses over the past four years.

Vietnamese businesses upbeat about trade, Viettel Global reports profits of 57.1 million USD in Q3, Steel exports up almost 50 percent in 10 months, Domestic supply makes automobile industry more competitive

Ministries asked to review proposed changes to Hanoi master plan, HCM City identifies babies in need of measles shots, Soc Trang: Ooc Om Bok festival offers cultural activities, Vietnam attempts to expand media coverage nationwide by 2025

VietNamNet Bridge - A report of the State Bank showed that the bad debt of the entire banking system had dropped from 10.08 percent in 2016 to 6.7 percent by the end of June 2018.

 Fake discounts, which are occassionally applied by Lazada and other e-commerce platforms, may occur again on the Single Day promotion season this year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Lesser known and new smartphone brands have been making every effort to increase their presence in Vietnam. However, analysts believe they are not strong enough to change the market.

Vietnam’s ratification of the CPTPP is expected to boost the country’s labor reforms, according to a statement released on November 12 by the International Labor Organization.

VietNamNet Bridge - Environmental protection organizations have suggested that local authorities be responsible for controlling and stopping wildlife consumption in their localities. 

 Property services company Savills Vietnam believes that growing foreign direct investment and moving up in the value chain mean Vietnam’s industrial real estate sector has a bright future.

 The Ministry of Transport estimated that the total capital for developing the transport infrastructure in the country for 2018-2023 is estimated at roughly (US$48 billion).

 Vietnam is home to Asia’s most astonishing subterranean system.

 Vietnam exported a record high of nearly 1.8 million tonnes of coffee during the 2017-2018 crop, 12.7 percent higher than the previous one, the Vietnam Coffee-Cocoa Association (VICOFA) has said.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on the US to support VN to win a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the 2020-2021 tenure at his meeting with Vice President Mike Pence.

 The number of Vietnamese students in the U.S. has increased consistently for 17 straight years, according to the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) annual “Open Doors” Report.  

 French photographer Nicolas Cornet is holding an exhibition at the French cultural center L'Espace in Hanoi to introduce a collection of nearly 50 photos featuring Vietnamese pagodas.

 The local healthcare sector only produces very basic equipment, while the majority of advanced healthcare equipment is imported from developed countries, heard a regional forum in Hanoi on November 12.

 A hacker released data on the FPT Shop store chain’s customers on RaidForums on November 13, Thanh Nien newspaper reported.