Designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam has opened a fashion show at the Council of ASEAN Fashion Designers event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 The Vietnamese internet economy has almost tripled in three years to reach 9 billion USD in 2018, driven by e-commerce and online media, a new report released by Google and Temasek showed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese students and parents are celebrating Teachers’ Day, November 20, to hail the deeds of the teachers who are shaping the future generation of the country.

Located in Son Tay Town, 40km to the west of Hanoi, Duong Lam village is a very popular tourist destination at the weekends.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Defending champions Thai Son Nam will face Cao Bang FC in the opening match of the National Futsal HDBank Cup on Friday in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Television (VTV) will air a series to introduce traditional life and green travel in Japan from Friday.

 The HCMC Ballet and Symphony Orchestra (HBSO) is presenting a program on Thursday, November 29, featuring a world premiere by Spanish composer Iluminada Perez Troya.

 The Phu Tho People’s Procuracy yesterday proposed handing down jail terms on former senior officers at the Ministry of Public Security and other defendants for their alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar online gambling ring.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The BJJ Tag Team jujitsu tournament will be held in the capital for the first time.

 Interest rates for Vietnamese dong savings are rising, so local enterprises are afraid that their borrowing costs will surge as they need loans to fund their goods production plans for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday.

 Vietnam was in the top five among 34 countries ranked for private participation in infrastructure (PPI) projects in the first half of this year, the World Bank said in a report released earlier this week.

Analysts several years ago predicted that foreign retailers, with their powerful financial capability and experience, would dislodge Vietnamese retailers out of the home market. But their business results have become worse.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Six people were killed and 15 houses were burned to the ground after an oil-carrying tanker truck crashed and burst into flames on National Highway 13 in the southern province of Binh Phuoc.

 The Long Thanh International Airport project in the southern province of Dong Nai has been scheduled to begin construction in 2020 and operate in 2025, according to Airports Corporation of Vietnam.

 Many boats have been left to deteriorate at Hanoi’s West Lake while owners are still waiting for decisions from local authorities.

 From the world’s highest mountain to emerald bays dotted with limestone islands, when it comes to natural attractions, Asia is hard to beat.

 Besides buying shares of Vietnam’s large securities companies, foreign investors have also poured significantly in domestic small securities companies through merger and acquisition (M&A).

 US and China’s firms are looking at shifting production, assembly or sourcing of supplies to third countries, with Southeast Asia as the leading choice.

 Some 80 percent of EuroCham members also believe the EVFTA will improve Vietnam’s competitiveness compared to other countries such as China, Japan and South Korea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s laws on waste disposal at sea put the marine ecosystem, aquatic resources and people’s livelihoods under severe threat,