n spite of worries that the real estate market in Vietnam is revealing imbalances between high- and mid-end accommodation, experts say such concerns are overblown.

VietNamNet Bridge - Sooner or later, China will declare an air defence identification zone (ADIZ) in the East Sea, the busy waters in Southeast Asia. So, what will the key players do to oppose the arrogant attitude of Beijing in the East Sea?

VietNamNet talks with Mr. Pham Viet Muon, former Deputy Director of the Government Office, deputy head of the Enterprise Innovation and Development Committee, about the SOEs in 30 years of renovation.

 An electric fence has been put up at Dak Lak Elephant Conservation Centre to protect two wild elephants

 Lobster farmers in the south-central province of Phu Yen are suffering huge financial losses after their stock died in the recent floods.

Pop singer Dong Nhi won Best South-east Asian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2016 on November 6.

 Vietnam’s foreign direct investment picture should rebound in the remaining months of this year, though concerns remain over fulfilling the 2016 target.

Ham Lon Mountain, Dong Mo, Coco Beachcamp and Trung Luong are nice places to name a few for youth to go camping with friends.

 VN may develop a code on competition which is asymptotic to international rules and economic integration by mid-2018.

 The central province of Thua Thien – Hue is mapping out a project to preserve biodiversity in submerged lands in Lap An Lagoon and O Lau estuary, which cover a combined over 4,000 hectares and boast rich fauna and flora.

 The national U22 football team will play against hosts China in its first match in a friendly international tournament in Wuhan, China, on November 8. 

With an extensive reform spirit, the Law on Enterprises and the Investment Law has breathed new life into the country’s business environment, as seen in the remarkably increase in the number of enterprises and investment. 

 The Irish Times of Ireland on November 6 ran a long article covering the eight-day trip of President Michael D. Higgins to Vietnam and Laos, saying his State visit to Vietnam marks the 20-year bilateral diplomatic ties.

International lawyers have agreed that some or all of the artificial islands of China were built on low-tide elevations; therefore they are not entitled to an area of territorial water as prescribed by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nam Dinh, a coastal province in the southern Red River Delta, is the sacred land of the Viet people, Tran Kings and national hero Tran Hung Dao, the spirit of the Tran Dynasty.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bridget March, an English artist, has nurtured a deep love for Vietnam after about four years living and working here, not because of the country’s development or its landscapes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has secured their ticket to the final of the Asian Football Confederation Women’s U19 Championship next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Da Nang police arrested three officials of the Southeast Asian joint-stock commercial Bank (SEA Bank) for banking and loan service violations in the city starting in 2007.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The flooded central province of Phu Yen Province has called for Government emergency aid of 1,000 tonnes of rice and over one tonne of medicine and medical supplies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Hoang Nam championed the Viet Nam Men’s Futures F9’s doubles event, winning his second title at the International Tennis Federation’s series on home turf.