Changes in consumer lifestyles as well as modern technology anticipating the 4.0 industrial revolution are changing the real estate market and creating new trends.

 The Vietnamese economy needs “breakthrough businesses” to improve competitiveness and the quality of GDP growth, experts said at a conference held in HCM City on Tuesday.

 National head coach Park Hang-seo will convene 35 players for the U23 team on December 1 to prepare for the final round of the 2018 AFC U23 Championship.

 Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang  Nam won the first round of the Vietnam F3 Men’s Futures tennis tournament in the southern province of Binh Duong yesterday. 

 Young dancers of the HCM City-based Urban Dance Group (UDG) troupe will perform in a show “Between Us” featuring contemporary dance.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has called on members of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to take joint actions in order to better deal with current challenges. 

 Lawmakers gave different ideas on specific contents needed adjusting in the draft revised Anti-Corruption Law, especially the expansion of its coverage to the private sector.

 The Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) launched a ceremony to launch the Vietnam-Korea Institute of Science and Technology (V-KIST) in Hanoi on November 21.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh met Norway’s Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide and Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland Ciaran Cannon on November 21.

 The northwestern mountainous region has huge potential and advantages for tourism development as it boasts beautiful landscapes and historical sites, rich natural resources, diverse ecology and cultures of ethnic minority groups.

 Viet Nam has set up a project to promote high-quality Vietnamese coffee backed by about VND170 billion (US$7.5 million).

 The Vietnam Medicine Association and the Ministry of Health raised the fact that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are now a leading cause of death in Vietnam at the sixth National Scientific Conference in Hanoi on November 21.

Leaders of the 10 ASEAN member states and partner countries have reaffirmed the importance of maintaining peace, stability and security in the East Sea, internationally known as South China Sea.

Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Lee Nak-yon and Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh expressed their pleasure at the growing strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has given a warning to Chairman of the Da Nang municipal People’s Committee Huynh Duc Tho as he was recently found to have committed violations and shortcomings.

The fourth Young Fine Arts Festival, which opened yesterday in Hanoi, features works by young artists using a wide range of media to express their observations and concerns about life.

 Deputies cast their votes to adopt two laws and one resolution at the ongoing fourth session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on November 21.

 Shares shook sharply on November 21’s afternoon trade under increased profit-taking activity but still closed higher thanks to solid investor confidence in the market outlook.

In contrast to Vietcombank’s move to cut deposit interest rate a week ago, two other large State-owned commercial banks - Vietinbank and BIDV - this week announced they were raising the rate.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy chairman of the Viet Nam Football Federation, Tran Quoc Tuan, said that Viet Nam has a shot at competing in the World Cup 2030.