Winner of the Vietnam Fitness Model 2017, Do Trinh Quynh Nhu represents Vietnam to compete at Miss Model of the Word 2017 in Hong Kong (China).

 Actor Truong The Vinh received the "Most Promising Award” of the 1st PIFFA Supreme Awards which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from November 4-6.

 The tourism industry has enjoyed abundant opportunities for growth. The number of foreign arrivals continued to pick up and set new records, said General Director of the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Van Tuan. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Among Vietnam’s rare and precious herbs, Ngoc Linh ginseng and agarwood are in the top positions in terms of preciousness and selling prices. 

 HCMC is the first locality in Vietnam applying one door mechanism which has reduced time to do administrative procedures of projects in EPZs and IPs, accounting account for one third of that outside the zones and parks.

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has demanded low-cost carrier Vietjet to have strict discipline on a staff who had been filmed tearing a late passenger’s ticket on November 5.

 Tran Thi Kim Thia, a 59-year-old woman from the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has been named in the BBC's 100 Women list.

 Hundreds of locals in the central province of Binh Dinh’s Hoai An District gathered in Mr. Le Van Ba’s house in An Thanh Commune to see a large and bizarre banana tree.

 The North South Railway in Ca Mountain Pass has resumed operation after ten days of interruption because of landslide in the aftermath of Typhoon Damrey, announced Vietnam Railways.

 The making of the ceremonial costume and the special gift for leaders at the APEC Vietnam 2017 shows the quintessence of traditional crafts from the host country.

The APEC Year 2017, with the freshly-concluded APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Da Nang, was a comprehensive success, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh told the media on November 13.

 State-owned bank to divest from other credit institutions next year to meet SBV regulation.

 Finnish companies are looking to bolster their presence in the promising Vietnamese waste-to-energy sector.

CNN Travel has recently run an article by Kate Springer Travel suggesting the best boutique hotels in Hanoi’s Old Quarter. Here are eight of the best:

Vietnamese representative Vuong Thanh Tuyen was listed in Top 3 of Miss Asia Pacific International 2017 pageant’s Darling of the Press contest in Manila, the Philippines on November 13.

 The first runner-up of Miss Central Region To Mai Thuy Duong will represent Vietnam to compete at Miss World University 2017.

Several Vietnamese female students have won public attention after meeting US President Donald Trump and Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma.

 In a week of international visits, Vietnam has upgraded its ties with Canada to a comprehensive partnership, while further strengthening its relations with Chile, China, and the US.

 Defined as those born between 1980 and 2000, the millennial generation is shaping up to become the largest age group of online shoppers in Vietnam.

 On the occasion of Communist Party of China General Secretary and President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Vietnam on November 11 and 12, VIR reporter looks into China’s latest investment movements in Vietnam.