VietNamNet Bridge – The 2016 Japan – Viet Nam Festival, an event that aims to promote tourism between the two countries, begins today at the HCM City’s September 23 Park.

 VietNamNet Bridge – During a check at a pre-chosen location, police in HCM City this week stopped a number of drivers of vehicles that had previously been caught on video violating traffic regulations.

 Hue City will move abandoned sculptures at local public places to parks along the Huong River, according to the director of the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Phan Tien Dung.

 PepsiCo Vietnam has just been fined VNDV25 million (USD1,116) for failing to carry out proper testing on its products.

 Ho Thi Kim Ngan, 15, has won the gold medal in the 44kg category at the WTF World Taekwondo Junior Championships held in Canada. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ba Na Hills Golf Club – the first golf course designed by world-famous golf player Luke Donald in Vietnam – has been voted the World’s Best New Golf Course at the World Golf Awards 2016.

 The ratio of local content in automobiles assembled in the country is far lower than the Government’s targets despite a lot of policy incentives for the industry, according to a Ministry of Industry and Trade report.

 Than Tho Lake in the resort city of Da Lat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has become a popular destination for both domestic and foreign tourists.

 Fitch Ratings has released a report forecasting that Vietnamese banks are set to improve gradually next year.

Vietnam highly valued Cuba paying attention to boosting bilateral ties in agriculture, construction, education, healthcare, biotechnology, transport and sport-physical training, President Tran Dai Quang said.

Spain should be fined at least 46.5 million euros for failing to treat waste water properly in 17 towns and cities, the European Commission said on Thursday, adding it was taking the country back to court over the infringements.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam still lacks a complete ecosystem for startups to develop successfully, analysts say.

 The dollar vaulted to 13 1/2-year highs against a basket of major currencies as U.S. bond yields rose, leaving Asian stocks vulnerable to potential rotation out of emerging markets to the United States.

 The election of Donald Trump as U.S. president has done nothing to change the Federal Reserve's plans for a rate increase "relatively soon," Fed Chair Janet Yellen said on Thursday

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VietNamNet Bridge - Rice husks, which can produce silica, an input material for many kinds of paints, have increased in value. 

The Nghinh Ong (whale worshipping) Festival opened in Lai Son commune, Kien Hai district, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on November 14 as part of the “National Tourism Year 2016 - Phu Quoc - Mekong Delta”.  

The significant increase in temperatures, a longer dry season and shorter rainy season, rising sea water levels, and stronger southwest and northeast monsoons in the future could be advantages for the development of renewable energy projects.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is expected to be seriously affected if US policy restricts imports from China to protect domestic production.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese parents are worried about sending their children to the US to study because of US President-elect Trump's attitudes toward immigration.