Two start-ups, HACHI and Tay May To Mo, won prizes at TechFest Vietnam 2016 to visit Silicon Valley in the US.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has not yet completed talks to sell its ownership in the Ha Noi Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Corporation (Habeco) to the Danish brewer Carlsberg, according to officials.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) is drafting a new circular on foreign currency lending.

Current amount of rice leftover from domestic businesses is now about 1.2 million tonnes, according to the Vietnam Food Association’s statistics at the end of October, 2016, due to excess supply over demand.

 Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group, or PetroVietnam, has proposed to add the construction of the Nhon Trach 3 and 4 thermal power plants to plans for national electricity development.

 Vietnamese lifters pose for photos after completing their competitions at the Asian Youth, Junior Men’s and Women’s Weightlifting Championships in Japan. 

 The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has confirmed the first Zika virus infection in the province. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many technology startups have received funds worth tens of billions of dong after their first calls for capital.

 A lack of effective intermediary organisations which can connect inventions with the market is a problem for the development of Vietnam’s sci-tech market, heard a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on November 14. 

 Remittance flow to Vietnam surges

 Some 130 former voluntary officers and experts in central Thanh Hoa province were granted orders and medals from the Lao Government for their services with its national liberation cause. 

 Deputies adopted a resolution on State budget allocation for 2017 with 82.15 percent of approval votes during the ongoing second session of the 14 th National Assembly in Hanoi on November 14. 

 President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins concluded his State-level visit to Vietnam from November 5 – 14 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang.

 Lawmakers voted to approve a resolution on the allocation of central budget in 2017 during the ongoing second session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on November 14.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Governor of Japan’s Mie prefecture Eikei Suzuki on November 14, saying he wants Mie to invest in the industries it has advantages in such as cargo machinery, electronics and chemical production in Vietnam. 

 President Tran Dai Quang left Hanoi on November 14 for an official visit to Cuba from November 15-17 at the invitation of President of the Cuban Council of State and Council of Ministers Raul Castro.

The Party and State of Laos highly value the outcomes of cooperation with Vietnam in developing the border areas between the two countries, a Lao official has said.

 The Ministry of Finance is drafting a Government’s decision on a master plan for practising thrift and preventing wastefulness for the 2016-2020 period, with specific regulations on economical spending in some budget-using areas.

The 14th National Assembly begins Question & Answer session this morning, which is being broadcast live on national television and radio. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The interest rates on medium- and long-term loans to the property sector have recently increased by 1-1.5 percentage points.