The Most Venerable Thich Chon Thien, the deputy head of the Buddist Sangha of Viet Nam, passed away on Tuesday morning in Hue city.

Fansipan in Sa Pa, Lao Cai, 3,143m high, dubbed as the Indochina's roof, is now an attractive destinations with the modern cable system, earning two world records granted by the Guinness World Record.

 The northern province of Quang Ninh on November 9 launched self-drive tours from its Mong Cai city to China’s bordering Dongxing. 

 The 15th European Music Festival will be held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from November 18 to December 3, the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Vietnam said at a press briefing on November 9.

  The Vietnam Television (VTV) announced on November 9 that it has acquired the right to the airing of the 2016 Southeast Asia Federation (AFF) Football Championship, or AFF Suzuki Cup 2016, in the whole Vietnam. 

 National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific have reached a code-sharing agreement that aims to offer enhanced connectivity and seamless access for travelers on Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route. 

 A pilot Bus Rapid Transit route in Hanoi will be deployed next month.

 Prosecutor General Le Minh Tri of the Supreme People’s Procuracy met with his Lao and Chinese counterparts in Laos’ Vientiane on November 8 to seek to step up bilateral cooperation in the field.

  President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse will pay an official visit to Cuba from November 15-17 and attend the 24th High-level Week of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum in Lima, Peru, from November 17-20. 

 A friendship meeting was held in Hanoi on November 9 on the occasion of the visit by Permanent Politburo member and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China Zhang Dejiang. 

 President Tran Dai Quang had separate meetings with newly-accredited ambassadors following their presentation of credentials to the Vietnamese leader on November 9. 

President Tran Dai Quang has reiterated that Vietnam attaches great importance to developing stable, healthy and sustainable relations with China.

 Legislators approved a resolution on the five-year financial plan with 86.64 percent of “yes” votes during the ongoing second meeting of the 14th National Assembly on November 9. 

 The Party, State and people of Vietnam always attach importance to the friendship with China, considering this a persistent guideline, a strategic choice and a top priority in the country’s foreign policy, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) has agreed to open up its coal-fired power plants once a month for local authorities and residents to learn about and monitor their operations.

VietNamNet Bridge – Residents in the central provinces of Ha Tinh and Thua Thien-Hue affected by the recent environmental incident started to receive their first-phase compensation package. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The Belgian Embassy in Ha Noi is for the first time organising “Belgian Week in Viet Nam” to celebrate its King’s Day on November 15. Festivities will begin on Saturday. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three members of a family in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau died after eating toad gruel, according to local hospital.

 The Hanoi Centre for Wildlife Rescue has received an Asian black bear that was illegally kept for bile extraction for over a decade in the suburban district of Dong Anh, according to Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV).

More than 100 inmates escaped from a drug rehab centre in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on Wednesday morning, local authorities said.