LafargeHolcim Vietnam is waiting for approval from its strategic shareholder over the sale of its remaining 65 per cent stake to Thai cement producer the Siam City Cement Public Company Limited (SCCC).

 Here are some photos of the Mekong Delta region taken by photographer Huynh Phuc Hau. They are part of a collection that will showcase November 19 at an exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City.

 American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last month, has decided not to attend the award ceremony in Stockholm,

 Vietnam’s coach and players confirmed that their first match against Myanmar on November 20 at the ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup was very important to achieve their goal.

 The Vietnam women’s wrestling team came up short for a second-place finish at the 8th World Junior under 20 Kurash Championships (November 10-14) at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Kochi, India.

 Two people were killed and dozens injured by the magnitude 7.8 quake - two nearly simultaneous tremors that ruptured faultlines across the top of the ruggedly beautiful South Island.

VietNamNet Bridge – Fifty eight National Assembly deputies questioned Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha at the NA question and answer session yesterday morning,

 The number of Vietnamese students pursuing postsecondary studies at American colleges and universities have multiplied by 14.3%, to top 21,403 in the 2015-16 academic year, according to the annual Open Doors report.

 U.S. Treasury yields eased in Asian trade on Thursday as a week-long surge that followed Donald Trump's shock election win subsided further, helping Asian stocks gain and dragging the dollar off a more than 13-1/2 year peak set overnight.

 President Tran Dai Quang arrived in Havana on November 16, beginning a three-day official visit to Cuba.

 Vietnam has made effort in protecting wildlife and its intensified law enforcement against traffickers is likely to make the country a role model in the field, said UK Prince William. 

 The second global cyber security competition WhiteHat Grand Prix 2016 will be held on December 17, according to BKAV Corporation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Inspectors from the Ministry of Health have started to inspect smoke-free restaurants and hotels in Ha Noi as part of efforts to build a non-smoking environment in public places.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Art Vietnam Gallery will debut a poety reading series, which entitled Xoa [caress/erase] on November 17.

Vietnam is a top destination of choice for Japan’s mechanical engineering companies when seeking investment opportunities in Southeast Asia, said Itoh Kaori, head of a business delegation from Gifu prefecture.  

 The cashew sector is expected to earn a record of 2.7 billion USD from export of 300,000 tonnes of processed cashew nuts this year, according to the Vietnam Cashew Association (VINACAS).

 Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador have agreed to join forces and seek support from Mexico to forge a joint strategy in response to Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidency,

  The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on November 16 released a list of foreign tourists evacuated from the most affected area by recent earthquakes, with no Vietnamese reported.

 President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse will pay a State-level visit to Italy from November 21-24 at the invitation of his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella, according to the Foreign Ministry. 

The progress and solutions to implementing a project to teach foreign languages in the national education system was among major issues raised by deputies at the 13th National Assembly for Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha.