The Danang Dragons beat HCM City Wings 85-78 in the second final match to finish first at the first national professional basketball league, played at the Military Zone 5 Gymnasium in the central coastal city of Da Nang on Saturday.

 An ongoing exhibition of sculptural and architectural works across the city kicked off with an awards ceremony at the Hanoi Museum last week.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has reported the results of an investigation into Taiwan-invested Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Company’s efforts to tackle the environmental incident it caused in four central provinces.

 The measles-rubella vaccine (MR) produced by Vietnam, which was clinically tested and proven safe and effective, will be used in the National Expanded Programme on Immunisation free of charge in 2017.

 Vietnam topped the Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championship (SEASA) 2016’s senior competition with 13 golds, 10 silvers and five bronzes.

VietNamNet Bridge - China and other countries are looking to consumers and shifting to the production of the goods which bring higher added value. What is the trend in Vietnam?

 The U.S. dollar touched a nine-month peak in Asia on Monday as the risk of faster domestic inflation and wider budget deficits sent Treasury yields ever higher, a painful mix for in many emerging market countries.

 The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency has arrested 27 Vietnamese fishermen for illegal fishing activities in the waters of its country. 

 The European Union must spend more on defense and uphold accords on climate change and Iran's nuclear program, the bloc's foreign ministers said after mulling future ties with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump,

 Grilled corn is of some of the most typical snack foods that have become a part of winter in Hanoi.

The water discharge which caused heavy floods in lower Phu Yen province days ago reflected poor management over the operation of hydropower plants on Ba River, experts have said. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of teachers in HCM City have not been paid over the last year, while hundreds of teachers in Nghe An province have only received 85 percent of basic wages.

VietNamNet Bridge - Over the past year, capital flows from Japan, Singapore and South Korea have been heading for the Vietnamese market.

Inventors have complained that it takes too long to obtain patents and a certificate of utility solution monopoly from the National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP).

 Vietnam is one of the most ideal locations to expand businesses thanks to its political stability and rising middle class, according to the United Overseas Bank (UOB)’s Asian Enterprise Survey 2016 released on November 10.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Even the most talented dancers can look like amateurs if they have never received proper training.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several Vietnamese leaders have said whether the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement materializes or not, Vietnam will continue improving its business environment to support enterprises.

VietNamNet Bridge – Whether the flowering of strategic partnership can help improve security in the region or not? It is still a big question.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dan bau, made from a dried gourd, a metal string, a wooden rod and a sound board, has been part of Vietnamese culture and society for hundreds of years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi authorities recently deployed three mobile food testing labs, the first such facility in the country, to detect unsafe food at city markets and restaurants.