Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam dropped two spots to world No 612 in the men’s singles category, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) announced on November 21.

 Vietnam and Singapore agreed on a host of concrete measures to bring their relationship to the next level in the time ahead during the tenth political consultation of their foreign ministries in Singapore on November 22.

 Asian stocks bounced to one-week highs on Wednesday as investors tried to share in the exuberance of Wall Street's record run, while high U.S. bond yields kept the dollar well underpinned.

The National Assembly has adopted a resolution on stopping to implement the Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant project, reasoning the country’s current economic situation, Chairman of the Government Office Minister Mai Tien Dung said.

 The development triangle mechanism of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia has brought great benefits to all three countries, Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Hong Nam told the media on the eve of the ninth Summit of the CLV Development Triangle Area. 

 Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani will pay an official visit to Vietnam from November 24-27, at the invitation of Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, according to the NA’s External Relations Committee on November 22.

President Tran Dai Quang and his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella have displayed their resolve to deepen the Vietnam-Italy strategic partnership in an effective fashion during their talks in Rome on November 22. 

Despite failure in developing an auto industry in the last two decades, Vietnam still dreams of building an industry of its own. 

 The 14 th National Assembly adopted a resolution on the pilot issuance of e-visa for foreigners at a plenary session on the morning of November 22.

 The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee officially announced a resolution on the establishment of the 14th NA’s Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Organisation on November 22. 

 Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh hosted on November 21 a talk on the Vietnam-US relations at the US National Academy of Public Administration.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is leading a Vietnamese delegation to the ninth Summit on Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle Area, slated for November 23 and 24 in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

 Vietnam and New Zealand boast great potential for collaboration in various fields, especially agriculture, science-technology and education-training, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

 Japan wants to step up multi-dimensional cooperation with Vietnam, including in defence, Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio told Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh in Hanoi on November 22.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc spoke highly the outcomes of anti-crime cooperation between the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and the Interior Ministry of Mozambique when receiving Minister Basilio Monteiro in Hanoi on November 22.

 An ambitious Asia-Pacific trade pact linking the United States and 11 countries lay in tatters on Tuesday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he would kill the deal on his first day in office on Jan. 20.

 By the end of 2016, almost half of the world's population will be using the internet as mobile networks grow and prices fall, but their numbers will remain concentrated in the developed world,

VietnamNet Bridge - Tens of Vietnamese smartphone brands have been made, but only two of them sell well.

 11 seamen rescued, Cam Pha Thermo-electricity Plant catches fire, Hai Duong preserves Ca Tru’s artistic value, Int’l aid urged for new rural areas, Pre-paid toll cards proposed, HCM City co-operative launches 50 new buses

VietNamNet Bridge - Educators, while agreeing that it is necessary to shorten the university training time, have not made decisions about what to do to reach that goal.