The Irish Times of Ireland on November 6 ran a long article covering the eight-day trip of President Michael D. Higgins to Vietnam and Laos, saying his State visit to Vietnam marks the 20-year bilateral diplomatic ties.

International lawyers have agreed that some or all of the artificial islands of China were built on low-tide elevations; therefore they are not entitled to an area of territorial water as prescribed by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nam Dinh, a coastal province in the southern Red River Delta, is the sacred land of the Viet people, Tran Kings and national hero Tran Hung Dao, the spirit of the Tran Dynasty.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bridget March, an English artist, has nurtured a deep love for Vietnam after about four years living and working here, not because of the country’s development or its landscapes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has secured their ticket to the final of the Asian Football Confederation Women’s U19 Championship next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Da Nang police arrested three officials of the Southeast Asian joint-stock commercial Bank (SEA Bank) for banking and loan service violations in the city starting in 2007.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The flooded central province of Phu Yen Province has called for Government emergency aid of 1,000 tonnes of rice and over one tonne of medicine and medical supplies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Hoang Nam championed the Viet Nam Men’s Futures F9’s doubles event, winning his second title at the International Tennis Federation’s series on home turf.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam grabbed three silver and four bronze medals at the eighth Sanda World Cup 2016, which closed yesterday (Nov 6) in Xian, China.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Central Da Nang City is hosting the annual cinema festival from November 8 to 16, to encourage upcoming filmmakers and promote co-operation between Vietnamese and international filmmakers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Binh Thuan provincial authorities have written to the General Department of Vietnam Seas and Islands, stating their opposition to the Vinh Tan 1 thermal power company’s plan on sinking 1.5 million cubic meters of waste.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese are now tending to choose high-end smartphone models instead of cheaper Chinese phones Huawei, Vivo and Xiaomi.

VietNamNet Bridge - The major goals of the national plan to develop schools for the gifted have not been met in the last five years. 

The battle for the "golden land", or prime real estate areas, in HCM City heated up recently after the Van Thinh Phat Group and a partner became the owner of a land plot located in an advantageous position in HCM City.

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 This year 17 commercial banks had planned to increase their capital, but only two managed to do so.

 The Vietnamese e-commerce market is expected to surge in the next five years, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, which has set an online sales target of US$10 billion or 5 per cent of total retail sales.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has released a national land use rights plan for cities and provinces, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Ministry of Public Security.

 Vietnam’s leading fund manager, VinaCapital, has reiterated that the $50 million sale of its stake in Southeast Asia Telecommunication Holdings (SEATH) to a Malaysian investor is proceeding and will be completed before the end of the year.

 The walking zone surrounding the Hoan Kiem Lake in downtown Hanoi has quickly become a hit to local and international tourists since its debut in September.