Monkey Junior by the Early Start Company won gold prize at the ASEAN ICT Award after winning at the Vietnamese Talent Awards.

 More than 9 million foreign tourists have come to Vietnam so far this year—a 25.4% year-on-year increase exceeding the target of 8.5 million for 2016, the General Statistics Office has announced.

 Electronic phone recharging app OnOnPay received investment of $800,000 from the Malaysian Government’s Gobi Partners Fund on November 18.

 Readers of UK magazine, The Guardian, have revealed 10 things foreign tourists should do in Vietnam to make their travels more interesting.

Numerous stores in Vietnam put up massive sales on November 25 in an attempt to follow the famous US Black Friday. The local shopping scene was not as hectic and anticipated as its US counterpart, though several brands did manage to cash in.

British – Norwegian DJ and record producer Alan Walker, producer of mega hit track Faded, will dazzle HCM City’s audiences with a performance at the Revolution Music Festival 2016 next month.

The Hanoi People’s Court on Wednesday sentenced a Korean man, Lee WanSu, 45, to 13 years of imprisonment for aggravated robbery.

Cars and trucks with expired registrations have stayed on Viet Nam’s roads, despite the efforts of authorities.

Judicial and other law enforcement agencies need to enhance their expertise in several areas in order to fight corruption and other crimes more effectively, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh said yesterday.

Viet Nam on November 26 sent a message of condolences  to Cuba over the passing away of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.

 German singer-composer-producer Thomas Anders, part of the duo Modern Talking, a 80s European pop band, was surprised with the friendliness of Vietnamese people when he arrived in Vietnam on November 25 morning.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on November 26 left the capital Vientiane for Laos’ central province of Bolikhamsai which borders Vietnam’s Nghe An and Ha Tinh central provinces.

 Agricultural cooperation is a pillar in the Vietnamese-Madagascan relations, President Tran Dai Quang and his Madagascan counterpart Hery Rajaonarimampianina said during their talks on November 25.

HCM City hopes for more US investments, Thai companies look for franchise partners in Vietnam, Top 100 products, services honoured, Hanoi forum seeks to foster IT links in ASEAN, Vinaconex water firm lists on UPCoM

 North, central Vietnam urged to brace for Storm Tokage, Hanoi reviews over 18,000 power transformers, Major family and children festival slated for next month, 2,000 youths promise to protect wildlife  

 VietNamNet Bridge - When the authorities impose aggressive administrative measures, economic risks become relatively strong, especially when the authorities are in the same interest groups as businesses.

 Vietnam’s national men’s football team has risen seven places to 129th in the latest FIFA rankings released on November 24.

Vietnam’s coffee sector targets earning 5-6 billion USD from export by 2030, said the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (VCCA). 

 Although the future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement is still in question, opportunities for Vietnam are considerable, many experts, officials and entrepreneurs said at a consultation workshop in Hanoi on November 25.

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines received another Boeing 787 Dreamliner on November 25, which is the 10th aircraft of this kind in the airline’s fleet.