V-League defending champions Becamex Binh Duong have signed a one-year contract with overseas Vietnamese midfield player Michael Nguyen.

Vietnam's head coach Toshyia Miura made it clear in the pre-match conference that his team want to beat Laos today in their second match at the ongoing ASEAN Football Federation Cup at My Dinh Stadium in Ha Noi.

 The Asian Records Organisation granted four Asian records to Vietnamese units and individuals at a convocation between Vietnamese record holders and those from some Asian nations held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 22.

 Two Gepard-class frigates, HQ-011 Dinh Tien Hoang and HQ-012 Ly Thai To, with more than 200 officers and crew on board docked at South Harbour in Manila on November 24, starting a three-day visit to the Philippines.

Vietnam and Italy should boost their cooperation on energy, especially on alternative energies, such as wind and solar power, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh said.

 Russia’s Pravda newspaper remarked Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s visit to Russia as a historical milestone in bilateral relations in an article featuring the event.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Both university lecturers and students have complained about new clothing regulations, saying they are are “unsuitable” and “restrained”.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Using rainwater for daily life is believed to be the optimal solution for the water shortage problem in Mekong River Delta, where overexploitation of underground water sources has occurred.

 Legislators approved the revised Law on the Organisation of People’s Courts and the Law on the Organisation of People’s Procuracies during a plenary session in Hanoi on November 24

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Lao counterpart Thongsing Thammavong agreed to conclude negotiations on the signing of a new bilateral trade agreement.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The two helicopters made by Tran Quoc Hai, a Vietnamese farmer and mechanic in the Mekong Delta, have never been flown. One of them was part of an exhibition in Australia, while the other was sold to a museum in the US.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met members of the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association and the Russian Association of War Veterans with Vietnam Experiences in Moscow on November 24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The government has prohibited manufacturers and distributors to advertise milk-formula products used to replace breast milk.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tourists who have a chance to visit the central coast province of Quang Nam should check out Silk Village at 28 Nguyen Tat Thanh Street in Hoi An.

 A leading computer security company says it has discovered one of the most sophisticated pieces of malicious software ever seen.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is a special alley in HCM City where infertile couples throughout the country live to “seek” a child.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The best representatives of Argentine cinema will be screened here at the annual Argentine Film Week at Cinematheque, 22A Hai Ba Trung Street, on November 28 and 29.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The city could generate US$1.4 billion by investing in making its transportation system more resilient in extreme weather conditions, a study released by Siemens and Arup said last week.

US imposes tariffs on Vietnamese steel nails; Property market on road to recovery; Vietnamese bank increases support for businesses in Russia; Revised Investment Law to help lure more FDI: experts; Ministry amends decision after trademark lawsuit

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Petroleum Institute and Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland signed a research collaboration agreement that aims to address future oil and gas challenges in Viet Nam.