PM to attend summit with leaders of Laos, Cambodia; Involved parties called for active contributions in East Sea; US, Vietnam enhance strategic partnership;

 The United States International Trade Commission’s application of anti-dumping duties on frozen pangasius fillets imported from Vietnam is unfair, Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Hai Binh declared.

 The third deputy ministerial-level foreign affairs and defence strategic dialogue between Vietnam and Australia took place in Canberra, Australia on November 20.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will pay official visits to Russia and Belarus from November 23-28, with a view to strengthening the bilateral traditional friendships and cooperation ties.

VietNamNet Bridge – Copyright infringements among local artists in fashion or music industries have occasionally been reported in Vietnam over the years. Lately, the song “Chac ai do se ve” composed by local teen pop star

 VietNamNet Bridge – Online goods distributors have noted that the highest revenue growth rates do not come from Hanoi and HCM City, but from smaller cities and provinces.

 Deputies at the eighth session of the 13th National Assembly passed the Law on Citizen Identification and the Law on Civil Status on November 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more scientists and professionals have given up their scientific research works and left laboratories, leaving farmers undertaking some of the scientists’ works.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Quang Ngai is endowed with many stunning and unblemished beaches which have potentialities to be developed into attractive tourist areas like Khe Hai, Nho Na, An Cuong,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is thought to be the biggest rhino horn market in the world, with a rhino horn processing village in the north still operating.

VietNamNet Bridge - On November 22-23, the Echoes project will be running a series of unique audio walks in Hanoi. When you go on the walk, you’ll be hearing sounds, but this is no ordinary audio tour as the sounds change according to your location.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has admitted to violations in an examination to choose civil servants last year, saying its officials had leaked answers of the test to certain candidates.

Transport companies cut fees as fuel prices fall; Bright prospects for agriculture; Export growth drives logistics sector; Vietnam offers vital hub for German SE Asia entry; Vietnam Airlines hosts SkyTeam meeting

 PM Nguyen Tan Dung highlighted the combination of cooperation and struggling in orientations for the relationship between Viet Nam and China at the National Assembly (NA)’s question-and-answer-session on November 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A two-day Forum of Nuclear Industry Suppliers, or ATOMEX Asia, opened on Tuesday, Nov 18, in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Thai Binh said at a Q&A session before the National Assembly that each ministry has an average of 5.4 deputy ministers while the regulations limit the number at four.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has instructed the public to follow precautionary measures to prevent the A/H5N8 bird flu strain from spreading to Viet Nam after several cases were reported in European and Asian countries.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Minister of Trade and Industry Vu Huy Hoang has signed a decision to appoint Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) Nguyen Quoc Khanh as the group’s General Director.

People with mentally taxing jobs, including lawyers and graphic designers, may end up having better memory in old age, research suggests.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Nghe Tinh Vi-Giam folk singing of Vietnam is amongst 46 nominations for UNESCO’s recognition as the world intangible cultural heritages of humanity at the UN body’s upcoming session.