The People's Committee of Di Linh District in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong last week issued an ordinance that forbade the district's public officials to shop at the old Di Linh Market.

 A female doctor from the central province of Phu Yen last week risked her whole career after she refused to take a promotion offered by the province's general hospital – which was to become the head of its Ophthalmology (Eye) Department.

 About 150 amateur singers from all over the world will sing for joy at a Ha Noi Opera House concert slated for November 28.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The approval granted recently by the HCM City People's Committee to carry advertisement hoardings on buses is expected to bring in hundreds of billions of dong to the city's coffers.

 Duan wins third stage at cycling event from Gia Nghia to Buon Ma Thuot; Da Nang to host Skateboarding Championship; Hai Duong hosts Lining Cup

 The Green Lotus (Bong sen xanh) label was awarded to 33 hotels and guesthouses nationwide in recognition of their meeting standards on environmental protection, heritage conservation and contribution to local economic growth.

 The first initial public offering (IPO) of the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) will be conducted at the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange on December 10, 2015.

Venezuela on November 18 ratified the Vietnam-Venezuela Agreement on Agricultural Cooperation Projects for 2015-2018, which was inked by the two countries in Hanoi last August.

Vietnam’s Quang Ninh, Laos’ Luang Prabang and Thailand’s Udonthani are working together for raise their profile on the global tourism map through making the most of their World Heritage sites.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Tan Thanh Trading & Mechanic Corporation has become the official distributor of HAMMAR™ Sideloader, a product line from HAMMAR Group of Sweden in Vietnam after the cooperation agreement signed on November 10.

 France stands ready to share its experience with Vietnam in UN peacekeeping operations and will do its utmost to help the country engage in the mission as best as possible.

Good practices and barriers in implementing integrated coastal management in Vietnam and promoting cooperation for the protection of natural resources and environment of the seas of East Asia were discussed in Da Nang yesterday.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and a Vietnamese delegation are due to leave Vietnam for Malaysia on November 20 to attend the 27th ASEAN Summit and related high-level meetings scheduled in the next two days in Kuala Lumpur.

 President Truong Tan Sang called on APEC member economies to heighten community-based efforts to minimise disaster risks, align efforts to ensure food security with climate change response.

 President Truong Tan Sang had bilateral meetings with leaders of some Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies in Manila, the Philippines, on November 19 on the fringe of the APEC Summit.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman have agreed on initiatives to further bilateral strategic partnership across politics, economics, national defence-security and labour.

 National Assembly deputies voted to approve the Law on Cyber Information Safety during their plenary session in Hanoi on November 19.

VietNamNet Bridge - The following is the translation of PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s article on untarnished Internet environment which was written to mark the first day Vietnam accessed the global Internet.

VietNamNet Bridge - The bank restructuring process has been going on for four years, but the proposals on tax incentives for banks are still pending.

VietNamNet Bridge - State management agencies and scientists have voiced their concern over licensing of a series of textile and dyeing projects.