An Italian company has told staff to refrain from sending any internal emails for a week in an effort to reduce stress levels.

Vietnamese and Japanese researchers have developed technologies to reduce proteins in natural rubber, thereby permitting the production of high-performance rubber materials and alleviate the environmental burden caused by natural rubber processing.

Visiting Ha Giang this time, visitors will be overwhelmed by the imposing and picturesque scenery with the fields full of beautiful buckwheat flowers and the unique daily life and traditional culture of the ethnic minority people of this land.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The France Development Agency (AFD) will provide 1.09 million USD for a 1.3-million-USD geographical indication (GI) development project that was launched during a conference in Hanoi on November 11.

 Myanmar President Thein Sein has congratulated Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party on its success in polls, his spokesman told the BBC.

 VietNamNet Bridge – British MP Steve McCabe said that British tourists may not travel to countries like China or Vietnam to protest the sale and consumption of dog meat.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam aims to get 18 official tickets to the 2016 Olympics but so far Vietnamese top athletes have just got three cards. The target seems to be too far to reach as the number of qualifying tournaments declines.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Transport is considering two plans to build the road connecting Hanoi and Vientiane (Laos) via the border gate of Thanh Thuy in Nghe An Province or the Cau Treo border gate in Ha Tinh province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly on Wednesday passed a plan on a pay rise of 5% from the middle of next year and the use of part of revenue from the sale of State-owned enterprises to compensate for a budget deficit in 2015.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an investigation into claims the country's athletes have been part of a systematic doping programme.

German artists to visit Hanoi for mapping light show, US rapper performs at Cargo Event Space, Ethnic people showcase handicraft products, KOTO Dream Ride raises funds for youths, Yoshino cherry comes to Da Lat

 Fitch Ratings has named Viet Nam among its top five favourite frontier markets.

 VietNamNet Bridge - To help determine which Miss World 2015 pageant contestant should be crowned winner, each contestant has to submit a short video to explain why she deserves to be the choice.

 The ever flamboyant actress Charmaine Sheh was a bit of a sensation on the morning of November 11 when she arrived at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.

VietNamNet Bridge - Samsung Electronics Vietnam, the foreign investor which many economists say has been “overindulged in’ by Vietnamese state management agencies, has once again asked for tax incentives.

More than 300 young people from ASEAN countries and Japan aboard the Ship for Southeast Asian Young Programme will arrive in Ho Chi Minh City on November 17 as part of their 40-day trip to explore the participating countries.

 The Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co. (BSR), a subsidiary of the Viet Nam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), plans to complete its evaluation by December 31 and equitisation by the end of next year. 

 The Thai government on November 10 has approved the Ministry of Labor’s (MOL)’s proposal for recruiting workers from ASEAN member countries, including Vietnam, with a view to solving the labour shortage in the country.

 Mauritius President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim has told Vietnamese Ambassador to Mozambique and Mauritius Nguyen Van Trung that the East African country is willing to act as a bridge for Vietnam’s services and goods to enter Africa. 

 Lawmakers approved a draft resolution on State budget estimates for 2016 with a majority of votes on November 11.