Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son met with the Swedish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, and Foreign Ministers of Luxembourg, Ireland and Malta in Luxembourg on Nov. 5. 

 Vietnam at a Glance report recognizes importance of SOE divestment plans and flexibility in bond issuance.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung described the Vietnam – Germany University project as a “lighthouse” in the two countries’ ties while receiving Minister for Science and the Arts of Germany’s Hessen state Boris Rhein.

 Controversy over criminal suspects' right to silence and a regulation on the compulsoriness of audio and video recordings during investigations divided National Assembly deputies at a discussion session yesterday.

Viking Travel Company said it is hard to maintain chartered flights between Macau and HCMC due to losses, especially for the services from HCMC to Macau as Vietnamese passport holders find it extremely difficult to get visas for entering Macau.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It’s October, Autumn in Vietnam, and the flower fields have come alive and seem like a natural magical colour palette— as if someone had spilled paint all over them.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Le Cam Hien has become another Vietnamese world chess champion.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese translator Vu Kim Ngan is among four people who received the Korean Literature Translation Awards in Seoul recently, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea said.

 Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh hosted a reception for Tony Lynch, Deputy Secretary of Defence of New Zealand, in Hanoi on November 6.

 HCM City collects meager road maintenance fee revenue from bike owners, Cataract No.1 cause of blindness in Viet Nam, Vietnam gets mediocre ranking in list of healthiest countries, Plan proposes construction of north-south road

Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani affirmed that Japan wishes to strengthen political trust and all-around links with Viet Nam, particularly in defence, during a meeting with Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Ha Noi yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On November 5, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) unveiled the 2015 European Music Festival will take place November 18-30 at locations in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 High-rise buildings across the country will undergo fire safety inspections this month, Colonel Doan Huu Thang, deputy head of the Department of Fire Prevention and Control, Rescue and Salvage, has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Science and Technology is working out a human resource development project for the 2017-2025 period at a total cost of about VND900 billion (US$40.34 million).

VietNamNet Bridge - Although the GDP growth rate is high and the inflation rate is low, both people and businesses are facing difficulties, economists say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of thousands of graduates fail to find jobs and yet businesses say they face a shortage of skilled employees.

Sapporo Vietnam turns all Japanese-owned, Nielsen survey reveals consumers trust word-of-mouth advertising, EU invests US$4.3 billion in HCM City, Thai SCB to open branch in Vietnam, CMIT handles many more cargo vessels

 General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and President of China Xi Jinping on November 6 addressed the 10th session of the 13th National Assembly in Hanoi, highlighting the need to maintain the countries’ time-honoured friendship. 

With numerous heritage sites, Vietnam’s central region holds huge potential for tourism development. Taking advantage of this, the ‘Central Heritages Excursion’ tour was established, offering tourists many interesting travel experiences,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is working with Japan to produce a movie entitled Khuc Hat Mat Troi (The Sun's Song), which will premiere on Vietnam Television on November 25.