The Hanoi People’s Court on December 2 gave prison sentences to two Chinese nationals on the charge of “using computer, telecommunication and internet networks to appropriate property” pursuant to Article 226b, Clause 2, Point d of the Penal Code. 

 Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy paid an official visit to Paraguay from November 27 – December 1 and attended the second political consultation session at deputy foreign ministerial level between Vietnam and Paraguay. 

 President of the Japanese House of Councillors Date Chiuichi and President of the House of Representatives Oshima Tadamori have said they will work to increase the cooperation with Vietnam’s parliament.

New Zealand has committed to continuing its official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam, especially in education, human resources, agriculture and rural development, and climate change response. 

 A Cambodian official has affirmed that the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and Cambodian people will do their best to foster the traditional friendship between the two Parties and countries. 

A delegation from Vietnam’s National Assembly led by NA Vice Chairman General Do Ba Ty made a working visit to Mexico from November 22 to December 2 to promote friendship and cooperation between the two countries and two legislative bodies.

Vietnam has respected rights of countries in the East Sea, including overflight and navigation freedom and trade without restriction, in line with the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

 Vietnam and Ecuador agreed to strengthen political dialogue through high-level visits during the third political consultation between the two countries in Quito on December 1-2. 

 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is one of the most important partners in providing capital, technical assistance and policy advice to Vietnam, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the bank.

 Intrigued by Vietnam’s planned emphasis on infrastructure development, foreign geotechnical firms are flocking to the country in increasing numbers.

Shortly after the $22 billion petrochemistry & oil refinery project in Binh Dinh province was withdrawn by local authorities because of delay, another project in Can Tho has been stopped for the same reason.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese agencies have confirmed that rice export consignments rejected by the US are not toxic or unsafe.

 The deployment of 4G, combined with increasing demand for advanced IT services, is set to drive growth in Vietnam’s telecoms sector.

A few days ago, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Bui Van Ga claimed in an interview "no country in the world has doctoral training as cheap as in Vietnam". Ga’s comment has become a hot topic on social network sites.

  Vietnam currently has about 1.75 million labourers who are children or adolescents, mostly in big cities, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, according to a Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) official.

The Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre Zone 2 in Da Nang in coordination with the city’s 115 emergency aid centre on December 2 brought a sick crewmember of a foreign vessel to the mainland for treatment after giving him first aid at sea.

 Chairman of the Hanoi People`s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung expressed his hope that the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam will continue fostering cooperation between the two nations in tree planting, investment and tackling traffic congestion.

 Nearly 250 scientists from 40 countries are expected to participate in the Asiacrypt conference scheduled to open in Hanoi soon.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts believe that the high cost of logistics services is slowing down the growth of online shopping.

Bia Truyen Thong (traditional beer), Vao Chua Phap Thanh (Go to Phap Thanh Pagoda), Dan Cong Hoa Tuyen (firing-line conscripted laborers), Tu Lap (self-reliant), Tu Cuong (self-strengthening) are among the roads with odd names in HCM City.