A seminar was organised in southwest Gwangju city of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on November 29, focusing the prospect of solving disputes in the East Sea following the PCA ruling on the Philippines’s lawsuit against China’s claims in the waters.

 Many Vietnamese expatriates in Mexico have expressed their sorrow at the death of Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro Ruz, who passed away on November 25.

 President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan on November 29 paid homage to late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro Ruz at the Cuban Embassy in Hanoi.

 Politburo member and Secretary of the Party Central Committee Pham Minh Chinh has suggested authorities of Japan’s Osaka prefecture further expand cooperation with localities, and key economic zones of Vietnam in the coming time. 

President Tran Dai Quang underscored security and intelligence cooperation as one of the important pillars in Vietnam-Bulgaria ties during a reception on November 29 for Chairman of the State Intelligence Agency of Bulgaria.

Vietnamese National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong called on Asian countries to enhance cooperation to promote peace, security and cope with common challenges while delivering a speech at APA-9 in Cambodia on November 29.

 The defence cooperation between Vietnam and Japan is comprehensive, effective, pragmatic and mutually trustworthy, said Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc directed all ministries, sectors and localities to make maximum efforts to achieve socio-economic targets set by the National Assembly in 2016, during the Government’s regular meeting in Hanoi on November 29.

Vietnam resolutely opposes Taiwan deploying a drill on November 28 in Ba Binh area belonging to Vietnam’s Truong Sa archipelago, said Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry Le Hai Binh.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hoang Quyen, 23, Tuong An, 18, and Thanh Tung, 24, have registered to study at other schools instead of Harvard, which accepted their applications.

VietNamNet Bridge - Forty-two construction works have been recognized as ‘green’ in Vietnam and the number is expected to increase, especially as metro areas look to build smart cities.

VietNamNet Bridge - The nine biggest investors in the Vietnamese stock market hold shares worth more than US$1 billion, according to CafeF.

VietNamNet Bridge - The numbers of followers of many Facebookers in Vietnam dropped unexpectedly without any explanation from the social network giant.

 VietNamNet would like to introduce the last part of the talks with well-known experts about measures to develop Vietnam’s marine economy.

Regarding environmental protection, Vietnam ranked 98th out of 137 economies and 123rd for air quality. Vietnam is not an industrialized country yet but its pollution is already serious, senior economist, Dr. Le Dang Doanh, has said.

 Vietnam Airlines plans to issue 191.1 million shares to shareholders at a price of VND10,000 ($0.45) in the first quarter of 2017.

 This month, Heneiken Vietnam Brewery may be given the go-ahead to increase the capacity of its beer production factory in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau to 610 million litres per year from the existing 50 million litres.

 State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) will auction 130.6 million Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) shares, equalling a 9 per cent stake, on December 12, instead of the previously announced December 2.

 Vietnamese students won 5 medals in the Apprentice (7-9 age group) category at Wecode 2016, which was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on November 27.

 As many as 20,000 domestic violence cases have been reported each year in the last five years with increasingly serious violence, according to Ministry of Health statistics.