Many violations and shortcomings have been found at the State Capital and Investment Company (SCIC).

 Construction of the new Ben Dinh Tourism Port in Quang Ngai Province’s Ly Son Island District kicked off on November 23.

 Saigon Heat will be Viet Nam’s only representative in the ASEAN Baksetball League (ABL) 2016-17.

  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao and Cambodian counterparts have reaffirmed the resolve to implement 15 priority projects approved at the 9th Summit of the Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle Area.

  A forum to promote Vietnamese and French firms’ defence industry cooperation was held in Hanoi on November 23.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s securities will attract capital flow from international financiers once its stock market is upgraded from frontier to emerging, experts say.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications  imposed fines of around VNĐ1 billion (US$45,000) on Viettel, VinaPhone, MobiFone, Vietnamobile and GTel for violating regulations on discounts and promotions.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich agreed that the Vietnam - Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has experienced dynamic development since it was formed in 2012. 

  Vietnam and Australia have reached a consensus on establishing a joint working group this year to bolster farming trade and cooperation between the sides.

 More than 800 Vietnamese and foreign runners have registered to compete at the 2016 Ha Long Bay Heritage Marathon, slated for November 26 in Ha Long city, northern Quang Ninh province.

 Many disabled people have complained that they still face many difficulties when using public buses, particularly unfriendly attitudes from bus staff.

 Many households in the south-western region are hunting rats using their dogs.

A Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) customer in HCM City has $4,400 stolen from his ATM account overnight.

 Viet Nam has decided to cancel the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project, according to the Government’s official announcement released at a press conference on Tuesday.

 The People’s Committee of the central city of Da Nang has urged all projects serving the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Year 2017 to be completed by June 30, 2017.

Leaders of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam agreed to make enhancing the connectivity of the three economies an important task in the time ahead, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc said after Cambodia-Laos-VietnamDevelopment Triangle Area Summit. 

Pope Francis has welcomed and spoken highly of President Tran Dai Quang’s visit to the Vatican, considering it an occasion for Vietnam and the Vatican to enhance mutual understanding, thereby fostering bilateral ties. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith on November 23 on the sideline of the ninth Summit of Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle Area in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

 Increasing visits between defence agencies of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) will help bolster bilateral ties, said Le Hien Van, deputy head of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People’s Army.

 The target of $6 billion in two-way trade between Vietnam and Italy in 2017-2018 is within reach since the Vietnam-EU free trade agreement is going to be sealed, President Tran Dai Quang said.