The Wildlife Research and Conservation Centre (WRCC) and Cuc Phuong National Park have recently successfully released 46 Javan pangolins into the wild. 

 The Asian Youth Championship of Gaelic football will open at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium on November 19.

 Malaysia believes that all sides with sovereignty claims in the East Sea must solve disputes in line with international law, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said in an interview with Japan’s Asian Nikkei Review on November 15. 

 Thirty-nine Vietnamese fishermen arrested by Indonesia for illegal fishing were repatriated at the local Soekarno Hatta International Airport on November 15. 

 The Japanese Government wants to enhance its relationship with Vietnam towards a more practical way, said newly-appointed Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio.

 Ho Chi Minh City and Slovakia’s eastern city of Kosice on November 15 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on setting up bilateral friendship and cooperation in various fields. 

President Tran Dai Quang arrived in Havana on November 15 (local time) to begin the official visit to Cuba from November 15-17.

The eighth International Conference on the East Sea wrapped up in Nha Trang city, the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on November 15, stressing the need to promote ASEAN’s central role in managing disputes in the East Sea.

 Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha were grilled about issues within their remit by National Assembly (NA) deputies on November 15. 

 Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha took the floor to field deputies’ questions at the ongoing second session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on November 15. 

 A Vietnamese delegation led by Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich attended the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Retreat in Vientiane, Laos, from November 15-17 at the invitation from the Lao Defence Ministry.

VietNamNet Bridge - Progressive taxation is expected help reduce speculation in housing, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

 A number of projects licensed in central Quang Nam province are to lose incentives offered to them.

Rapid urbanization, higher living standards, large volume of waste and rapid increase in the number of hospitals have all made Vietnam a potential market for foreign investors to develop waste treatment projects.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though Samsung has officially recalled Galaxy Note 7 due to the explosion risk, Vietnamese are still looking to buy the products. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Donald Trump’s winning the US presidential election is expected to ‘put an end’ to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts have shown their concern about the opening of too many new subject majors, warning that instructional quality could decline.

 The textile and garment sector will continue facing challenges in 2017 due to fierce competition by other major exporters - including China, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan–while global demand is forecasted to slow down.

Japanese enterprises are likely to pour large investments into environmental projects in Vietnam in the near future to fully tap its potentials, said a representative of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO). 

 Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh was the first Cabinet member to go before the National Assembly on November 15 to answer questions about issues under his charge.