The Vietnam Television (VTV) announced on November 9 that it has acquired the right to the airing of the 2016 Southeast Asia Federation (AFF) Football Championship, or AFF Suzuki Cup 2016, in the whole Vietnam. 

 National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific have reached a code-sharing agreement that aims to offer enhanced connectivity and seamless access for travelers on Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route. 

 A pilot Bus Rapid Transit route in Hanoi will be deployed next month.

 Prosecutor General Le Minh Tri of the Supreme People’s Procuracy met with his Lao and Chinese counterparts in Laos’ Vientiane on November 8 to seek to step up bilateral cooperation in the field.

  President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse will pay an official visit to Cuba from November 15-17 and attend the 24th High-level Week of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum in Lima, Peru, from November 17-20. 

 A friendship meeting was held in Hanoi on November 9 on the occasion of the visit by Permanent Politburo member and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China Zhang Dejiang. 

 President Tran Dai Quang had separate meetings with newly-accredited ambassadors following their presentation of credentials to the Vietnamese leader on November 9. 

President Tran Dai Quang has reiterated that Vietnam attaches great importance to developing stable, healthy and sustainable relations with China.

 Legislators approved a resolution on the five-year financial plan with 86.64 percent of “yes” votes during the ongoing second meeting of the 14th National Assembly on November 9. 

 The Party, State and people of Vietnam always attach importance to the friendship with China, considering this a persistent guideline, a strategic choice and a top priority in the country’s foreign policy, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 The Hanoi Centre for Wildlife Rescue has received an Asian black bear that was illegally kept for bile extraction for over a decade in the suburban district of Dong Anh, according to Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV).

More than 100 inmates escaped from a drug rehab centre in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on Wednesday morning, local authorities said.

 The Vietnam International Bank (VIB) is implementing procedures to get listed on UPCoM early next year instead of 2018 as previously planned.

 A shortlist of the 20 best IT products were selected for the final round of Vietnamese Talents Awards 2016 (Nhan tai đat Viet), with the theme "For the quality of life".

Large multinational manufacturing conglomerates have capital and technologies, but lack sufficient number of good workers in their home countries. For that reason, as well as lower labor costs, they have invested in the country.

The decision to develop a series of thermal power plants in Mekong River Delta has stirred controversy.

VietNamNet Bridge - Strengthening psychological counseling and providing both teachers and students with necessary skills in the classroom are important measures to prevent school violence.

There are signs of a ‘price war’ among the three biggest mobile network operators – Viettel, MobiFone and VinaPhone – as all of them are putting high hopes on 4G deployment plans.

 High rents and expensive imported materials have driven local and foreign cafés into a costly coffee tug-of-war to win Vietnamese customers.

The Vietnamese parliament always wishes to promote cooperation with the National People’s Congress of China towards increasing mutual understanding and trust between the two countries, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said.