VietNamNet would like to introduce the last part of the roundtable talk about measures to attract overseas talents.

 VietNamNet Bridge - There's a saying that no one can change the past, but they can rearrange the future.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In the past few days, the public was stirred up after the Ministry of Finance suggested imposing tax on second homes.

 Two fishing boats in the central province of Quang Ngai have complained about being attacked by Chinese ships.

 Civil servants will have seven days off for Tet Holiday which falls on January 26 to February 1, 2017.

 Fifty-four per cent of Vietnamese people, or 52 million, are already online; the fifth-largest online population in Asia-Pacific behind China, India, Japan and Indonesia.

 The Vietnam Lottery Company (Vietlott) confirmed a new winner of the jackpot worth VNĐ64.8 billion (US$2.9 million) yesterday.

 The police yesterday detained blogger HonHai for distributing anti-state information, an official has confirmed.

 The Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championship (SEASA) 2016 began at the Hanoi National Sports Training Centre on November 2. 

 The HCM City-based Nha Mo (Dream Home) Corporation has announced it recently signed a comprehensive cooperation contract with The Global Group, a Japanese real estate developer.

 Vietnam’s Ambassador to Russia Nguyen Thanh Son and businessman Do Xuan Hoang were among individuals honoured recently by Russian State and the government of Moscow Oblast province for contributions to Russia’s development. 

Educators and psychologists have urged the creation of a healthy schooling environment following a series of violent incidents involving students.

Tran Quoc Quan, a scientist born in a poor district in Ha Tinh province, has had 15 ISI (information sciences institute) articles published, holding the record in Vietnam for the number of internationally published articles at his age.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has spent four years to prepare for the application of Euro 4 emission standards, but many problems still exist.

VietNamNet Bridge - Representatives of freight and forwarding firms attending a recent workshop held by Vecom all expressed concern about the invasion of foreign e-commerce giants such as Alibaba and Amazon. 

The Asian Development Bank is committed to supporting Vietnam in stabilizing macroeconomics, curbing inflation, sustaining economic growth and achieving the upper middle income status in the next 20 years, stated ADB Vice President Stephen Groff. 

 New applications of stem cell and gene technologies as well as nanotechnology will be the focus of HCM City’s bio-tech programme to 2020, the deputy head of the city’s Department of Sciences and Technology has said.

 Hanoi will adjust the routes of coaches from other provinces to limit the number of coaches going though the city’s centre and causing traffic jams, transport experts said.

 Up to 787 out of 988 karaoke bars and clubs in Hanoi do not meet fire safety requirements, according to the Hanoi Fire Safety and Rescue.

 Airports Corporation of Vietnam has been given permission to trade on the Unlisted Public Company (UPCoM) market under the code ACV, with a total of 2.18 billion shares and a registered stock value of $976.5 million.