The People’s Court of Buon Ho town in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on November 30 sentenced Huynh Thuc Vy, 33, to 2 years and 9 months in prison for insulting the national flag.

 A high-level delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) led by NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will pay an official visit to the Republic of Korea from December 4-7.

VietNamNet Bridge - Two possible scenarios in Vietnam exist: exporting more products and becoming suppliers to Walmart and IKEA, or becoming a place for Chinese goods to transit before going to the US.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s goods have successfully entered several European and Asian markets through government initiated programs.

 With its great potential for renewable energy development, Vietnam will be able to lure tens of billions of US dollars into such projects and ultimately meet its energy efficiency targets once it advances energy and electricity price adjustments.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign retailers are ‘encircling’ the gateways to the central area of HCMC with hypermarkets, while inner districts now have thousands of convenience stores.

Thuy Phap is a unique Vietnamese martial art found by martial art master Huynh Chieu Duong in Belgium. The art has attracted the participation of many international learners.

 Figures from JLL reveal that Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City now have a total of 33 serviced offices, accounting for more than 95 per cent of all serviced offices around the country. 

VietNamNet Bridge - While commercial banks in the world are changing fast to adapt to the 4.0 industrial revolution, Vietnam’s banks are still busy trying to raise capital.

 Vietnam has significant potential to exploit its renewable energy resources, such as solar photovoltaic, wind, biomass, and hydropower, which can be harnessed to support sustainable growth in the country. 

 The People’s Court of the northern province of Phu Tho announced its judgments on November 30 for the 92 defendants involved in the major online gambling ring.

 The disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) posted an increase of 3.1 per cent in January - November over the same period last year to total US$16.5 billion, despite a fall in the registered FDI inflow.

Vietnam has so far earned UNESCO recognition for 17 world cultural heritages, ranking first in Southeast Asia.

 One of the two nose wheels of a Vietjet Air plane encountering a landing problem at Buon Ma Thuot Airport, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, was found on November 30 morning.

 The State Bank of Vietnam has reassured customers that Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) will remain unaffected by the arrest of the bank's former chairman Tran Bac Ha.

 The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and Ericsson signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday in Ha Noi to establish an Internet of Things (IoT) Innovation Hub.

 The VNCERT’s statistics showed there had been 8,319 network attacks in Viet Nam as of the end of the third quarter of this year, including 1,575 malware cases, 4,829 deface cases and 1,915 phishing attacks.

 Banking on solid economic growth, a young population and strong internet coverage, Viet Nam has been making efforts to become a start-up nation.

Vietnamese enterprises’ ability to take part in the global value chain will depend on the quality of their products and a willingness to use advanced technology.

VietNamNet Bridge - Multinationals have begun doing what they have threatened: relocating their factories from China to Vietnam.