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Experts discuss exhibition on VN’s national sovereignty

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Museum of History will develop a 3D exhibition showcasing valuable documents on Viet Nam’s sovereignty, 

VNCERT orders quick action against CoinHive

The Viet Nam Computer Emergency Response Team has ordered all cybersecurity units at State agencies, enterprises and banks from the central to the local level to guard against the CoinHive malicious code.

Facile wins for VN badminton couple

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh defeated Tan Jia Wei of Malaysia in the third round of the CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia International Challenge in Johor yesterday.

It’s the era of billion-dollar business transactions

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese stock market on November 7 witnessed its biggest-ever transaction: 415 million VRE shares of Vincom Retail, worth $740 million, were transferred within one trading session.

V.League coaches to depart from their clubs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coaches Truong Viet Hoang and Le Huynh Duc asked for the termination of their contracts with their respective clubs on Wednesday.

Ly Hoang Nam qualifies for Vietnam F2 quarters

 Ly Hoang Nam, the sole Vietnamese player left at the Vietnam F2 Men’s Futures tennis tournament’s singles event in Binh Dương province, has secured a berth in the quarter-finals.

Vietnamese researchers win prestigious 2017 Newton Prize

 Two Vietnamese researchers on November 16 were awarded the 2017 Newton Prize Vietnam for their project “Building a Foundation for Sustainable Development: Networked Societies for the Cities of Tomorrow”.

HCM City hospital performs 1st ever blood stem cell transplant from unrelated donor

 The HCM City Blood Transfusion Haematology Hospital on Thursday successfully performed the country’s first ever peripheral blood stem cell transplant from an unrelated donor.

MoH proposes reducing food safety red tape

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has proposed to the Government to reduce or simplify the number of administrative procedures in food safety management.

Pharma drugs in the spotlight again

 The Ministry of Public Security has announced that it is widening investigation into different problems related to a batch of cancer drugs called H-Capita (500mg).

Festival bangs loud gong sound in Gia Lai province

The value of gong culture was highlighted at a festival held in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on November 16.

Vo Trong Nghia Architects claims more awards at World Architecture Festival

 Vietnamese firm Vo Trong Nghia Architects won two prizes at the 10th World Architecture Festival, which took place in Berlin, Germany, from November 15-17.

Awards honour Vietnamese talents nationwide

 The Vietnam Talent Awards 2017 were presented in Hanoi on November 16, honouring persons with practical inventions and initiatives.

Breast cancer among young people rises

 Young women aged less than 25 and men suffering from breast cancer has become not uncommon in Vietnam, said Dr Tran Nguyen Ha of the Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital.

Cooperation needed to manage potential conflict in East Sea: seminar

 The Indonesian Foreign Ministry and the Centre of Southeast Asian Studies opened a seminar in Indonesia on November 16, focusing discussions on managing potential conflict in the East Sea.

Deputy PM: Government will not raise public debt ceiling

 The Government will not raise public debt ceiling in order to ensure debt payment capacity and balance the national financial system, said Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue during the NA hearing session yesterday. 

More SoEs set for equitisation as restructuring okayed

Ministries have approved the restructuring plans of additional SOEs, with the latest including Mobifone and VNPost, in line with the Government’s SOE restructuring action plan.

Hotel occupancy rises in HCM City

 Four- and five-star hotels in Ho Chi Minh City have seen a slight decline in room rates although the rising number of tourists has resulted in an increase in occupancy rates at high-end hotels.

Central bank governor stresses solutions to bad debt settlement

SBV Governor yesterday fielded lawmakers’ questions about the banking system’s operations, underlining the need to focus on effectively implementing a resolution on piloting the settlement of bad debt at credit institutions.

Deputies question finance minister, SBV governor

The question and answer session of the 14th National Assembly’s fourth sitting on November 16 was heated up with issues regarding tax, public debt and monetary policy management.