VietNamNet Bridge – Continuous heavy rains have worsened the inundation due to heavy floods that occurred on Sunday morning in central Thua Thien-Hue Province.

 Vietnam considers Japan as an important and long-term partner, President Tran Dai Quang stated while giving a reception for Japanese Minister of Economic Revitalisation Toshimitsu Motegi in Hanoi on November 7.

 Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha visited Quy Nhon beach in central Binh Dinh province on November 7 to inspect the search for missing sailors and direct response to possible oil spills from sunk freighters in storm Damrey.

The first-ever Vietnam Business Summit, a highlight of the 29th APEC Leaders’ Week, opened at the Ariyana Conference Centre on Tuesday with the participation of more than 2,000 delegates.

 Calculation of petroleum import tax based on weighted average of the tariffs along with locally produced petrol from Dung Quat Oil Refinery would benefit consumers, Vu Thi Mai, deputy minister of finance, said.

Vietnam’s CMC Corporation, one of the leading information and communications technology groups in Vietnam, opened its subsidiary in Yokohama city of Kanagawa prefecture on November 7.

 Vietnam ranks 101st among 193 countries in the world which face the highest risk of cyberattacks given the rapid growth of Internet users, a recent survey shows.

 The National Assembly (NA) Economic Committee has expressed concerns over a Government proposal for building eight out of 11 sections of the North-South Expressway under the built-operate-transfer (BOT) format.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received World Economic Forum (WEF) Managing Director Philipp Rosler on the sidelines of the Vietnam Business Summit held in Da Nang city on November 7.

 Storm Damrey that hit Vietnam on November 4 and following downpours and floods had claimed 69 lives and left 30 people missing in central and Central Highlands localities as of 8am of November 7.

 Cuban Party and State leaders affirmed their determination to develop the traditional friendship with their Vietnamese counterparts while hosting Politburo member Vo Van Thuong during his visit to Cuba on November 2-6.

As universities become financially independent, ethnic minority students enrolled in special majors may suffer tuition fee increases when their institutions impose fee levels higher than the Government’s ceiling.

Though illegal sand mining is rampant in the Bay Nui (Seven Mountains) area in the Mekong province of An Giang, provincial authorities said they are unable to catch any of the miners red-handed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has become one of the most popular tourism destinations among Japanese visitors,

Asian-Pacific economies should establish an agenda with strategies on what they can do together to help the region continue to be the main driver in realising the Bogor Goals in terms of trade and investment.

VietNamNet Bridge - Although the private sector is an important driving force for the country’s development, private businesses still have to travel a thorny path to expand and develop.

 Quach Dinh Hieu won the grand prize of Canon PhotoMarathon 2017. The award ceremony was held at Hanoi Children's Palace on November 4.

 A new low pressure zone appeared in the Gulf of Thailand this early morning causing heavy rains on the large scale in the central region of Vietnam, reported the National Hydrology Meteorology Forecast Center.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will open an exhibition on Russia at the National History Museum, on November 7, as part of the activities to mark the 100th anniversary of the Great October Revolution of Russia.

 A stamp was launched on November 6 to celebrate APEC Vietnam 2017, the year-long hosting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Vietnam.