Top leaders of Vietnam on December 1 sent messages of congratulations to their respective Lao counterparts on the 41st National Day of Laos (December 2).

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said he welcomes Vietnamese IT companies’ investment in his country, pledging the best possible condition for them to carry out investment plans.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 14th National Assembly has adopted a resolution on piloting the issuance of e-visas to foreigners starting on February 1, 2017,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Alfred Riedl has told people not to call Nguyen Huu Thang his player anymore, since Thang is now a colleague.

VietNamNet Bridge - The most dangerous material in plastic bottles is EDC, or endocrine disrupting chemicals, which can cause reproductive and gonadal disorders, scientists say.

Female students at universities have fewer close friends than male students (47.6 percent vs 61.4 percent), while students have fewer close friends than their grandparents and parents. 

VietNamNet Bridge - With high growth in the domestic market, Vietnamese airlines saw their international market share decreasing sharply in the first six months of the year. 

About 76,000 tons of waste is discharged every day in Vietnam, 80 percent of which is carried to landfills. It is estimated that the  7,000 tons of solid domestic waste dumped daily in HCMC could produce 1 billion kwh of electricity a year.

Can Gio Tourist City, a Vingroup subsidiary, may be allowed to develop the Can Gio Golf Club project with the total capital of $40.25 million on the land area reclaimed from the sea in Ho Chi Minh City’s Can Gio district.

 The Political Report is a summary and evaluation of the results of what we have done in the last five years in a comprehensive way, both good and bad aspects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four people, including a two-year-old girl, were stabbed to death in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on Thursday morning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Department of Information and Communications has set up inter-sector inspection teams to supervise the management of pre-paid SIM cards in the city from November 29 to December 31,

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training has not yet granted a licence to any brain activation class in the country,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only expired automobile driving licences made from paper are required to change into those made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) material.

Despite the ravages of war, Vietnam is home to numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites, according to USNews.

Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 2016 Truong Dieu Ngoc has bowed out of the top 30 of Miss World’s talent contest.

 Vietnam’s Ambassador to Algeria Pham Quoc Tru said that Vietnam wants to boost economic and trade links with Algeria in general and Oran city in particular, in his working trip to Oran from November 28-30.

The Airports Corporation of Viet Nam (ACV) is asking residents and experts for feedback on proposed designs for a passenger terminal at Long Thanh International Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Breakthroughs are needed in terms of policies and mechanisms to make Việt Nam’s tourism industry competitive in ASEAN, an expert from the Institute for Tourism Development Research has said.

VietNamNet Bridge – A population of 56 Viet Nam conifer trees and 5 phay sung (Duabanga grandiflora) trees in Pu Hoat Nature Conservation Centre in central Nghe An Province were recognised as Viet Nam Heritage Trees