The 34th meeting of the Vietnam-Cuba Inter-Governmental Committee wrapped up in Havana, Cuba on November 23 with the signing of three agreements on fostering bilateral ties in economy, science and technology.

The 9th Summit of Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area (CLV-9)  focused on how to boost connectivity among the three countries within the cooperation mechanism, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen The Phuong.

Vietnam hopes France will expand investment projects in Vietnam, and enhance cooperation in culture and tourism with the country, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told French newly-appointed Ambassador to Vietnam Bertrand Lortholary.

 The stability and development of Vietnam and Laos as well as of their special relationship is a critical and irreplaceable factor to each country’s national construction and protection.

President Tran Dai Quang has proposed that Italia’s Milan city and Lombardy region support the organisation of Vietnamese cultural and art activities in the locality.

 Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich agreed that the Vietnam - Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has experienced dynamic development since it was formed in 2012. 

VietNamNet Bridge - While exports of gold jewelry to the US, Belgium, France and Australia remain stable, exports to Switzerland have unexpectedly soared by 2,300 percent this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police officer Tran Anh Tuan spends every Friday evening teaching visually impaired students from the Nguyen Dinh Chieu High School for the Blind to play the guitar.

VietNamNet Bridge – Austrian Irene Ohler and Vietnamese Do Thuy Duong, co-authors of a book on remarkable Vietnamese women titled Con gai Ba Trieu the ky 21, launched their work in HCMC last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When Viet Nam’s main legislative body, the National Assembly, decided on Tuesday to cancel plans to build two nuclear power plants, many lauded the “courageous” move.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Monthly base wages of civil servants, which will increase from VND1.21 million to VND1.3 million from the middle of 2017, meet just 50% of civil servants’ basic needs,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will establish the coastal protection corridor in several localities from November 28 under a circular issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A dance show aiming to raise funds for the programme Thien Nhan and Friends will be staged by 30 Vietnamese youth dancers in Friday night.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Classical Music Group will host its latest piano recital program with a free entrance to all audiences at Viet Thuong Showroom in HCMC’s District 3 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night.

VietNamNet Bridge - Earthworms (Perionyx excavates) can easily be used to make biological products and fertilizer for sustainable organic agriculture.

VietNamNet Bridge - The dispute between Da Nang City authorities and professionals who have studied abroad with city funding reveals the problems with the program on attracting talented experts. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has yet to become an industrialized country, but its pollution has already reached serious levels. If it worsens, Vietnam could surpass China in pollution levels.

VietNamNet Bridge - Following an invasion of South Korean barbecue restaurants, Korean food products have been entering the Vietnamese market through retail channels.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon International Comedy Club will present British stand-up comedian Stephen Carlin at Game On on November 30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Salaries for public officials and civil servants need a major revamp to attract talent and avoid a brain-drain, experts agreed at a conference in Ha Noi on Monday.