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Taekwondo demonstration team K-Tigers to perform in Hanoi

 Taekwondo demonstration team K-Tigers will join 2016 Korean Cultural  Festival that will be organized at the Vietnam-Soviet Cultural Friendship Palace in Hanoi on November 25-26. 

Vietjet to IPO next month

 Vietjet Air will conduct an IPO worth $200 million next month, according to Reuters.

Steering Committee for 2017 census established

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment has established a steering committee for the conduct of the government’s 2017 economic census.

Hanoi marvellous streets filled with ox-eye daisies

These days, the beauty of ox-eye daisies (Cuc hoa mi) transform Hanoi city streets into picturesque portraits fit for a postcard.

Dialling codes to change from Feb 2017

 The dialling codes of all cities and provinces, except Hanoi and HCM City, will change to a three-digit number early next year.

All-star line up to rock HCM City this December

Multi-platinum selling band, Michael Learns to Rock, will be making their way to Ho Chi Minh City on December 21 giving fans the ultimate experience with songs off their greatest hits album, 25 at the Quan Khu 7 Stadium. 

Daesang completes buy-out of Duc Viet Food

ROK food-producing conglomerate Daesang Corp. has completed the acquisition of a 99.99 % stake in Vietnamese meat processor and distributor Duc Viet Food Joint Stock Company for US$32 million.

ASEAN Traffic Police Forum adopts joint statement

The first ASEAN Traffic Police Forum, an initiative of Vietnam, adopted a joint statement at its last meeting in Hanoi on November 22 encouraging the bloc’s policemen to foster coordination and share experience.

Prime Minister arrives in Cambodia for CLV9

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on November 23 for the 9th Summit of Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle Area (CLV 9) at the invitation of his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen.

Many important issues handled at parliament’s second session

 Many issues of national importance were dealt with during the second session of the 14th National Assembly (NA), NA Deputy Secretary-General Le Bo Linh said at a press conference following the session’s closing plenum on November 23. 

Party chief’s Laos visit to lift bilateral relations: official

 The upcoming visit to Laos by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong  aims to show the Vietnamese Party and State’s focus on  the Vietnam-Laos relationship, thus further deepening bilateral ties, a senior official has said. 

Japanese retailers keen to enter Vietnamese markets

Japanese retailers have devised a detailed plan, with active support from their Government, to tap the huge potential of the Vietnamese market. 

Vietnam ranks 6th among international students in US

 There are 21,403 Vietnamese students in the US, giving the Southeast Asian nation the sixth largest source of international students in the country.

Hanoi police crack down on inter-provincial drug trafficking ring

 Police of Nam Tu Liem district in Hanoi busted a drug trafficking ring in northern Vietnam involving 40 heroin bricks and 17,851 synthetic drug pills.

Filming set to begin on TV series featuring crime fighters

 VietNamNet Bridge – The filming of the longest-running TV series on the lives of Viet Nam’s criminal police will start in HCM City next week.

Expenditures for law-making are insufficient

 VietNamNet would like to introduce part 3 of the talks "To not make laws in heaven" with the participation of Prof. Dang Hung Vo, Dr. Hoang Ngoc Giao and Lawyer Nguyen Ngoc Lan.

Life still difficult for HIV/AIDS affected kids

 VietNamNet Bridge – Children affected by HIV/AIDS continue to face discrimination and other challenges despite significant gains made in efforts to help them, officials said at a meeting yesterday.

Young people join environmental protection communication

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will send two entries to an international photo and poster contest on environmental protection, launched by United Nations in Vienna.

800,000 addicts need Methadone

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Trong Dam, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs, talks to the newspaper Tin Tuc (News) about the need to screen drug addicts before sending them to rehabilitation centres.

Vietnam cashew exporters to add value with further processing

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam aims to increase export value of cashew nuts by more extensive processing instead of exporting raw or preliminarily processed products.