A Panamanian vessel collided with a barge this morning while running on Thi Vai River in the Can Gio District, resulting in a crash that has left one missing.

 Northern Hai Duong Province Police this morning arrested two local teenagers for allegedly killing a pagoda keeper and stealing donations made to the Minh Giam pagoda in Thanh Ha District.

  A festival on the colours and fragrances of the northern mountainous region will take place in Hanoi from November 21-23.

 Nguyen Thi Anh Vien on November 17 set a new Asian record in the 400m individual medley with 4 minutes 37.71 seconds at the Asian Swimming Championship 2016 in Japan.

 The third International Wildlife Trade Conference opened in Hanoi on November 17 with the participation of 47 countries, the European Union, 7 international organisations and over 40 inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations. 

 The management board of the HCM City urban railway projects held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of an underground session from Ben Thanh station to the municipal Opera House station of the metro route No. 1 Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien.

 Experts from the business research group Conference Board said the Vietnamese economy is not likely to experience seismic changes if US president-elect Donald Trump says no to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal. 

 President Tran Dai Quang thanked Cuban leaders and people for their solidarity and valuable support to Vietnam over the past five decades during talks with President of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers Raul Castro.

 Alcohol consumption in Vietnam on the rise

 The Vietnamese and Lao governments should deliberate accelerating joint investment projects in the coming time, including the Hanoi-Vientiane expressway and the Hon La – Khammouan oil pipeline.

 The 14th National Assembly (NA) approved the Law on Property Auction on November 17 afternoon, part of its ongoing second session in Hanoi. 

  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is going to lead a Vietnamese delegation to the ninth Summit on Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle Area, slated for November 23 in Siem Reap, Cambodia. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc was the last to appear at the National Assembly (NA)’s Question & Answer session on November 17, clearing up a range of issues of public concern. 

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will pay an official, friendly visit to Laos from November 24-26, said the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations on November 17. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors at Ha Noi City’s E Hospital yesterday successfully removed a 7kg tumor from a man’s chest,

 VietNamNet Bridge – City authorities have ordered an investigation into allegations of illegal waste dumping in the Red River, reported by Giao thong van tai Magazine (Transportation Magazine).

 Vietnamese actress Chi Pu won the Rising Star Award at the Asia Artist Awards 2016 which was held at the Hall of Peace in Kyung-hee University, Seoul, on November 16.

 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak affirmed their common stance on territorial disputes in the East Sea on November 16.  

 President Tran Dai Quang and his wife visited an elementary school named after Vietnamese patriotic hero Nguyen Van Troi in Cuba’s capital Havana on November 16 (Cuban time), on the occasion of his official visit to Cuba. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Labour experts say labour market forecasts in recent years have missed their mark, resulting in widespread unemployment among university graduates.