President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has expressed his wish that Germany will share experience in developing small- and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). 

Vietnam and Japan have agreed to enhance their political trust through the regular exchange of high-ranking visits and meetings in the time ahead.

 Vietnam’s Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich has called for stronger cooperation among ASEAN member nations, along with more effective ties with other countries, including China and the US, to address the East Sea issue. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has maintained economic growth despite the reduction in mining natural resources, but it must begin to reduce exploitation as resources are running out, experts say.

Viet Nam has made efforts to protect wildlife and its intensified law enforcement against traffickers is likely to make the country a role model in the field, said the UK’s Prince William.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Southern Lottery Council has written to the Ministry of Finance accusing Vietnam Lottery Company (Vietlott), the organizer of American-style lottery game Mega 6/45, of wrongdoing, according to local media.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lai Ly Huynh of Viet Nam came second at the eighth Han Xin Cup Xiangqi (Chinese chess) International Masters, which ended in Sydney, Australia, on November 14.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has given its approval for organizing the next edition of Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 contest, which is expected to take place from January 1 to August 19

VietNamNet Bridge – Saigontourist Holding Company on December 21 introduced a plan to put on Nguyen Hue Flower Street for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet. 

 Ho Chi Minh City’s Management Board of Urban Railways (MBUR) has confirmed that South Korean consultants have completed a pre-feasibility study on the Metro Line No. 4B-1 project (the branch line to Tan Son Nhat International Airport).

 VietNamNet Bridge – An Giang Province’s Ta Pa mountain is one of seven peaks named That Son, which means "seven famous mountains".

VietNamNet Bridge - Many urban parents take their children to training courses to have the children’s brains stimulated, hoping it will help them become more intelligent.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Major problems of Viet Nam’s railway sector will be resolved if a double-track railway is developed on the route from the north to the south of the country, experts said on Monday, Nov 14.

VietNamNet Bridge - The HCMC Department of Natural Resources and the Environment Has granted more than 5,000 registry books to the owners of hazardous waste sources.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government has been warned that loopholes in the process of divesting state capital from state-owned enterprises may lead to a major losses.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is likely to see increasing investment from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and other neigbouring countries in the next five years, according to a survey conducted by United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB). 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health’s (MoH) new medical curriculum proposal raised different opinions from experts.

 Although numerous foreign and domestic enterprises expressed their interest in investing in wind farms in Vietnam, so far only domestic firms started actually implementing such projects.

Hot issues in the APEC Summit 2016 are Brexit and the rise of populism in politics, especially in the US after Donald Trump was elected the new president, which appears to have added strength to the voices protesting globalization.

 Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha confirmed on November 16 that water in certain central provinces is “safe for tourism, sports and fishing.”