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Four ministers to go before National Assembly for hearings

 Ministers of Industry and Trade, Natural Resources and Environment, Education and Training, and Home Affairs will appear at the National Assembly (NA)’s question and answer session which is scheduled to last two and a half days from November 15-17.

Chinese top legislator concludes official visit to Vietnam

 Zhang Dejiang, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, left Da Nang city on November 11 afternoon, winding up his official visit to Vietnam from November 8-11.

FPT IS runs first national IT system of Bangladesh

 The Bangladesh National Board of Revenue and Vietnam's FPT Information System (FPT IS) has officially begun operating the Bangladesh Income Tax integration system (BITAX).

Phu Quoc International Airport to increase capacity

Phu Quoc International Airport is in need of development. The forecast of 2020 shows that the number of visitors to the airport could be some 2.5-3 million, so a comprehensive extension is necessary.

Red-shanked douc langurs discovered in Thua Thien-Hue

 About 70 red-shanked douc langurs were found in Bac Hai Van forest, Phu Loc district, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Vietnam encyclopedia should be compiled in open-minded and flexible manner

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has said that the compilation of a Vietnamese encyclopedia should be done in an open-minded and flexible manner in order to mobilise the engagement of participating scientists and the community.

HCM City to stop using paper documents from 2017

From 2017, HCM City will employ only electronic forms of communication using digital signatures for its departments and districts implementing professional exchange in resolving administrative records, putting an end to the use of paper documents.

Trump presidency may affect Vietnamese exports

 Many experts have expressed concerns that US president-elect Donald Trump's nationalism and anti-globalisation policies may badly affect Vietnam's export industry and economic growth.

Ministry addresses concern about substandard doctorates

 The Ministry of Education and Training said it will shut down substandard doctoral training categories in order to improve the quality of PhDs in Vietnam.

Thee-day overseas Vietnamese conference starts in HCM City

 The third overseas Vietnamese conference themed "overseas Vietnamese join hands in quick and sustainable development and international integration of HCMC" will take place from November 11-13.

German baritone performs in Hanoi

 German baritone, Matthias Goerne will give performances at Hanoi Opera House on November 11-12.

NA deputy says Government is brave to stop nuclear power project

 The Government has made a brave decision to stop building the nuclear power plant project in the central province of Ninh Thuan, said deputy chairman of the National Assembly’s Science, Technology and Environment Committee Le Hong Tinh yesterday.

National Assembly passes 2017 salary increase

 The National Assembly (NA) has agreed an increase 7 per cent for annual base salary, pensions, and preferential subsidies for people with meritorious service given to Vietnam’s revolution.

Vietnamese leaders congratulate Donald Trump

 Vietnamese leaders have sent their congratulations to Donald Trump after his victory in the US presidential election.

Illegal logging decimating Ha Giang forests

 VietNamNet Bridge – Trees that are hundreds of years old as well as rare, valuable plants are at serious risk of being lost to rampant illegal logging and deforestation in northern mountainous Ha Giang Province.

$90 billion for public investment in 2016-2020

 Budget funds of VND2,000 trillion ($89.6 billion) will be spent on public investment in the 2016-2020 period, under a resolution that received a majority of votes from National Assembly (NA) delegates on November 10.

Vietnamese beauty queens meet with US President Donald Trump

 The first winner of Mrs. World Vietnam Doan Thi Kim Hong once had the honour to meet and work with newly-elected president Donald Trump in New York City.

IT leaders in Vietnam are prioritising hybrid cloud to transform IT: Microsoft survey

 Microsoft Corporation just released a survey of 1,200 IT leaders across 12 Asia Pacific markets to understand how they are evolving their IT infrastructure strategies to meet the needs of a digital business.


Japanese acquisitions intensify in real estate sector

 Instead of making direct investments, Japanese enterprises in recent months started setting a foothold in the Vietnamese real estate sector via co-operating with domestic developers.

Nha Trang to host Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 pageant

 The Unicorp has been licensed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism to organise the 2017 Miss Universe Vietnam in Diamond Bay City, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province.