VietNamNet Bridge – Cooperation between Viet Nam and European countries in higher education is expected to get a boost following the Viet Nam-EU Higher Education Forum, and related activities,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Danang Dragons made magic to pocket the first ticket to the finals of the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Quy Tong, one of Viet Nam’s most talented contemporary artists, will return with a new exhibition called True Gold at the HCM City-based Dia Project on November 5.

 VietNamNet Bridge –  After more than half a century, the Hue Museum of Antiquities will reopen its room of Champa antiques on November 23 in honour of Viet Nam Cultural Heritage Day.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s most famous striker Le Cong Vinh has left Becamex Binh Duong. The team is saying goodbye to several players in their attempt to rejuvenate their line-up.

 The government of HCMC has proposed the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) establish a physical gold trading center as a measure to raise gold from the public, stabilize the bullion market and control smuggling.

 Hanoi’s municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will develop a master plan for the preservation and promotion of the value of Van Mieu–Quoc Tu Giam (The Temple of Literature).

 VNPT-VinaPhone officially launched 4G services on the 1800MHz band at a ceremony in Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang province on November 3, becoming the first 4G services provider in Vietnam.

 Vietnam’s Ambassador to Kuwait Nguyen Hong Thao has been elected to the United Nations’ International Law Commission (ILC) with 120 out of 191 votes by the UN General Assembly. 

 The State budget deficit for the first ten months of 2016 has been estimated at VND159.5 trillion ($7.14 billion), equal to 62.8 per cent of the annual plan, the latest figures from the Ministry of Finance (MoF) reveal.

HCM City has been in urgent need of having more autonomy to make development investment decisions after the Prime Minister decided it to share difficulties with the central Government by keeping 18 percent of annual budget revenue instead of 23%.

 Top tennis star Ly Hoang Nam has continued his good run reaching the quarterfinals of the singles competition at the Vietnam Men’s Futures F9 tennis tournament, spanking rival Trinh Linh Giang 2-0.

 Viettel has said it is ready to set up 4G infrastructure nation-wide and will do so soon after getting a licence to provide 4G services.

Nguyen Cong Tri, one of Vietnam’s top designers, opened the Fall Winter Vietnam International Fashion Week 2016 with his impressive collection "The girl of a stranger, and me!"

The fleet of State-owned cars serving officials will be cut by 30 to 50 per cent, or about 12,000 to 20,000 cars, by the year 2020. The cut will not be applied to mountainous, remote areas and the islands.

 Two or three storms and tropical depressions may appear in the East Sea this November with one or two likely to hit the central and southern regions of Vietnam. 

 Vietnam’s tra fish exports to mainland China and Hong Kong in the first nine months of this year were 201.9 million USD, up 75.6 percent against the same period last year.

 Economic restructuring plan for 2016-2020

 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to provide another loan worth 500 million USD for Metro 2 project in Ho Chi Minh City, said ADB Vice President Stephen Groff. 

 Vietnamese music researchers have reacted heatedly to recent Chinese claim that Dan bau (monochord zither) is a traditional Chinese instrument and not Vietnamese.