Saigon Heat enjoyed their first win of the ASEAN Basketball League season on Saturday on their home turf in HCM City.

 Bangu Atletico Club yesterday defeated the former South Korean student champions of the International Football Tournament – Binh Duong Television Number One Cup.

 Hundreds of representatives from 54 ethnic groups throughout the country took part the opening ceremony of the National Great Unity – Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Week last night.

 Countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), including Viet Nam, will remove tariff on new cars in the 13th year after the agreement comes into effect, a finance ministry official said.

 The Electricity of Viet Nam Group last week said it had divested from many companies.

  Viet Nam will reform the structure of export goods and increase quality of export products to strive for sustainable exports and increase its value by this year-end and beyond.

 Authorities in HCM City have outlined stronger flood-prevention measures as heavy rains and high tides continue to cause severe flooding.

 A Vietnamese team has won the first place at the 2015 Cyber SEA Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.

  The national U23 team will play friendly matches in preparation for the Asian championship in Qatar next January. 

 The construction of a new terminal at the Da Nang International Airport began on November 15. 

 President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan held a reception for Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam in Hanoi on November 15.

Vietnam and New Zealand have agreed to develop their comprehensive partnership both on scale and in depth towards a strategic partnership during Prime Minister John Key’s visit to Vietnam. 

 Marking the 19th Vietnam Film Festival, Vietnamese film week is scheduled to take place in Hanoi and Da Nang on December 1- 5 , announced the Cinematography Department and Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism on November 14.

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists have supported the Ministry of Finance’s (MOF) decision to reject the requests for tax incentives made by Samsung. 

 Vietnam’s economy will continue to recover next year but at a slower pace, said Nguyen Dinh Cung, president of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the country is integrating deeper into the world market, a number of street vendors who come to pursue their dream in cities might lose their jobs, experts have warned.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City and Haiphong were among the Huffington Post’s list of 16 coastal and river port cities around the globe that travellers should visit sooner rather than later before they sink beneath the sea.

 A special motorbike helmet has been designed and made for women of the Thai ethnic group to accommodate their traditional huge hair buns while protecting them from possible head injuries.

VietNamNet Bridge - International institutions agree that Vietnam’s economy is recovering strongly while seeing a bright outlook for its continued growth.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nong Thon Ngay Nay (Countryside Today) newspaper talked with Nguyen Hoang Dung, Director for Research and Development of HCMC's Economics and Management Institute on financial aid.