A third drop in global crude prices, plus an increasing number of air passengers, is expected to boost the performance of the two biggest airlines Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet.

VietNamNet Bridge - The average wage for Vietnamese workers is $1 per hour, far below the pay to Filipino workers ($2.1) and Chinese ($2.5).

 Vietnam expects to export 1.7 million tonnes of coffee this year, earning about 3.5 billion USD, said Chairman of the Vietnam Coffee – Cocoa Association (VICOFA) Luong Van Tu. 

Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Defence Minister on November 26 held talks with Sen. Lieut. Gen. Leopoldo Cintra Frias, Politburo member, Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba. 

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong has committed all possible support to defence ties with Cuba.

 The Hanoi Culture Centre has been making every effort possible to bring young people closer to traditional intangible cultural heritage.

 Vietnam has successfully produced the vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease Type O, announced the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The 2018 Horasis Asia Meeting, Asia’s premier gathering of the region’s most senior leaders in business and administration, opened in the southern province of Binh Duong in November 26.

 Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 26 for a troupe of domestic and foreign artists attending the third Asia-Europe New Music Festival. 

 All 36 Vietnamese students won individual and team prizes when competing at the World of Mathematics Team Competition (WMTC) held in Varna, Bulgaria over November 19 -26.

 Academician Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan, Chairwoman and CEO of the Advanced International Joint Stock Company (AIC), has been conferred Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun for her important contributions to the development of Japan.

 Vietnam had won a three-year dispute with Indonesia regarding safeguards on certain iron and steel products, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam.

Professor Nguyen Tac An, Vice President of the Association of Science and Technology on Viet Nam Sea, speaks to the website Tài Nguyên & Môi Trường on the need to control the dredging of the seabed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Dinh Luan, deputy director general of the Directorate of Fisheries, under the Ministry of Agriculture, speaks to Nông thôn Ngày nay newspaper on the need for a sustainable fishing industry.

VietNamNet Bridge - As a fast developing retail market in Asia, Vietnam has attracted many foreign retail giants in recent years. However, Vietnamese retailers still control 75 percent of market share.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some years ago, international scientists found that Vietnam ranked high among countries that emit large amounts of plastic waste into the oceans. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Microsoft has released the 2018 list of the world’s best security experts which includes two staff from Vietnam’s Viettel Network Security Center.

VietNamNet Bridge - Investments in tertiary education have become popular, creating an “education, or university, bubble”, according to Nguyen Quoc Toan from Ernst & Young Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Classical music is difficult to listen to, many people say.  But the truth is, if it is performed creatively, it can bring joy to audiences, especially young people.

 Cao Lan is one branch of the San Chay group, who live in a number of provinces – Bac Giang, Tuyen Quang, Lang Son, and Quang Ninh.