The 14th National Assembly adopted five laws on November 19 during its sixth session.

 Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong and his spouse chaired an official welcome ceremony for Indian President Ram Nath Kovind in Hanoi on November 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Being a teacher standing in front of a blackboard was Huynh Thi Xam’s childhood dream but she thought it was impossible due to her disabilities.

 An exhibition on Vietnam’s cultural heritage will take place at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts in Hanoi between November 23 and 25.

 Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev wrapped up his two-day official visit to Vietnam on November 19 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

From Street to Stage, a special programme of xam (blind buskers singing) performances has recently taken place in Hanoi to celebrate Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day which falls on November 23.

 The 14th National Assembly (NA) entered the last working day of its sixth session on November 20.

 Police have taken former vice chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Huu Tin, born in 1957, into custody over wrongdoings in the management and use of State assets. 

 The retirement age for male and female workers could increase from 60 and 55 at present to 62 and 60 respectively from 2021, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

Vu Van Vien, director general of the Ha Noi Department of Transport, talks to Kinh tế & Đô thị newspaper on the drafting of the Proposal to collect fees from motor vehicles on some Hanoi streets.

VietNamNet Bridge - Decree 107, which replaces another decree on rice export management, is feared to lead to unhealthy competition and lower Vietnam’s export prices.

VietNamNet Bridge - Midnight, when the tide comes, is the time for Le Duc Du, a forest ranger, to get up and prepare tools to patrol the beach and look for turtles who are laying eggs.

VietNamNet Bridge - Payments for many different kinds of goods and services, from air tickets to electricity bills, can be made by scanning QR codes with mobile cameras.

VietNamNet Bridge - The doctoral dissertation defending process in Vietnam is strict but the quality of its graduates remains low. 

 The Chut are an ethnic group with a very small population living in Huong Khe district, Ha Tinh province. 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev discussed measures to further promote partnership between the two countries in various fields during their talks in Hanoi on November 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As Hanoi has rapidly urbanised, many traditional markets have been replaced with supermarkets, convenience stores and trade centres.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta province of An Giang will offer preferential policies to investors in renewable energy plants as part of its strategy on sustainable development.

Production of innovative and competitive products would be enhanced if enterprises took advantage of research conducted by local universities and academic institutes, the head of the HCM City Party Committee Secretary 

Despite welcoming 500 international cruises each year, Vietnam only hosts around 300,000 tourists from cruises – just 3 per cent of the total number of foreigners visiting the country in a year – and the percentage of tourists ...