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

The vice chairman of HCM City People’s Committee has urged agencies to follow guidance from the city’s Party Committee in building the country’s largest public square in the Thu Thiem new urban area.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 1,440 stalls selling thousands of goods at Binh Tay Market in HCM City’s District 6 reopened on Wednesday (November 15) after a two-year period of repairs and upgrades to the facility. 

By 2050, the 120-year-old Tien Sa Port, the largest deep-water port in Da Nang city, will serve merely as a service and tourism port, while Lien Chieu port, which is still on paper, would become an international port.

 According to Business Monitor International (BMI) data, revenue of the Vietnamese pharmaceutical market was US$5.2 billion last year and which is forecast to reach US$7.7 billion in 2021.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc host an official welcoming ceremony for his Russian counterpart Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev on November 19 in Hanoi.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc joined leaders of other APEC economies various bilateral and multilateral events in the framework of 26th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Papua New Guinea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Provincial highways No 9, 15 and 8 in HCM City’s Cu Chi District will be upgraded, widened and repaired with the aim of reducing traffic jams in the city’s northwest gateway.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang City authorities plan to construct Lien Chieu Port at a total cost of VND7.4 trillion (US$320 million).

As Mobile Number Portability (MNP) is coming to town, more than 120 million mobile users will be able to experience the new generation of telecommunication services.

 Five digital inventions have been selected to the final round of the Vietnamese Talent Awards 2018 in Information and Technology.

 The Vietnamese men’s football team has received a reward worth up to VND1.1 billion for different organizations after beating Malaysia 2-0 in their second match of the AFFCup 2018.

 A woman in the central province of Nghe An has been detained while transporting wild animals for sale. 

 Greater attention now being paid to R&D investment by domestic enterprises, who are increasing the application of their scientific and technological products.

 The import of wheat contaminated with the cirsium arvense into Vietnam has continued despite warnings, posing a high risk of the spread of this harmful weed.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his entourage arrived in Hanoi on late November 18, concluding his trip to Papua New Guinea to attend the 26th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting. 

 Quang Ninh Province Department of Natural Resources and Environment has proposed removing the ban on land ownership transactions in Van Don District as land price fever seems to have cooled off.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam has appointed Phan Duc Tu as the new chairman of the Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (BIDV).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Booking a car to travel from Hanoi to another province has never been easier.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese-American pop stars Tuan Ngoc and Thanh Ha will perform in a concert in HCM City next week.