Joining the CPTPP will provide Vietnam with a good opportunity to continue perfecting its socialist-oriented market economy institutions and improving its business and investment environment in a more open and transparent manner.

 The Inspection Commission of the Party Central Committee held its 31st session from November 12-14, with a focus on the serious violations of regulations committed by several officials.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) will sell 25,000 online tickets if Viet Nam qualify for the ongoing AFF Suzuki Cup 2018’s semi-finals, 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Hanoi on November 15 evening, concluding a trip to Singapore for the 33rd ASEAN Summit and related summits at the invitation of his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong.

 The Asia-Pacific, and in particular APEC, has remained a focus of Vietnam’s foreign policy, Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said at the 30th Ministerial Meeting in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on November 15.  

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged member states of the East Asia Summit (EAS) to strengthen connectivity in their legal systems, infrastructure, and digitization process during the 33th EAS in Singapore on November 15. 

 The Ministry of Transport (MoT) plans to tighten control of emissions of vehicles in circulation as well as used vehicles imported to curb air pollution.

 The Vietnamese Embassy in India held a press conference on November 15 to announce information regarding the Vietnam visit by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind from November 18-20. 

The 14th National Assembly (NA) discussed the draft revision of the Law on Education during its ongoing sixth session in Hanoi on November 15. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The increased debt incurred by private businesses will bring risks: the exchange rate and the dollar interest rate will increase.

VietNamNet Bridge - For every 1,000 views on YouTube, buyers in Vietnam pay VND35,000-65,000.

VietNamNet Bridge - To obtain wild animals to sell to restaurants, poachers venture into forests and natural reserves, willing to fire on forest rangers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some education groups own two universities and four to five schools in total. Other groups are seeking to buy more schools.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had separate meetings with Sultan of Brunei Hagi Hassanal Bolkiah and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in Singapore on November 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – KILORUN HANOI 2019, an international running festival, will be held at Ly Thai To Park in Hanoi on March 2, 2019.

 The Vietnamese government has insisted that regulations requiring foreign service providers such as Facebook and Google to establish branches or representative offices in Vietnam is justified and in line with international standards.

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of the biggest Indian festivals – Diwali – will be celebrated at the JW Marriot Hotel on November 24.

 Vietnamese representative Tieu Vy has taken part in a group draw at the Head to Head challenge for Miss World 2018 in China.

 Chau Ngoc Bich has surpassed a number of outstanding Vietnamese candidates to represent the country at Mrs Universe 2018.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite worries that education will be commercilised as schools are sold and bought like commercial products, schools invested by private enterprises are operating well.