VietNamNet Bridge – Nỗi Buồn Chiến Tranh (The Sorrow of War), the well-known novel by Bảo Ninh, has once again received a regional literary award in South Korea.

 The National Assembly approved a resolution on November 14 towards the allocation of the central budget for 2019 with a 90.31 percent approval rate amongst lawmakers.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and other ASEAN leaders lauded the New Southern Policy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and efforts by President Moon Jae-in in promoting the relations with ASEAN on the pillars of peace, prosperity and humans.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has underlined strong commitments of ASEAN in promoting and elevating the strategic partnership and comprehensive cooperation between the grouping and Japan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam-Japan U13 international football tournament will kick off on December 14-16 in the southern province of Binh Duong.

 The World Bank (WB) and Ho Chi Minh City signed a memorandum of understanding on comprehensive partnership for the 2018-2020 period on November 14.

 The National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to vote on the draft law on protection of state secrets on November 15, part of its ongoing sixth session.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam was ousted from the men’s singles in the second round of the ATP Kobe Challenger in Japan on Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “Reality and Consciousness” is the title of a group exhibition of five Vietnamese and French artists at the HCM City Exhibition Centre.

The Ministry of Education and Training will instruct local education departments to build roadmaps and plans to re-train primary school teachers to upgrade their qualifications within five years. 

 A new study has uncovered worrying trends on the ­operation of Vietnamese businesses over the past four years.

VietNamNet Bridge - A report of the State Bank showed that the bad debt of the entire banking system had dropped from 10.08 percent in 2016 to 6.7 percent by the end of June 2018.

 Fake discounts, which are occassionally applied by Lazada and other e-commerce platforms, may occur again on the Single Day promotion season this year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Lesser known and new smartphone brands have been making every effort to increase their presence in Vietnam. However, analysts believe they are not strong enough to change the market.

Vietnam’s ratification of the CPTPP is expected to boost the country’s labor reforms, according to a statement released on November 12 by the International Labor Organization.

VietNamNet Bridge - Environmental protection organizations have suggested that local authorities be responsible for controlling and stopping wildlife consumption in their localities. 

 Property services company Savills Vietnam believes that growing foreign direct investment and moving up in the value chain mean Vietnam’s industrial real estate sector has a bright future.

 The Ministry of Transport estimated that the total capital for developing the transport infrastructure in the country for 2018-2023 is estimated at roughly (US$48 billion).

 Vietnam exported a record high of nearly 1.8 million tonnes of coffee during the 2017-2018 crop, 12.7 percent higher than the previous one, the Vietnam Coffee-Cocoa Association (VICOFA) has said.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on the US to support VN to win a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the 2020-2021 tenure at his meeting with Vice President Mike Pence.