A recent decision issued by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has established a prize pot for Olympics champions. Olympic winners will be awarded VNĐ350 million (US$15,200) from the State budget.

 A book vending machine has been set up at Sense Market in HCM City’s District 1.

 The Mekong Delta, the rice bowl of VN, is sinking. HCM City, the country’s economic engine, is facing severe urban flooding. How can The government and people solve these problems?

 Despite his disability, Nguyễn Chí Bền came first in the entrance exam to Cần Thơ University for the school year 2018-19.

VietNamNet Bridge - Seventeen agreements worth $10 billion are part of the outstanding outcomes of the French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe’s visit to Vietnam several days ago.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many owners of foreign-invested enterprise in debt to banks, other enterprises and tax agencies have fled, reflecting loopholes in state management.

 According to Phan Huu Thang, former director of the Foreign Investment Agency, if prompt solutions were not taken, the dark side of FDI money would possibly outweigh the bright side.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though the door to the ASEAN market has opened wide with the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Vietnamese goods still cannot approach it.

 The Central Steering Committee for Anti-corruption instructed agencies to speed up the investigation, prosecution, and judgment of big cases from now to the yearend during its meeting in Hanoi on November 10.

 Chu Dau pottery (Nam Sach district, in the northern province of Hai Duong) is among the elite Vietnamese pottery genres, flourishing from the 14th to the 17th centuries.

 President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers of Cuba Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez and his spouse concluded their three-day official friendship visit to Vietnam on November 10.

VietNamNet Bridge - While foreign enterprises flock to Vietnam as they see it as an attractive market, Vietnamese manufacturers are focusing on selling their products abroad. 

 Lung cancer has become the leading killer of cancers in Vietnam with more than 23,000 fresh cases a year, said seminar participants in Vietnam- France cancer seminar yesterday in Hanoi.

 Raymond Mallon, economic advisor from the Australia-Vietnam economic reform programme, provides in-depth analysis on the CPTPP and what it means to businesses in Vietnam.

With traditional basket (coracle) boats, fishermen in Phuoc Hai town, Dat Do district in the southern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau can catch a large number of fish after three to four hours.

 A series of international brands have been pouring more money into Vietnam’s high-potential soft drink segment, toughening up competition against fledgling domestic producers. 

South Korea is believed to be one of the most attractive markets for Vietnamese workers because pay is higher than in Malaysia, Middle Eastern countries and even Japan.

 The People’s Committee of Dong Nai Province has instructed the provincial police to investigate the sale of house foundations by Alibaba Real Estate Joint-Stock Company in the province’s Long Thanh District.

 The loss and degradation of wetland areas are occurring more rapidly than in any other ecosystem due to large-scale land use changes, infrastructure development, altered water flow, and the impact of climate change.

 The 12th National Assembly approved the State budget projection for 2019, with an approval rate of 86.19, during its ongoing sixth session in Hanoi on November 9.