VietNamNet Bridge – Private jet owners or fliers can earn their licences in Viet Nam, starting from 2020, following a joint project between Viet Nam and New Zealand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Preventive Medicine Department confirmed that risk of disease spreading across borders is very large while human infections with a new avian influenza A (H7N9) virus being reported from China.

VietNamNet Bridge - It will be difficult to find solutions to develop agriculture in the Mekong River Delta if a series of hydropower dams are built on the river’s upper course, especially when Vietnam does not have a strong agriculture.

 A Vietnamese government leader has called for joint efforts to maintain the seas of East Asia as an environment of peace and stability, promote the enforcement of international laws, and ensure maritime and air transportation and safety.

President Truong Tan Sang and his spouse left Hanoi for Manila, the Philippines, on November 17 to attend the 23rd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung gave a reception in Hanoi on November 16 for special advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance Tsutomo Takebe who is on a working visit to Vietnam. 

 The Inter-Governmental Committee for Economic, Commercial, Scientific and Technological Cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba commenced its 33rd session in Hanoi on November 16, reviewing past cooperation and setting out new tasks. 

 Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang answered deputies’ queries on reforestation and advanced technology application in industrial production at a Q&A during the 13th National Assembly’s 10th session on November 16. 

PM Nguyen Tan Dung and PM John Key agreed to lift up the two-trade volume between Viet Nam and New Zealand to US$1.7 billion by 2020 during their talks in Ha Noi on November 15.

The Q2 labor market bulletin showed that while the unemployment rate has decreased, the number of workers with bachelor’s and master’s degrees has increased to approximately 200,000, which accounts for 17.4 percent of unemployed workers.

VietNamNet Bridge - The rapid increase in exports to one market may force Vietnam to face anti-dumping lawsuits, while large exports to China will bring risks as this is an unsafe market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 18,400 traffic accidents occurred across the country over the last ten months, killing nearly 7,200 people and injuring more than 16,700,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam needs a law to ensure the development of performing arts in line with people's demands and the country's global integration,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has won two medals (one gold and one silver) at the Balkan International Boxing Tournament in Bulgaria, said the national boxing team training board.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many Vietnamese and foreigners in Ha Noi attended a memorial ceremony at the embassy of France on Sunday, in tribute to victims in the Paris terrorist attacks late Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With 55.1 packs of instant noodles per person per year, Vietnam ranks 2nd in the world in consumption of instant noodles, behind only South Korea, reported the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of South Korea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The facade of the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts became the surface for giant light paintings on Saturday evening, November 14, reflecting Vietnam - Germany the cultural exchange.

VietNamNet Bridge - Land plots for cultivation are now in hot demand by investors, who can make profits now and protect their assets in the long term.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many people in Viet Nam, Thailand and Cambodia are demanding a stop to the construction of hydropower dams in the Mekong River basin, which they claim have destroyed their livelihoods.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 5 million people living in the poorest rural and mountainous areas of Vietnam are expected to benefit from improved access to sanitation and water supply, thanks to a US$200 million credit approved on November 12