Vietnam and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) sealed an agreement on satellite monitoring during a ceremony in Hanoi on November 11. 

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung on November 10 handed over a certificate recognising the Belgian Consul General to Hanoi to Jehanne Roccas, Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam. 

Ho Chi Minh City authorities held a meeting with representatives of 500 Vietnamese expats who return home to attend the 2016 Conference for Overseas Vietnamese. 

Pirates attacked a Vietnamese cargo ship and kidnapped six out of its 19 crewmembers off the Philippines' Basilan island on November 11, said the Vietnam Maritime Administration.

For the first time in years, Luong Van Huu feels happy after completing procedures for land use right certificates. 

The Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment plans to inspect the management and use of land in 24 cities and provinces between 2016 and 2020. 

Oversea Vietnamese intellectuals returning to work in Ho Chi Minh City in the long run have risen on years and helped the city exploit untapped human resources potential for the national development. 

The consumption of alcoholic drinks in Vietnam has ballooned over the past decade, according to the Preventive Medicine Department under the Ministry of Health. 

VOV.VN -On November 10, two workers were killed and 6 others injured when steam boilers at the Thai Nguyen Construction and Material Production Company in Thai Nguyen City exploded.

The Government of Germany will provide 45.8 million EUR (US$49 million) to support development in Laos for 2016-2017.

The Public Security Department of Hanoi on November 11 signed a coordination agreement with public security forces from eight neighbouring localities on ensuring domestic waterway security and order. 

A Vietnam-Germany forum held in Hanoi on November 11 has highlighted the need for drastic measures to improve the management of water resources in river basins amidst worsening pollution. 

The capital city police have confirmed carelessness by a welder during his work on a billboard as one of the main causes of a karaoke bar fire that killed a total of 13 people earlier this month. 

Save the Children in Vietnam and the World Bank on November 10 signed a sponsorship agreement worth US$2.82 million to improve nutrition for children in the northern mountainous region. 

VOV.VN - Vietnamese architect Hoang Thuc Hao has received a US$20,000 worth Sia-Getz Architecture Prize. 

Vietnam won its highest number of gold medals at the 11th edition of the ASEAN Skills Competition (ASC) last September, an event the country first participated in 15 years ago.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved water supply planning for the Mekong Delta region to 2030 with a vision to 2050, aiming to reduce average clean water loss to 18% in 2020. 

The Prime Minister has approved an overall planning on the development of the Son Tra National Tourism Area in the central coastal city of Danang through to 2025 with a vision to 2030. 

The World Bank (WB) will help Vietnam build water-supply plants, according to an official at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment at a conference on water resources. 

More than 2,000 Asian openbill storks, a rare bird species, have chosen Tram Chim National Park as their habitat, partly thanks to the improved environment in the sanctuary of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap. 

Customs departments throughout the country reported four major ivory seizures in October alone.

The new system will help ease overcrowding and reduce pollution at Tan Son Nhat.

A rehabilitation center in the southern Vietnamese province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau is dealing with the aftermath of a riot which led to the escape of 200 drug addicts from the venue, the second event of this type to hit the country in the past month.

Otherwise, taxi drivers will have a tough time finding their customers.

Water supply experts have emphasised the need to deal with water issue in the entire Mekong River basin that comprises six countries along the river in order to ensure the sustainable use and exploitation of water resources and environmental protection.

Floods occurred again in the central provinces of Ha Tinh and Quang Binh, due to heavy rainfall and water released from a local power plant. 

The northern province of Hai Duong is determined to build a smart city, said Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Manh Hien at a seminar on November 10.

Algerian reporters Aoura Racha and Ryad Abada on November 10 received a third prize of Vietnam’s National External Information Service Awards 2015 for their article on Ho Chi Minh City. 

Chinese students attending the third Vietnam-China Youth Festival in Vietnam have showed their impressions at the three-day event, which concluded successfully on November 10.

Vietnam and Italy should strengthen their cooperation in all areas, especially trade and investment, heard a seminar in Hanoi on November 10.