The second Global Young Vietnamese Intellectual Forum will take place in Hanoi from November 26-28, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCM CYU) announced on November 21.

Nguyen Trung Khanh, director general of the Vietnam Tourism Administration, talks to Vietnam Economic Times newspaper about his agency’s efforts to improve the tourism sector’s competitive advantages.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some 500 contestants, winning prizes in grassroots-level information technology (IT) competitions in 29 districts and towns, took part in the 23rd Ha Noi IT Competition for Young People on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has granted Nhan Dan newspaper an interview regarding the sector’s tasks for the new 2016-2017 academic year,

 VietNamNet Bridge – After more than four years of implementation, a programme to develop high-quality human resources has shown positive results and will be continued,

 VN hopes for increased ties with Japan; Viet Nam affirms consistent commitment to human rights; VN sends condolences over Chinese terrorist attack; Vietnam, Cambodia law-making bodies tighten ties