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Hanoi to spend over $312,000 to support start-up community [DTI]

Parents pay for brain-stimulation training for children [VietnamNet]

Floating ghost ship found by Vietnamese fishermen [VnExpress]

In Ho Chi Minh City, traditional motorbike taxi drivers grapple with technology invasion [Tuoi Tre]

USD7.5m in tax arrears recouped from car importers [DTI]

Vietnam to reduce natural resource exploitation for sustainable development [VietnamNet]

Vietnam PM backs off from U.S-led TPP, emphasizes independent foreign policy [Tuoi Tre]

Environment minister: Hi-tech can help prevent pollution [Saigon Times]

Philippines’ Duterte threatens to follow Russia in quitting international criminal court [Wall Street Journal]

Trump transition kicks into higher gear, as president-elect plans to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Abe [Washington Post]

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