More than 260 students from 20 Australian universities are scheduled to come to Viet Nam under the New Colombo Plan funded by the Australian government in 2016.

  Deputy Inspector General Le Thi Thuy and other Vietnamese officials have actively participated in the sixth session of the Conference of State Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in Russia’s St. Petersburg. 

 Vietnam made active contributions to the success of the freshly concluded 12th Foreign Ministerial Meeting of the Asia-Europe Meeting in Luxembourg, while its initiatives voiced during the event were welcomed by many member countries.

 Hungarian National Assembly (NA) Speaker Kover Laszlo arrived in Hanoi on November 8, beginning his six-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

 VietNamNet Bridge - "Spectre" and "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2" are among the movies that will be screened at local cinemas this month.

VietNamNet Bridge - Speaking during a business trip in Vietnam, the European parliamentary delegation said it fully supported the view of Vietnam in the East Sea issue.

 VietNamNet Bridge - More than 3 kilometers of Cua Dai coast of Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province have been damaged by waves. Local people are living in fear.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After being named the third runner-up of the Miss International pageant on November 5, Pham Hong Thuy Van was recently presented the Missosology Choice Award.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Football Federation has the same view with the ASEAN Football Federation on reducing the maximum age of football players attending the Southeast Asian Games 2017 from 23 to 21. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Banh cuon (stuffed steamed rice wrapper roll) originates in the north. Over time, it has become a popular dish nationwide.

 A dozen circus performers in the Lang Toi Troupe have resigned en mass, explaining that they need better paid jobs.

 Investment lifts quality at VN public hospitals, House owners to benefit from HCM City proposal, Quality human resources vital for Mekong economy, Electronic toll collection system effective on Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway

 Vietnam needs to increase the use of renewable energy resources and bolster power trading with Asian countries in order to meet its electricity demands rising by 7-10% annually towards 2030.

VietNamNet Bridge - Minerals have been exploited in such large quantities that it has caused serious devastation to people’s living environment.

VietNamNet Bridge - Businesses have asked the Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) and relevant agencies to count on ‘brain content’ when calculating the localization ratio in electronic products.

VietNamNet Bridge - About VND18 trillion worth of capital was still stuck in banks by the end of September 2015 which needs to be divested as per the government’s request, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has failed with its new exam scheme and proposed to organize two separate exams instead of a 2-in-1 exam scheme. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Asia Fashion Summit 2015 (AFS 2015), and an international exhibition on fashion and materials for the garment industry, are scheduled to take place in Hanoi in the next month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Cultural Heritage Week 2015 will be organised at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay Town's Dong Mo on the outskirt of Hanoi on November 15-23.

A Navigos Search report entitled Challenges in Recruiting and Retaining Mid-level and Senior Employees for Foreign Firms in Vietnam published on November 3 has revealed that even though local employees are considered hard-working,

 $50 million road for HCM City, Vinamilk submits proposal on divestment plans, Food, forestry exports reach almost $25b through October, US accuses Vietnam of dumping steel, Vietnam voted as region’s most favored housing market

 Experts have said developing ecological industrial parks (IPs) and converting conventional IPs into environmentally-friendly places for enterprises are a new global trend but it is not easy for Vietnam to follow this trend for now.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the past 10 months Vietnam imported 4 million tons of corn from the US, Brazil, and Argentina, of which 80% was genetically modified corn.

 French photographer André Alessio says it is hard to make the connection between people and nature, but he has spent the better part of the past few years travelling the globe trying to do it.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi residents have found a new way of exercising that makes them stay fit and keeps lake water clean.