Hosts HCM City FC will play Hong Kong in November 4's opening match of the International Women's Football Tournament at the Thong Nhat Stadium.

Art For You, an affordable art fair event organised by Manzi Art Space and Work Room Four, will head to HCM City this week. The event will be open to art lovers at Mai's Gallery 3A Station from November 5 to 8.

 The selection committee on November 3 announced that Ha Thu has been chosen to represent Vietnam at the Miss Intercontinental 2015 pageant set for December in Germany.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Road Administration on November 3 granted the first international driving licenses. 

 Foreign arrivals to Vietnam reached more than 6.33 million in the first ten months of this year, a decrease of 4.1 percent year-on-year, announced the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) on November 3.

 The bilingual Vietnamese-Russian edition of “Truyen Kieu” (The tale of Kieu), an 18th century poetic masterpiece by Nguyen Du, will make its first debut in Hanoi on November 6 to mark the poet’s 250th birth anniversary (1766-2016). 

 The removal of weak banks through mergers and acquisitions, one of drastic measures taken by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), has somewhat improved the health of the banking system and won trust from people, according to experts. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Priced at slightly above the selling prices of Chinese goods and better in quality, Thai consumer products have dislodged Chinese goods out of Vietnam and competed fiercely with Vietnamese products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second season of Solo Cung Bolero, a reality show featuring bolero will air on Vinh Long Television THVL1 at 9pm every Friday from November 13.

VietNamNet Bridge - The price of Vinamilk shares at which SCIC sells at its initial public offering are expected to be higher than the market prices, or prices on the official bourse. 

 The Federal Reserve has decided to keep US interest rates unchanged after its latest meeting.

‘Chau, Beyond the Lines’, a documentary on Vietnamese Agent Orange victims, directed by Courtney Marsh, has been listed as of top 10 documentary short subject contenders for the 88th Academy Award.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The organizing board of the 26th edition of the Stockholm International Film Festival set for November 9-17 has extended an invitation to young director Phan Dang Di to serve as a jury member.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chess Grandmaster Le Quang Liem ranked 33rd in November world men’s rankings, announced the World Chess Federation (FIDE).

 The Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC) under the Ministry of Health (MoH) has unveiled a plan to pilot the community-based HIV testing and counseling programme from 2015 to 2017.

 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked between Singapore-based Kydon Holdings and Vietnam’s UNET Education Group on November 2 to bolster bilateral cooperation and share practices in e-learning. 

 Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairman of the State Committee on Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (COVA) Vu Hong Nam paid a visit to Australia from October 29–November 1 to learn firsthand about the Vietnamese community in the country.

 President Truong Tan Sang voiced his hope for deepened wide-ranging cooperation with Japan at a reception for Vice President of the Japan’s International Friendship Exchange Council Yoshihiko Nakagaki in Hanoi on November 3. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has suggested Vietnam and Belgium develop new cooperation programmes to actualise efficiently reached cooperation agreements.

 National Assembly deputies focused their discussion on the country’s socio-economic performance outcomes in 2015 and plans for 2016 during their sitting of the on-going 10th session on November 3.

 Consultation is an important cooperation mechanism for Vietnam and Laos to strengthen trust and productive coordination to foster relations, as well as intensifying cooperation in regional and international mechanisms.

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Starting from Ben Giang, the center of Nam Giang District in the central province of Quang Nam, and following National Highway 14D to the border, tourists can get to Ta Bhing, a commune which has been developed into a venue for tourists

Mr. Yoshihisa Maruta, Chairman of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers' Association and President of Toyota Motor Vietnam, spoke on the sidelines of the 11th Vietnam Motor Show in HCMC.

Advocates of the government’s proposal to free SOEs from tax debts say the tax relief will help the state sell SOEs at better prices.