VietNamNet Bridge – After three consecutive years of trade surplus, Viet Nam will likely experience a trade deficit next year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade predicted at a meeting last Monday.

 A prototype inflatable incubator for prematurely-born babies has been picked as the international winner of this year's James Dyson Award.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Parents complain that their children have too much homework but teachers say parents demand that their children study hard.

 The US Senate's new Republican leader and President Barack Obama have both promised to end the political gridlock that has so frustrated American voters.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s fastest growing airline Vietjet today announced the opening of the air route connecting Taipei (Taiwan) and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), with the maiden flight scheduled on December 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Doubtful about the EVN’s promise to ensure a sufficient electricity supply, major enterprises are concerned that outages could occur during the dry season next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s women’s Kata (demonstration) team flew to Germany to compete for individual and team medals at the 22nd World Senior Karate Championships, underway in Bremen from November 5-9.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Masan Consumer Holding, the consumer goods arm of Masan Group (MSN), plans to spend VND1.62 trillion to buy back 18 million shares of the company by the end of this year.

A graduate of the Industrial Fine Arts University in 1967, artist Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan was once a tailor in the subsidy period. This artist-tailor has taken advantage of fabric scraps to make beautiful paintings.

VietNamNet Bridge – Some 35 Japanese feature films and cartoons will be screened at the second Japanese film festival to be held in HCM City from November 13 to 18.

The Embassy of Sweden will organize the “Innovative Sweden” event at the Hoa Sen University in HCM City from November 10 to 30. It will showcase Swedish innovations and creativity, and facilitate an exchange of ideas between Sweden and Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At least 5,000 people have registered to participate in a Requiem for traffic accident victims which will be held at Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City on November 9.

Dai Nam Park in Binh Duong Province will be closed temporarily because it “has been suffering” from the activities of local government, said the park's boss. However, the local authorities said they did not raise difficulties to the firm.

 Vietnam will host the fifth Asia- Pacific bonsai festival in 2015, marking its first ever organisation of the event, heard a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on November 4.

VietNamNet Bridge – Phong Khe and Phu Lam, the two largest paper recycling craft villages in the north, produce tissue from recycled paper used at street rice shops.

 Vietnam Next Top Models to compete in Milan; Vietnamese lacquer paintings exhibited in London; Paris-inspired fashion show set for Nov 11; KOTO to host fund-raising bike ride; Art exhibition on Vietnam armed forces

 National U19 players have been called to join their clubs' main teams for the next season of V-League.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport has said that transport projects could be sold to foreign investors, but analysts believe the ministry is being “too optimistic”.

 Representatives from the health sector of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia have agreed on a joint action programme to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, particularly Ebola, through their shared aviation and land ports of entry.

A workshop was opened in Hanoi on November 4 to give consultations on a UK-funded project to help develop a greenhouse gas inventory and monitoring, reporting and verification system in Vietnam.

 Police in the northern city of Hai Phong arrested 41 Chinese and Taiwanese and three Vietnamese on November 4 for swindling China-based individuals using hi-tech telecom devices.

 Official information on constructing a cable car system in Phong Nha–Ke Bang National Park , a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in central Quang Binh province was revealed in a press conference held by the provincial People’s Committee on November 4.

Changes to draft laws on VFF, election under discussion; PM praises northwestern residents and war invalids; Indian Communist Party delegation visits Vietnam; Politburo member Dinh The Huynh visits Lam Dong province

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government is planning to increase the special consumption tax imposed on tobacco products to raise income for the state budget and reduce the number of smokers.

 Slovakia is willing to cooperate with and assist Vietnam in developing its energy industry, Slovakian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Miroslav Lajcak said at the Vietnam-Slovakia Business Forum.