VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and US President Barack Obama lauded encouraging progress made in the relations between the two countries,

Vietnamese garment companies now live with the fear that they may be dislodged from the home market by foreign investors who have been flocking to Vietnam to take full advantage of free trade agreements (FTAs).

Images and live streams from 985 security cameras in Vietnam have been displayed on the internet, causing concern in the security community.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A watershed in Dien Tan commune of Dien Khanh district in the central province of Khanh Hoa is narrowing as locals who need land for cultivation have cut down trees in the area.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the fourth annual edition of the English First English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) for 2014, Vietnam moved up to 28th place from 33rd.

 Google's YouTube is starting a subscription service that allows users to stream ad-free music videos and to download them for offline use.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Film studios are hoping that the release of new movies for the Christmas and New Year holidays will attract young audiences during one of the most profitable seasons of the year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) is scheduled to officially sell train tickets via its website www.dsvn.vn from November 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Trang An contains beautiful mountains, mysterious caves, tranquil rivers, sacred relic sites and rich flora and fauna systems.

A modest 5-10 percent growth rate expected in sales for the upcoming Tet holiday, instead of the 20-30 percent of previous years, has caused suppliers to scale back production plans.

 Cut in gold jewellery export tax proposed; Panasonic opens new factory in Binh Duong; Saigon Co.op makes Asia Pacific top 10 retailer list; Slow site clearance hits WB-funded project; Support industry to receive tax cuts

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Saigon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) welcomed nearly 2,200 tourists and crew members sailing aboard the five-star cruise liner Celebrity Millennium,

 VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of photos taken by budding Vietnamese photographers, 18-27, opened on November 11 in Hanoi at the French Cultural Centre L' Espace.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Monthly minimum wages will increase to between VND2.15 and VND3.1 million for every employee nationwide from January 1, 2015, according to latest Government Decree.

 The charity Medecins Sans Frontieres has said it will host clinical trials of new treatments for Ebola at three centres in West Africa.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The quality of the press in Viet Nam was not high, despite the number of publications and outlets, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son said at a meeting yesterday

 A doctor has been arrested in connection with the deaths of 15 women at two state-run sterilisation camps in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly's Social Affairs Committee has reported that a new bill on labour safety and hygiene is needed to ensure better protection for workers in both formal and informal sectors.

Within three years, foreign direct investment capital has soared from $0.5 billion to $2 billions, with a number of foreign companies relocating their factories to Vietnam.

 A New Zealand man serving a life sentence for child molestation and murder who escaped to Brazil is now in custody, New Zealand police say.

 Hungary keen to boost judicial partnership; Vietnam, Italy hold defence policy dialogue; Vietnam asks Japan for more help to Mekong River Commission

 VietNamNet Bridge – ASEAN should play an active role in maintaining peace, security and stability in the region, and implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea,

 Badminton star Minh ousted from China Open by top seed; Da Nang to host national amateur futsal qualifiers; Da Nang, Sport Clube Capixaba progress to cup semi-finals

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam E-commerce and Information Technology Agency and the Vietnam E-commerce Association on November 10 launched the websites of the “Online Shopping Day 2014” program

The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and the Environment has imposed a fine of VND6.3 billion, the highest ever, on Hao Duong, a leather company, for discharging untreated waste water into the environment.