The most beautiful road in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - Phan Dinh Phung Street is known as one of the most romantic roads in Hanoi, with ancient dracontomelum trees along the sidewalks.

“Bun cha”- special dish of Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoians can be proud of their famous dish “Bun cha” (vermicelli with grilled pork), which is similar to the dish from Hue.

More Thai and Japanese goods sold on sidewalks, in department stores

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many Thai and Japanese goods are being sold on HCM City sidewalks and along roads.

Can Vietnam send specialists abroad?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts doubt that Vietnam can export specialists on a large scale, claiming they are not qualified to work in an international environment.

Dirty school bathrooms give HCM City students diarrhea

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dirty toilets and bathrooms gave 40 per cent of HCM City students diarrhea, according to UNICEF Viet Nam.

Foreign investors pour big money into listed companies

 VietNamNet Bridge – Within a short time, foreign institutions and enterprises have announced a series of huge investment deals in Vietnamese-listed companies.

Photos: The most powerful house in the white highlands

 VietNamNet Bridge - After nearly 100 years of existence, the mansion or palace of Hoang A Tuong, the King of the ethnic Meo people in Bac Ha, Lao Cai province still retains the majesty of the most powerful clan in the white highlands.

Passion of a street artist for his job

 VietNamNet Bridge – While ambling in an early morning at the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens last weekend, my eyes stopped at a middle-age artist who is surrounded by many pieces of silhouette pictures.

Vietnamese contractors to join Ninh Thuan 1 nuclear power project

 VietNamNet Bridge – Russian atomic energy group Rosatom has stated that it will give priority to Vietnamese sub-contractors for construction of the Ninh Thuan 1 nuclear power plant, the first of its kind in Vietnam.

The last farrier of Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon in the days of old was full of poetic and picturesque images, among which were carts pulled along by horses or cows galloping or trotting along dirt roads on the outskirts.

Taylor Swift is first female to succeed herself on US chart

 Taylor Swift has become the first female singer to succeed herself at the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Waste-treatment costs a burden on state budget

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Big cities are spending more and more money treat the rapid increase in the volume of waste, causing difficulties for local authorities.

US dollar price rises, but SBV does not adjust exchange rate

 VietNamNet Bridge – The US dollar price has unexpectedly been increasing in recent days, but the nominal exchange rate remains unstable. Economists believe an adjustment of the exchange rate would not boost exports.

Experts: VN should not limit motorbikes

Viet Nam should improve public transit and road safety rather than limiting the number of motorbikes, as the two-wheeled vehicles will continue to be the country's main form of transport for the foreseeable future.

Hanoi Int’l Film Festival opens today

 The third Hanoi International Film Festival scheduled for November 23-27 in Hanoi will be a chance for filmmakers to sound out and approach films projects while the audience will also enjoy many movies.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 22/11

 Korea, Hong Kong emerge as major investors; Vietnam hosts largest German networking event; Customs warns of Chinese goods with Vietnam origin; Kumho Asiana eye Tan Van-Nhon Trach road project; C.bank governor’s words ease forex market

EU pours $19b into Viet Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The capital city ranked first in the nation in attracting investment from European Union countries, with 357 projects worth US$3 billion, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 20-30 (daily updated)

  Updated information about cultural events in major cities of Vietnam.

40 contestants to compete in national beauty contest

 The top 40 candidates in the final round of the 2014 Miss Vietnam pageant will show off their inner and outer on Phu Quoc Island in southern Kien Giang province from November 23 to December 6.

Ceramic sovereignty documents on display in Dong Nai

VietNamNet Bridge – Rare maps and documents proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes have come closer to the public in an artistic way as dozens of their ceramic copies are on show

Education Ministry plan to rewrite textbooks divides NA legislators

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly discussed the draft project on textbook reform yesterday, Nov 20, the national holiday for teachers.

Travel News 21/11

 Can Tho to host Mekong Delta green tourism week; Vietnam, India boost tourism ties; Hanoi to host int’l conference on travel and tourism; Jetstar Pacific to launch Hanoi-Bangkok air route; Hoi An among world’s best hotel destinations

Two US cities elect Vietnamese American mayors

 The two cities that make up the heart of Little Saigon will now be led by Vietnamese Americans for the first time – after a razor-close municipal election in Garden Grove, California.

Water supplies in need of protection

VietNamNet Bridge – Water utilities in Viet Nam, particularly in the Mekong Delta, must take pro-active action to safeguard the sustainability of future public water-supply services, as climate change is affecting water production,

Minh, Trang win titles at National Sport Games

 HCM City's Nguyen Tien Minh and Vu Thi Trang won the National Sports Games' badminton mens and womens singles titles respectively in Thai Binh City.