Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam has directed relevant agencies to join in compiling a multi-national dossier of the traditional Tug of war to seek the UNESCO's recognition as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of humanity by 2015.

Authorities have temporarily taken into custody nearly 100 people suspected of using drugs at Feeling Bar in Au Co Road, Tan Binh District, HCM City, early yesterday morning.

 First private Vietnamese investment project in US; Dunkin' Donuts enters Vietnam; Over US$1.4billion for central region expressway; November CPI kept at low level; Gold prices hit record low

 Viet Nam won bronze medals at the Toyota AEC Tennis Championships in Thailand yesterday.

 The Vietnamese telecommunications and technology giant, FPT, signed an agreement with Microsoft on Thursday to allow the use of Microsoft based solutions such as Windows Server and Microsoft Office.

The Consulate General of the Netherlands has inaugurated its 2013 Holland Village at District 1’s September 23 Park, marking the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-Dutch diplomatic ties.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a US$59 million project to get Ha Noi people off their motorbikes and out of their cars.

 VietNamNet Bridge – During a recent visit to Vietnam, Sheldon Adelson, chairman and CEO of US-based LasVegas Sands, expressed his group’s interest in an integrated resort in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The SEA Games this year marks the transfer of forces of the track-and-field team of Vietnam with the appearance of a series of promising talents.

The Defence Ministries of Vietnam and New Zealand signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Hanoi on November 25 to strengthen bilateral ties.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese telecommunication market is considered to be one of the most competitive in the region, speakers said at a seminar in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Air carriers, who have been scrambling for pilots and stewardesses all the time, have begun a new struggle to lure technical officers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The French Institute in Viet Nam will present Friends Reunited, a night of jazz music by the Mezcal Jazz Unit and Vietnamese musicians, at the Sofitel Saigon Plaza Hotel tomorrow, Nov 26.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City's Nguyen Binh Khiem Primary School has won the junior division at the International Robotics Competition in the Philippines.

 President Barack Obama called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to discuss an international nuclear deal with Iran that has threatened to raise tensions between the close allies, the White House said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twelve photographers bring more than 100 photos to the “For Nature” exhibition, taking place from November 23 to 27 in HCM City.

On November 23, a ceremony was held in HCM City for the departure of the Vietnam sports delegation in the southern region to the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar. After the ceremony, 5,000 people joined a walk to cheer the spirit of the delegation.

 The Royal Bank of Scotland faced fresh damage to its reputation on Monday after the British government handed financial watchdogs a report claiming it forced small firms to default in order to seize their assets.

Mr. David Marmel, chief organizer of the Mrs. World 2013 pageant, felt sorry for the incident related to the Vietnamese representative Tran Thi Quynh. Quynh wore the band with the wrong name of Vietnam in the finale on November 23.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four hunters in Phu Yen province and a couple in Quang Ngai province were killed in mountain landslides in the last few days.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The huge amount of heroin was found in a 438kg batch of goods on a flight of China Airlines from HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The wagon carrying workers in a coal mine in Quang Ninh province suddenly derailed, claiming the lives of three miners of the Vang Danh Coal Company on Sunday, November 24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The historic floods swept away over hundreds of houses in Quang Ngai province. Thousands of people are living in tents, schools or cultural houses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chinese tourists will only need identity cards to apply for a boarding card for SuperStar Gemini ship of the cruise line Star Cruises sailing from Sanya (China) to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The rice demand is increasing in the world market, but Vietnamese farmers have sold out their third-crop rice. Exporters don’t have rice to sell while the Filipino government has opened an invitation for bids.