VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 31 deaths have been confirmed, nine missing and 20 injured, after floods swept through the central and Central Highlands regions since Friday.

The official statistics by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs showed that the managers of state owned enterprises (SOEs) earn tens of millions of dong a month. However, analysts believe that the actual figures are much higher.

 Almost 400 Taekwondo martial artists from 37 clubs nationwide are competing for the RoK Ambassador’s Cup in Hanoi , which kicked off on November 18.

 VietNamNet Bridge – German artist Kai Hugel is displaying his installations and sculptures made of trash at the Center of Contemporary Fine Arts in Hanoi until November 30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 300-year old banyan tree in My Duc District, Hanoi has been recognised by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE) as a Vietnam Heritage Tree.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh yesterday called for ASEM countries to strengthen coordination to combat the increasing threat of climate change and natural disasters in the wake of storm Haiyan

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Australia have conducted their second defence dialogue with a view to further strengthening the strategic partnership and share their views on regional and international issue of mutual concern.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his entourage left Hanoi on November 19 for their four-day visit to India aiming to deepen the relationship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

 Viet Nam is expected to receive 7.4-7.5 million foreign travelers and 35 million domestic tourists at the end of this year, earning total revenues of VND195,000 billion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of commercial banks which have been recognized as the bests banks by economic journals turn out to have high bad debt ratios and unsatisfactory business results.

The rains in the central region in recent days are not as heavy as the one that caused the historical flood in 1999. However, they have caused more severe consequences because hydropower reservoirs discharged water at the same time.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The “game community” has become more crowded when more and more information and communication technology firms jump on the bandwagon.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seeing the baby crying and not eating, the nanny lifted him in her hands, but she lost her grip and the boy felt down onto the ground. The nanny then repeatedly kicked the boy’s breast and stomach, causing him to die.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly yesterday, Nov 18, discussed the amended Law on Bankruptcy and the Law on Public Investment.

VietNamNet Bridge – The foreign exchange rate between the Vietnamese dong and US dollar is likely to be increased by one percentage point in early 2014, according to the Business Times.

VietNamNet Bridge – The flood season is being turned to a tourist advantage in Tram Chim National Park in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Dong Thap.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the third quarter Viet Nam's business optimism for the next 12 months increased significantly to 64 per cent, compared to minus 12 per cent a quarter earlier.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government's support for archeological work is inadequate at present, posing the danger of the nation losing precious vestiges of its cultural heritage, experts say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 600 relics in Ha Noi have been seriously damaged and are in need of immediate restoration work, but funds for the work have not been made available in the municipal budget.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A recent report produced by the International Air Transport Association reveals that Vietnam is gathering pace to become the third fastest growing aviation market in the world behind China and Brazil.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The government has set a mandatory prerequisite of VND250 billion (US$11.9 million) to set up a higher education institute.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Underground water throughout the country is dangerously polluted, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment's Centre for Water Resources Monitoring and Forecast.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Julio Benedetti, a tourism consultant and blogger from Brazil, explained why tourists can play part in lifting standards of living.

VietNamNet Bridge – Growing demand for coconuts pushed this co-operative chairman to invent a machine that can break open the thick-shelled fruit in far less time than the standard method.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese hospitals have performed 900 kidney transplants, 23 liver and 9 heart transplants so far, while the number of patients who are in need of organ transplant is tens of thousands.