VietNamNet Bridge – On these never-ending rainy days we are always looking for something special. Those who wish to have a fabulous adventure at rivers or hills nearby should check out Giang Dien Waterfall Tourist Site in Dong Nai Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The construction of trade centres and new residential areas will be banned in Ha Noi's Old Quarter from now on to reduce the high population density and better preserve heritage sites, a new regulation has said.

 Typhoon Haiyan, packing destructive winds of nearly 200kph, weakened a bit and changed its course, heading towards the north-central and northern coastal provinces.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Finland's Creative Person of the Year Maritta Nurmi talks to Lan Dung about her upcoming solo exhibition in Ha Noi, which celebrates the 40th year of diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and Finland.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Russia are scheduled to sign 15 cooperation documents during President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Hanoi on November 12, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Pham Xuan Son.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Karate is always one of Viet Nam's top sports and has brought the country many gold medals in international competitions. However, Viet Nam may face difficulties at the 27th SEA Games.

VietNamNet Bridge – Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong has signed the Resolution on the basic and comprehensive reform of education and training which was brought to discussion during the 8th Plenary session of the 11th Party Central Committee

 VietNamNet Bridge – A dialogue between the Ministry of Finance’s leaders and the business community in HCMC on Tuesday revealed how the poor knowledge of regulations on the part of local tax and customs agencies is torturing enterprises.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Without legal protection, transgender people are unable to find jobs and have to do work that is looked down on, which make others despise them even more.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi has so far received more than 17 million visitors, half of them foreigners from more than 150 countries. Report by the Voice of Vietnam Radio.

 Significant challenges remain for the banking industry to reach the annual credit growth target this year, despite certain improvement in lending situation, State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) officials said.

Telecom groups have been put under a hard pressure that forces them to upgrade the 3G service quality after they raised 3G service fees. Therefore, they have insisted on reusing 2G frequency for 3G networks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local culture authorities are concerned that chau van (spiritual singing), considered to be an intangible heritage of Viet Nam, is being defiled by a number of people who take advantage of the art just to earn money.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Although Da Lat has many species of flowers that bloom all year round, the orange petals of wild sunflowers still win special love of Da Lat’s visitors.

 Mekong Delta expects rise in industrial production; European firms split on economic outlook; Ad agency creates ‘anxiety' rating; Steel oversupply defies weak demand; Garment, textile exports to reach $19bn ahead of TPP

 VietNamNet Bridge – The market for high powered motorbikes is expected to boom after the government moved to relax policies on driving licences, which will take effect from next March.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People who perpetrate violations against children by failing to offer them adequate care and protection or by using them for exploitative purposes are now to get stricter punishments,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The nation's fashion industry is heating up with three major fashion shows set to take place this month, ahead of next month's Spring-Summer Fashion Week which will attract 24 designers across the nation.

 Hundreds of thousands of people living along the central and north-central coastal provinces have been ordered to evacuate from high-risk areas as Haiyan, the most destructive storm in history, is heading towards Vietnam.

  Chairman of the National Assembly’s Finance and Budget Committee Phung Quoc Hien sheds some light on why it would be difficult for the government to hike wages of state administrators given current conditions.

The Vietnam National University (VNU) has been, for the second time, listed in Asia’s top 250 best universities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – If you are a beach lover then you will know all about Mui Ne in Phan Thiet City - one of the most beautiful beach destinations of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investors have geared up to prepare for the Vietnamese logistics market opening in 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than VND586 billion (nearly US$28 million) will be spent on drug prevention and rehabilitation under a project recently approved by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The real estate market has been largely stagnant. While many real estate companies are looking for ways to get out of the market, many large investors want to join in. The Vietnam Business Forum reports.