Country's first sex-ed exhibition opens

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition on healthy sexuality for Vietnamese adolescents and young people, the first of its kind, has opened at the Museum of Ethnology in Ha Noi.

Banks look to purchase finance companies

 VietNamNet Bridge – A recent trend in the banking and finance industry is that commercial banks are looking to buy finance companies in an attempt to have "special tools" to facilitate their business activities.

Russian President to pay state-level visit to Viet Nam

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin will pay a state-level visit to Viet Nam on November 12 at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang, the Foreign Ministry has announced.

Provinces prepare for storm Krosa

Central localities have taken urgent measures to prepare for storm Krosa, which was forecast to weaken into a tropical low-pressure system before making landfall in localities from Da Nang City to Quang Ngai Province early Tuesday morning.

Officials in An Giang punished for land scam

VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Court in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang last Friday handed down sentences varying from three years in prison to suspended terms in a land management case that brought 23 people,

Lawmakers discuss State budget spending priorities

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies looked into the spending of the 2013 State budget and the State budget estimates and allocation for the next year at their sitting last Saturday.

In Dak Lak’s Lak, basking in the upland beauty

 VietNamNet Bridge – Endowed with favourable natural conditions, many high mountains, long rivers and large lakes, the tourism industry of Lak District is relatively developed and is an important chain in tourism development

Pioneer scientists make cancer leap

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has become the world's tenth country to successfully applying nanotechnology to produce Nano Curcumin - a substance that can help treat cancer,

Stone Church in Nha Trang

 VietNamNet Bridge - One of the tourist sites that you should not miss in Nha Trang is the stone church located at the height of 12 m in the city center.

Norwegian conducts Mozart’s The Magic Flute at city opera house

VietNamNet Bridge – The Magic Flute, an opera in two acts by Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, will be staged at HCMC Opera House at 8 p.m. on November 9 and 10 under the baton of Norwegian conductor Magnus Loddgard.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 4/11

 Japan to pump 30 bln yen into buying Vietnamese SOE debts; B-WTO supports Vietnam’s global economic integration; Setting a sustainable pangasius supply chain; New companies outnumber old in HCM City

Two-thirds of enterprises incur losses

 VietNamNet Bridge - Up to two-thirds of 450,000 local enterprises have reported losses in business this year, said Deputy Minister of Finance Do Hoang Anh Tuan at a conference in Hanoi on Wednesday.

Czech orchestra tunes up for VN

VietNamNet Bridge – One of the oldest orchestras in Europe – the North Czech Philharmonic Teplice (NCPT) – will have their debut performance in Viet Nam this month during the 2013 Toyota Classics.

Lower airport service fees attract foreign firms

VietNamNet Bridge – After an announcement by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to slash service fees at five international airports, some foreign aviation firms and travel enterprises have prepared plans to launch new flights to Vietnam

East Sea's ‘blind knight' saves fishermen

VietNamNet Bridge – Almost every day, especially during the stormy season, 50-year-old Nguyen Van My can be found sitting in his own office in Xuan Hoa Village, central Quang Binh Province, walkie-talkie in hand.

Creativity and culture a perfect cocktail

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ambitious Ha Noi mixologists have created a stir by utilising long-forgotten local ingredients to create unique and marketable flavours. Elisabeth Rosen raises a glass to their success.

Practice makes perfect for young flute star

 VietNamNet Bridge – October was a memorable month for rising musical star Nguyen Ly Huong, who was named the winner of the prestigious Nanning Young International Flute Competition.

Lung Cu in harvest season

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many backpackers do not miss the harvesting season in Lung Cu, Ha Giang province. These days, Ha Giang is not dyed in the pink color of buckwheat flowers but also the yellow of ripen rice on terrace fields.

Night flower markets in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - When the city falls into a deep sleep, flower traders at the flower markets such as Tay Tuu, Me Linh, Quang Ba ... become busy.

International auditing firms lend a hand to FIEs’ transfer pricing?

 VietNamNet Bridge – The finance reports of the foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) in the multi-trillion dong transfer pricing affairs have all been audited by the world’s leading auditing firms. How could the experienced auditors be cheated?

National Assembly: Corruption still on the rise

Presenting the 2013 anti-corruption report at the NA session on Tuesday, Inspector General of the Government Inspectorate Huynh Phong Tranh said that corruption is still very serious and takes place in many localities, fields and levels.

Prejudice hinders reintegration of HIV carriers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Less than a fifth of people from vulnerable groups including former drug addicts, sex workers and people affected by HIV are able to access loans in order to rebuild their lives.

Bright young broadcasters take over the airwaves

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thanh, a student at Ha Noi University, finds it difficult to express his emotions to his girlfriend. So he was grateful when he discovered student-run Tito Radio.

French expat's passion for VN found on tip of a brush

VietNamNet Bridge – French artist Helene Kling wears her paintbrush on her sleeve - as it were - and her deeply felt love for Viet Nam is on show this month at her latest exhibition Reve de Fer - Dreams of Iron.

U.S. direct flight start date still unknown

 VietNamNet Bridge – The CAAV official gave the information after VNA signed an agreement to buy 40 engines from General Electric (GE) for its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet.