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.

All the infants buried in the Pleiku pediatric cemetery in the central highland province of Gia Lai share the fate as abandoned babies. Many of them were discovered when they got dried or part of their bodies were removed by ants or animals.

 A woman in central highlands Dak Lak Province has spent many years collecting antiquities in the region and she wishes to open a private museum to exhibit nearly 3,000 items.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – After 2015, primary school students would have 37 learning weeks instead of 35 as currently, while they would have only three subjects instead of eight.

Viet Nam’s diplomatic activities in October continued to reflect the country’s efforts in making active and responsible contributions to regional forums and enhancing bilateral relations with neighboring countries and traditional partners.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Of the 155 independent auditing firms licensed by the end of February 2013, foreign invested firms or the subsidiaries of foreign groups, especially the “Big Four” have been dominating the market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Healthcare inspector shortages in terms of both quantity and professional skills is one of the key reasons that lead to the violations found at private healthcare establishments recently.

A recent survey has found that the majority of Vietnamese businesses plan to use cloud computing, considering this the top priority. Meanwhile, more Vietnamese and foreign service providers have joined the market.

 Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh and his Indian counterpart Radha Krishma Mathur co-hosted the 8th Vietnam-India defence dialogue in HCM City on November 8.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A send-off ceremony for the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar will be organised on November 20 at the National Sports Training Centre in Ha Noi.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Monday approved a decree to tighten management of foreign tourist vehicles brought into Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s entry into the WTO has helped boost agricultural exports, however it has also worsened the national trade deficit and may lower agricultural export surpluses in the future.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Not being fully printed, the UNFPA slogan in Vietnamese (Girls don’t get themselves pregnant. Boys and men must become part of the solution) was misunderstood by many people.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Giang is a province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. It is located in the far north of the country, and contains Vietnam's northernmost point. Ha Giang is a famous destination with many tourist attractions as follow.

 Artificial trans fat, which has been linked to an increased risk of coronary heart disease, will be banned in food supply by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

‘Asian wings’, Vietnam’s first-ever international balloon display, will take to the skies above Hanoi and Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Quang Ninh and Hai Duong provinces during the Asian Advertising Congress (AdAsia 2013) from November 10-30.

 Paris seminar highlights investment in Vietnam; Vietnamese footwear industry heads for record year; Gazprom discusses oil, gas ties with VN; VN company wins regional award for best cocoa

 VietNamNet Bridge – The schedule for Group A at the SEA Games has been changed after the Philippines confirmed that their squad would not participate.