The international ratings agency Moody's cut France's top bond credit rating by one notch to "Aa1" Monday and maintained a negative outlook, meaning that another downgrade was possible in the medium term. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A national remembrance event for traffic accident victims was held and broadcast live nationwide yesterday, Nov 19, in Ha Noi, organised by the National Committee for Traffic Safety.

 Three more Palestinians were killed late on Monday night in the ongoing Israeli warplanes airstrikes on various targets in the Gaza Strip, raising the death toll since the start of the Israeli attack to 110 Palestinians,

VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of smuggled chickens were seized while they were transported from the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang to a wholesale market in Hanoi yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE4) of the U.S. Navy has entered the Ba Ngoi port in Cam Ranh Bay in Khanh Hoa Province to be repaired at the Cam Ranh Bay Shipbuilding Co.

 HCM City hosts fourth int’l seminar on East Sea; PM meets with RoK, Malaysian leaders; Deputy Commander of US Pacific Command visits Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ASEAN+3 Summit between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and China, and a series of ASEAN+1 Summits

Chinese businessmen keep trying every possible means to collect minerals in Vietnam and carry them to China, the country which is thirsty for minerals for economic development.

 An Australian investment banker who attached a fake bomb around the neck of a Sydney schoolgirl in a bid to extort money from her wealthy family was Tuesday jailed for at least 10 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tighter management of pay-TV programmes is necessary because several foreign channels are carrying content not compatible with Vietnamese culture and some are dealing with sensitive foreign affairs issues.

At the 16th meeting of the Central Inspection Committee on November 12-19, the committee gave a warning against the Chairman of Binh Phuoc Province, Truong Tan Thieu, and proposed to dismiss him from the chairmanship.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Central Viet Nam's traditional wooden architecture is unique despite its similarities with eastern systems like those found in China and Japan, a Japanese expert has said.

While Vietnamese software firms have successfully conquered the domestic market and reached out to the world market, hardware manufacturers still have been struggling to survive.

HCM City had implemented the model of collaboration between forces to crack down on street crime before Hanoi set up its 141 task-force, which is praised for its effectiveness in fighting street crime but street crime is still a very big issue.

While experts have warned that the motorbike market is getting saturated and motorbike manufacturers have seen the sales go down sharply; they still make heavy investment to develop new models.

“Once a liar always a liar” – Vietnamese teachers understand the saying well, but they still teach their students to tell lies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many houses in State-funded floodproof residential clusters in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have been sold or transferred illegally, according to officials in several provinces.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas Vietnamese actor Dustin Nguyen has gotten behind the camera for the first time to direct Once Upon A Time in Vietnam, a film expected to be the first fantasy-action epic in Vietnamese cinema.

Remittances to top $10 billion this year; Policy helps keep domestic shippers afloat; Specialty retail flourishes; Gold draws higher interest; Banks face stricter risk fund rules; Viettel steals march on rival VNPT

In an interview with Nhan Dan Online, historian and National Assembly member Duong Trung Quoc said he would ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in an official letter about issues relating to the Bear Rescue Center.

In commemoration of the World Prematurity Day, the United Nations on Saturday highlighted how effective and low-cost health care measures can help save the lives of millions of newborn babies. 

VietNamNet Bridge - 16-year-old swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won an Asian silver medal for the women’s 200m backstroke event on November 18, after taking a bronze medal three days ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City-based photographer and poet Nguyen Luong Hieu is exhibiting his collection of photographs of the recently cleaned and landscaped Nhieu Loc Canal that flows through several of the city' districts.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Police Agency of Hai Phong City has arrested the chief police officer of An Tho commune, An Lao district for assisting Duong Chi Dung, former director of the Vietnam Maritime Administration to flee.

Exhibition on Long Bien Bridge; Indian light festival shines in Hanoi; Germany supports Hue Imperial Citadel restoration; Heritage Day to feature Red River Delta culture; Souvenir designers seal top awards