Museum marks Mexico's day of the dead; GaBLe and DJ Vincent Oleg to rock the town; Youths invited to enter letter-writing competition on water theme; Fans expected to flock to meet South Korean star on Viet Nam visit

The German-based organisation Interkultur is working with the central province of Thua Thien - Hue to prepare for an international choir competition to take place in the former royal city of Hue from December 12 to 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 35,000 heads of educational institutions from kindergartens to universities nationwide will receive training courses to improve their awareness of climate change and disaster risk reduction.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ongoing urban expansion and growth in the capital has necessitated the diversification of water sources from its long-term sole dependence on underground water.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s 2011 public debt fell 1.9 percent over 2010 to 55.4 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), according to a Government report.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pollution levels in the Dong Nai River have been increasing steadily since 2007, affecting the development of 16 southern provinces and its 16 million residents,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Old drawings can become faded, lost to the passage of time and the worms but stories artists want to tell never grow old.

Commercial banks have slashed the lending interest rates, but the real estate credit has not increased considerably, which still cannot warm up the real estate market as expected.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Desertification in Binh Thuan is occurring so quickly that many sandy areas along the coast have already become "dead" for production,

After VietNamNet published reports on illegal tiger farming in Yen Thanh district, Nghe An province, the local government has asked relevant agencies to clarify the situation. However, until now they have not yet detected any tiger in Yen Thanh.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Spring Summer collection by designer Quynh Paris, performed in the 'Style Fashion Week' in the US has been highly appreciated.

The number of students becoming the victims of overseas study consultancy firms’ trickeries has been increasing. Meanwhile, the firms cannot be prosecuted for their swindling, because there has been no regulation on the punishments.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon is of course blessed with some stunning architecture with most people agreeing that the Reunification Palace is probably the most stunning and in the nation’s modern history, most historic.

The salanganes’ nest market has witnessed big changes after the hand joining between VinaCapital, an investment fund, and Yen Viet Company.

When he decided to leave home to work abroad early this year, Nguyen Van Thi never thought he would be back so soon. But only four months after moving to Russia, the 26-year-old returned to northern Ha Nam Province.

VietNamNet Bridge - In the hall situated in the center of the ancient town of Hoi An, musicians with wrinkled hands are passionately playing music. Every few minutes, the audiences clap their hands. 

Vocational schools have reported the sharp increase in the number of students registering to follow information technology (IT) relating majors.

 Nation plans to grow more corn; Small sized projects increase; Flash autos roll in due to loop hole; Footwear exports gaining momentum; Tan Rai bauxite plant years behind schedule

The last trading session of 2012 will take place in the next two months but the current statistics are enough to show that HAGL Group's Chairman will likely be the one whose assets increased at the highest level on the stock market in 2012.

Commercial banks have reported unsatisfactory business results for the third quarter of the years because of the high risk provisioning against bad debts.

VietNamNet Bridge – After using an electronic whip to rob a scooter, the robber sped along the street. Traffic police stopped him for breaking traffic rules and discovered nearly $150,000 in his boot.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lam Ngoc Khuan, Chairman of Phuong Nam Food Processing JSC, based in Soc Trang province, has gone abroad for “medical treatment”, leaving VND1.6 trillion ($80 million) of debts.

Many National Assembly deputies suggested a temporary return to execution by shooting to avoid psychological stress for more than 500 prisoners under death penalty and the custodial agencies, while Vietnam is unable to produce poisons yet.

After a report by GlaxoSmithKline that a small amount of Bacterium Bacillus Cereus was found on the surface of a vaccine manufacturing line, a precautionary recall is being made of the product by Vietnam’s health watchdog.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The novel Lame de fond (Undertow) by Vietnamese-French writer Linda Le is among four finalists of this year's French literature Goncourt Prize.