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Vietnam will propose the International Meteorological Organization to change the name of storm Sontinh, that killed nine people, injured over 40 and damaged a lot of assets in northern provinces of Vietnam last weekend.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is running for a seat at the United Nations’ Human Rights Council for the 2014-2016 term in an aspiration to help the international community promote human rights.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vovinam would feature at the 27th Southeast Asian Games to be held in Myanmar next year, general secretary of the World Vovinam Federation Vo Danh Hai has announced.

Opinions still vary about a teacher in Quang Ngai province, described as “the teacher who likes raising tough questions.”

 VietNamNet Bridge – The scheme on establishing a national debt trading company is being finalized by the State Bank of Vietnam and it will be sent to the Government on November 15, before it is submitted to the Politburo for approval.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will strengthen its effort to crack down the rampant smuggling of poultry along the border with China so as to protect the domestic livestock sector,

 VietNamNet Bridge – European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and his spouse will pay the first official visit to Viet Nam from October 31 to November 2.  

It is estimated that 60 tons of gold has been sold, which is considered the result of a new policy on taking full advantage of the gold resource that the central bank attempts to pursue.

Experts have their reason to believe that the software leasing market would develop very strongly. However, how to collect fee from service users remains a headache to service providers.

International experience confirms that agricultural modernization always goes with the systematic concentration of land and the increase of the average land area of farmer households, and this trend will take place in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will host the ballet ‘Nutcracker’ at the HCMC Opera House at 8 p.m. on November 11, 16 and 18.

  VietNamNet Bridge - Metro Cash & Carry, from 2001 to 2009, declared a total loss of VND1.16 billion dong ($57.8 million), but it is striving to have 30-35 centers in Vietnam in the next 3-5 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will lead a Vietnamese delegation to the 9th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to be held in Vientiane capital from November 4-6.

VietNamNet Bridge – The famous market of Dong Van town that was built hundreds of years ago was finally closed down and been replaced by the new market located just across the street. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Four state corporations have withdrawn from the Thach Khe iron mine projects, including Vinashin, VNPT, Song Da Corporation and BIDV.

 Ha Noi concert to feature top S Korean bands; Halloween no longer fun for young this year; New calendar features Ho Chi Minh's insights; Seminar highlights Korean-Vietnamese family culture

 VietNamNet Bridge – The updated draft law of capital city said that Hanoi may restrict immigration into the city in the near future.

The Disciplinary Council, led by the Minister of Home Affairs, is scheduled to meet in November to announce the penalty on wrong-doing officials of the Electricity of Vietnam Group, said Chairman of the Government Office Vu Duc Dam.

For nearly a century beginning in 1900, streetcars plied the streets of Ha Noi and featured live entertainment. So-called xam tau dien singers, mostly itinerant blind artists accompanied by dan nhi or dan bau, used to charm commuters daily,

  Son Tinh leaves ten dead and missing; Vice President highlights plight of poor students; Authorities evict 11 households in Ha Noi; Police bust heroin smuggler on bus

 A small French start-up company is selling a technology with a hint of alchemy: turning water into gold.

The abdication of a lot of Vietnamese CEOs recently shows that the process of transferring power to the next-generation managers, who are believed to be younger and more dynamic, does not succeed.

 State bank proposes special consumption tax on gold; FDI in major sectors keep growing, despite fall in total;  Banks fail to meet rising demand for dollar; Firms to get VAT extension; Seafood industry eyes US$10.5 billion in 2020 export        

 VietNamNet Bridge – Do Hoang Anh, the second runner-up at this year's Miss Vietnam pageant, will represent the nation in the Miss Earth 2012 competition, which will begin in the Philippines on November 4.