Choi Soon-sil, a longtime confidante of South Korean President Park Geun-hye suspected of having meddled in state affairs, has been placed under an emergency detention

 VietNamNet Bridge - Buzzfeed recently posted beautiful photos ofVietnam, including its landscapes and people.

 The UK's second biggest-selling daily newspaper Daily Mail has named Tran Quoc Pagoda, located on a small penisula on the east side of West Lake, among top 16 most mesmerising pagodas across the world.

 The State invested some VND611 trillion (US$27.4 billion) in agriculture and rural areas during 2011-15, 1.83 times higher than the previous five-year period.

 The Prime Minister has issued a plan to implement the Paris Agreement on climate change with five objectives, including reducing green house gas (GHG) emission and adapting to climate change. 

Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann has expressed his hope that the European Free Trade Association and Vietnam will conclude negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement within the next few months despite certain difficulties at present.

 Severe floods are expected as the river water level is rising swiftly in the central provinces of Quang Binh and Ha Tinh provinces, which were devastated by historic floods earlier this month. 

 Germany supports Vietnam’s stance of settling the East Sea dispute by peaceful means on the basis of international law, said visiting Chief of Staff of the German Army General Rainer Schuwirth.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on October 30 signed into issuance the Resolution on Party building adopted at the fourth plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee. 

 A cooperation scheme was signed between the northern province of Yen Bai and the French department of Val de Marne during a celebration of the 20th founding anniversary of their ties on October 31.

 Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, head of the Vietnam Mission to the United Nations, has reiterated Vietnam’s commitment to joint global efforts and actions to ensure the full enjoyment of human rights for all. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second season of Forever Young, a soap opera about friendship and love between young people from Viet Nam and South Korea, returns to Vietnamese television screens on November 3.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi Buffaloes and Danang Dragons won the first leg of playoffs of the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – In October, the historic Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi looks poetic with reeds growing along the banks of the Red River.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are several reasons why Tandoor in HCM City has become the place of choice for Indian food, but it stands out from its peers in how it invites you in and makes you feel you are in for a treat, writes Hari Chathrattil.

Hundreds of people have been forced to live in slum areas near the seaport in central Binh Dinh Province’s Quy Nhon City, regardless of the pollution and fire risks.

 A study of mice infected with Zika showed the virus caused lasting damage to key cells in the male reproductive system, resulting in shrunken testicles, lower levels of sex hormones and reduced fertility,

VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Hoang Nam and partner Ti Chen won the first round match of the Viet Nam Men’s Futures F9 tennis tournament yesterday (Oct 31) in Binh Duong Province.

 A new fee schedule will apply for the granting of licenses to foreign financial institutions in Vietnam from January 1, 2017.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The increase of personal vehicles and poor transport infrastructure are the major reasons for traffic congestion in Hanoi and other big cities in Vietnam.