VietNamNet Bridge – "Anything goes as long as it makes the judges crack up" is the brief participants get in a new game show titled Thach Thuc Danh Hai (Crack Them Up) that has cash prizes worth VND100 million (US$4,761).

VietNamNet Bridge – The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta faces a possible shortage of freshwater for next year's rice crops due to drought and a worsening of saltwater intrusion in the coming dry season,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Regulations on Vietnamese nationality retention, administrative violation sanctions in monetary and banking area, land price framework are among the fresh policies that take effect in December.

 VNPT launches new smartphone; Mobile devices face growing security threat; Viber introduces new Public feature; App ushers xe om into digital age; Lazda.vn launches online campaign

 German electronic band arrives in Vietnam; Cham museum adds audio service; Photos highlight fatherly violence; Concert features Truong Sa soldiers; HCM City gets ready for festive season; Laos Cultural Week to be held in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traditional retailers at brick-and-mortar shops are investing to develop online sales, while online distributors are opening stores to boost traditional retail sales.

 As many as 47 international travel agencies were honoured at a ceremony held in Hanoi on November 28 by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) for their contributions to the development of the country’s sector.

Overseas remittances to hit US$12 billion in 2014; Electronics, appliance sales surge to 1.3 billion USD; Quang Ngai’s Dung Quat economic zone attracts investment flows; Shutdowns exceed 60,000 in 11 months

Hong Kong police have clashed with pro-democracy activists trying to surround government offices, in some of the worst unrest in two months of protests.

 Tien Minh plays in Kopiko Purple League; Vinh beats own record; Table tennis event launched

 Vietnam came in second with two silver and one bronze medals at the 18th Asian Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) Championships, which ended recently in Fujian province of China.

 Court sentences four for forging passports; Land erosion hits Ha Noi farmers; Ca Mau airport closes for runway repairs; One dead, four injured in Ha Noi market fire; Residents march to protect the dugong; Thousands sign up to donate corneas

 The head of the UN Ebola response mission in West Africa has told the BBC there is still a "huge risk" the deadly disease could spread to other parts of the world.

Viet Nam produced their best performance so far at the ongoing Southeast Asian Football Championship to beat the Philippines 3-1 in the last group game, marching into the semi-finals as Group A winners.

 No human fatalities have been reported, but the roofs of 33 houses in Phu Yen Province were blown off by the Sinlaku storm that hit two central provinces yesterday.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has proposed exempting visas for Indian tourists, said MCST Deputy Minister Ho Anh Tuan at a Vietnam-India tourism and aviation cooperation conference in Hanoi last Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Prime Minister has issued a national action plan on fighting money laundering and terrorism financing for the period 2015-2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Quang Tri is working on a project to restore the ancient water extraction system in Gio An commune, Gio Linh district, which dates back about 2,000 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With more than 220,000 people infected with HIV, Vietnam ranks fifth in Asia-Pacific (after India, China, Indonesia and Thailand) for the number of HIV carriers, said Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long.

 VietNamNet Bridge – All six students who were members of the Vietnamese national team attending the 2014 International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) have chosen to attend universities in the US.