Korea, Hong Kong emerge as major investors; Vietnam hosts largest German networking event; Customs warns of Chinese goods with Vietnam origin; Kumho Asiana eye Tan Van-Nhon Trach road project; C.bank governor’s words ease forex market

 VietNamNet Bridge – The capital city ranked first in the nation in attracting investment from European Union countries, with 357 projects worth US$3 billion, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

  Updated information about cultural events in major cities of Vietnam.

 The top 40 candidates in the final round of the 2014 Miss Vietnam pageant will show off their inner and outer on Phu Quoc Island in southern Kien Giang province from November 23 to December 6.

VietNamNet Bridge – Rare maps and documents proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes have come closer to the public in an artistic way as dozens of their ceramic copies are on show

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly discussed the draft project on textbook reform yesterday, Nov 20, the national holiday for teachers.

 Can Tho to host Mekong Delta green tourism week; Vietnam, India boost tourism ties; Hanoi to host int’l conference on travel and tourism; Jetstar Pacific to launch Hanoi-Bangkok air route; Hoi An among world’s best hotel destinations

 The two cities that make up the heart of Little Saigon will now be led by Vietnamese Americans for the first time – after a razor-close municipal election in Garden Grove, California.

VietNamNet Bridge – Water utilities in Viet Nam, particularly in the Mekong Delta, must take pro-active action to safeguard the sustainability of future public water-supply services, as climate change is affecting water production,

 HCM City's Nguyen Tien Minh and Vu Thi Trang won the National Sports Games' badminton mens and womens singles titles respectively in Thai Binh City.

Thirty nations meeting in Berlin have pledged $9.3bn (£6bn) for a fund to help developing countries cut emissions and prepare for climate change.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The majority of shipping firms have been taking losses over the last five years, while some have sold ships.

 Nearly five million people living illegally in the US can escape deportation under sweeping changes to the immigration system.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ancient drums and hundreds of antiques of the Dong Son culture are on display at the National History Museum in Hanoi.

Sixteen professional chefs will compete against each other in a brand new soap opera called Top Chef Vietnam scheduled for 8 p.m. every Sunday on HTV7 from November 23.

 Vietnam added a fourth gold medal after its petanque men's team won in the triple event at the Asian Beach Games in Thailand.

 Vietnam and Indonesia football teams are favourites to qualify for the Southeast Asian Football Championship semi-finals, which will kick off on November 22.

 The Hanoi urban sky train project is not likely to be completed before its December 31, 2015 deadline, the Railway Project Management Board admitted.

 The Lilama 2 Technical and Technology College has become the first Vietnamese school to be accredited as a member of the European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training (EVBB).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Railway Administration has asked the Ministry of Transport’s appraisal and approval of a $10 billion plan to modernize the North-South railway.