The World Bank on Thursday announced an additional 100 million U.S. dollars of funding in a response to curtailing Ebola crisis so as to speed up deployment of foreign health workers to the three worst-affected countries in West Africa

VietNamNet Bridge – Saddened by fatal accidents at an unmanned railway crossing near his house, Nguyen Van Xa decided to ignore his disability, age, failing health and public skepticism to become a self-appointed guard.

 At least four people died after a small plane crashed into a building near an airport in midwestern U.S. State of Kansas on Thursday, U.S. media reported.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will redouble efforts to ensure the full human rights of all Vietnamese and remain committed to collaborating with all partners for the protection and promotion of human rights

VietNamNet Bridge – A ceremony to honour 50 elite Vietnamese students who recorded high results in their academic studies and have won international prizes has been scheduled for November 3 in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – For those who have lived along Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal for decades, the scenery there 20 years ago is unthinkable now.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Heritage sites across Hue Province will charge visitors new entrance fees, ones that reflect the monuments' value and are blind to nationality, said an official of the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre on Wednesday.

 Apple chief executive Tim Cook has publicly acknowledged his sexuality, saying that he is "proud to be gay".

 Hai Duong receives national honour; Viet Nam, Myanmar bolster military ties; VN, Lao veterans reunite in Ha Noi

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has approved the allocation of VND239 billion (US$11.5 million) for urgent evacuation plans in areas threatened by natural disasters in 24 provinces nationwide.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Live music shows in theatres or stadiums with clamorous audiences are what Vietnamese women singers dream about.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Managers of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) complain they receive “starvation wages”, but labor experts say the salaries are too high compared with their productivity.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will send 1,000 engineers and workers abroad for training in urban railway operation in preparation for the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line, set to open in 2016.

 Russia has agreed to resume gas supplies to Ukraine over the winter in a deal brokered by the European Union.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Few international tourists have repeated their Vietnam visits, an indication that the country is not attractive to visitors.

 While proposing the removal of personal income tax from the earnings of casino and lottery winners, the Vietnamese government has also suggested a 5 per cent increase in special consumption tax for casinos.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are high-quality touring services available when one visits Sapa in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, there are many high-priced things in the mist-enveloped town for ones

VietNamNet Bridge – French painter Manoel Pillard's 46 water colour and oil paintings of landscapes in the Cuu Long Delta will feature at a solo exhibition opening at HCM City's University of Fine Arts next Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dwight Yorke, the Trinidad&Tobago striker who helped Manchester United win the 1999 European Champions League title, will come to Viet Nam on November 7 to join in a national street football tournament,

A police official said leaflets containing safety tips for foreigners will be suspended by the HCMC Police Bureau, following a complaint made by someone.