There has been no report on any Vietnamese killed or injured in the series of attacks in Paris on November 13, Vietnamese Ambassador to France Nguyen Ngoc Son told Vietnam News Agency correspondents one day after the attacks.

 Head of the Party Central Committee’s Office Tran Quoc Vuong on November 14 received a visiting delegation from the External Relations Commission of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) led by the commission’s deputy head Sous Yara. 

 A series of exhibitions on the life and literary career of great poet Nguyen Du will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on November 17-25 in celebration of his 250 th birth anniversary (January 3). 

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the five years since the Government put in place Decision No 49/QD-TTg on 19 criteria for new-style rural areas for the 2010-20 period, the majority of communes across the nation fail to meet the 17th criterion on environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City and Haiphong were among the Huffington Post’s list of 16 coastal and river port cities around the globe that travellers should visit sooner rather than later before they sink beneath the sea.

 More than 1,600 works, including photos, reportages and documentaries from seven ASEAN countries are sent to a festival launched by Viet Nam.

  The import of second-hand information technology (IT) products will be prohibited from December 15.

  The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta will plant more than 1.5 million ha of rice for the 2015-16 winter-spring rice crop, but it faces saline intrusion and a water shortage because of the Mekong River's low water level.

 Islamic State claimed responsibility on November 14 for attacks that killed 127 people in Paris, saying it sent fighters strapped with suicide bombing belts and carrying machine guns to various locations in the heart of the capital.

 A special motorbike helmet has been designed and made for women of the Thai ethnic group to accommodate their traditional huge hair buns while protecting them from possible head injuries.

 A jazz concert titled “Dreaming of Sailing” featuring well-known DJ Tri Minh and Danish artist Clara Bryld takes place at the Wink Lounge in Hanoi on November 15.

 The charm of Ha Giang is not limited to its beautiful fields of buckwheat flowers, its breathtaking roads, and authentic ethnic markets. Ha Giang province is also home to amazing architectural treasures. 

 The Quang Ba wholesale flower market, the biggest in Hanoi, turns busy when night falls. Visiting the market is always an interesting experience.

VietNamNet Bridge - International institutions agree that Vietnam’s economy is recovering strongly while seeing a bright outlook for its continued growth.

 The Paris terror attacks are likely to galvanize a stronger global military response to Islamic State, after a US-led air war that has lasted more than a year has failed to contain a group now proving itself to be a growing worldwide threat.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has not considered the suspension of flights to France, CAAV Director Lai Xuan Thanh said on November 14 in the wake of a series of bloody attacks in Paris a day earlier. 

 A delegation of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam led by Vice Chief Justice Nguyen Van Hanh paid a working visit to Cuba from November 7 – 14 in an effort to boost the countries’ judicial cooperation. 

 Vietnam vehemently condemns bloody attacks on civilians in France’s Paris on November 13 that have caused heavy casualties, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said. 

 Hungarian National Assembly (NA) Speaker Kover Laszlo left Ho Chi Minh City on late November 13, concluding his six-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nong Thon Ngay Nay (Countryside Today) newspaper talked with Nguyen Hoang Dung, Director for Research and Development of HCMC's Economics and Management Institute on financial aid.