Profitability of domestic commercial banks has reduced compared to previous years due to rising risk provisions for non-performing loans, according to a report from the National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFSC).

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam (CAAV) has asked airports and airport authorities to combine security and customs checks for international passengers by the end of this year.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training’s (MOET) Circular 08 on rewarding and disciplining students, which has been valid for 27 years, has become out of date.

 Vietnam's youth team met their end in the quarter-finals of the triples event at the 15th Junior World Pentaque Championship at Bangkok Thonburi University, Thailand yesterday.

 Hosts HCM City FC will play Hong Kong in November 4's opening match of the International Women's Football Tournament at the Thong Nhat Stadium.

Art For You, an affordable art fair event organised by Manzi Art Space and Work Room Four, will head to HCM City this week. The event will be open to art lovers at Mai's Gallery 3A Station from November 5 to 8.

 The selection committee on November 3 announced that Ha Thu has been chosen to represent Vietnam at the Miss Intercontinental 2015 pageant set for December in Germany.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Road Administration on November 3 granted the first international driving licenses. 

 Foreign arrivals to Vietnam reached more than 6.33 million in the first ten months of this year, a decrease of 4.1 percent year-on-year, announced the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) on November 3.

 The bilingual Vietnamese-Russian edition of “Truyen Kieu” (The tale of Kieu), an 18th century poetic masterpiece by Nguyen Du, will make its first debut in Hanoi on November 6 to mark the poet’s 250th birth anniversary (1766-2016). 

 The removal of weak banks through mergers and acquisitions, one of drastic measures taken by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), has somewhat improved the health of the banking system and won trust from people, according to experts. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Priced at slightly above the selling prices of Chinese goods and better in quality, Thai consumer products have dislodged Chinese goods out of Vietnam and competed fiercely with Vietnamese products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second season of Solo Cung Bolero, a reality show featuring bolero will air on Vinh Long Television THVL1 at 9pm every Friday from November 13.

VietNamNet Bridge - The price of Vinamilk shares at which SCIC sells at its initial public offering are expected to be higher than the market prices, or prices on the official bourse. 

 The Federal Reserve has decided to keep US interest rates unchanged after its latest meeting.

‘Chau, Beyond the Lines’, a documentary on Vietnamese Agent Orange victims, directed by Courtney Marsh, has been listed as of top 10 documentary short subject contenders for the 88th Academy Award.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The organizing board of the 26th edition of the Stockholm International Film Festival set for November 9-17 has extended an invitation to young director Phan Dang Di to serve as a jury member.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chess Grandmaster Le Quang Liem ranked 33rd in November world men’s rankings, announced the World Chess Federation (FIDE).

 The Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC) under the Ministry of Health (MoH) has unveiled a plan to pilot the community-based HIV testing and counseling programme from 2015 to 2017.

 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked between Singapore-based Kydon Holdings and Vietnam’s UNET Education Group on November 2 to bolster bilateral cooperation and share practices in e-learning.