Air New Zealand announced last Friday that it plans to begin direct air services between Auckland and HCM City in June, starting with three flights a week with a possible expansion in future.

 Five Vietnamese weightlifters left for Houston, the US, on November 15 to vie for the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships title and tickets to the 2016 Summer Olympics. 

 Hosting the APEC Year in 2017 is one of the key diplomatic activities for Vietnam in line with the country’s policy on promoting comprehensive international integration and multi-lateral external relations.

 The 13th National Assembly (NA) commenced an unprecedented question-and-answer session on November 16 that sees the presence of all Government members to respond to deputies’ queries regarding their remit. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Land plots for cultivation are now in hot demand by investors, who can make profits now and protect their assets in the long term.

 Smartphones, tablets and e-readers should have an automatic "bedtime mode" that stops them disrupting people's sleep,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many people in Viet Nam, Thailand and Cambodia are demanding a stop to the construction of hydropower dams in the Mekong River basin, which they claim have destroyed their livelihoods.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 5 million people living in the poorest rural and mountainous areas of Vietnam are expected to benefit from improved access to sanitation and water supply, thanks to a US$200 million credit approved on November 12

 VietNamNet Bridge – Events to promote culture and tourism will be held in Hanoi from November 15 to 18, with the participation of 12 provinces and Mekong Delta region's Can Tho City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Long Bien - the historic Hanoi bridge crossing the Red River looks simple and romantic in Autumn afternoon.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Ta Pa Mount in Nui To Commune of Tri Ton District, An Giang Province is one of the seven mountains of the mysterious That Son range.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese consumers are concerned after fake gold from China was recently detected in Quang Ninh province.

 More than 2,000 rescuers are searching for survivors of a landslide in eastern China that has killed at least 21 people.

 Asian markets have opened lower, starting what is expected to be a global sell-off after the attacks in Paris on Friday night that killed 129.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While most teenagers follow Hollywood films, games, rock music and fashion, 17-year-old Hoang Nguyen Khanh Linh prefers drawing in her quiet corner at home.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Hoang Nam of Vietnam will take part in three Men's Future events in Campuchia.

 A huge manhunt is under way for surviving members of the Islamist group that killed 129 people in Paris on Friday night, and their accomplices.

 VietNamNet Bridge - As at September 30 this year, total assets of Vingroup reached VND125,934 billion, equivalent to $5.7 billion, up 39% compared to the end of 2014, according to Vingroup latest financial report, released on November 14.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A high-school teacher and a staff of a state-owned power company in the southern province of An Giang have to pay VND5 million ($250) fine each for commenting on the provincial Chairman “having his nose in the air” on facebook.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The 20th World Police Band Concert took place in Ho Chi Minh City from November 14-15, drawing 200 participants from Japan, the US, Singapore and Vietnam.