Fire in Ha Dong district highlights possible failures in construction safety and the adequacy of firefighting equipment.

 The US is planning to conduct patrols near artificial islands illegally built by China in the East Sea, according to the New York Times.

 Moody's has upgraded the ratings of two Vietnamese banks, citing their improvements in the standalone credit profile.

  Ministries and relevant agencies will probe the implementation of prices, tax and competition between foreign-invested companies producing and trading feed for shrimp and fish.

VietNamNet Bridge - State-owned economic groups have three more months to withdraw capital from non-core business fields as requested by the government. But they have only gone half of the way.

 Natural disasters could consume between 3 and 5 percent of Vietnam’s gross domestic product by 2030, according to the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions report from the UN.

 Cultural researchers and devoted dancers of Hanoi are making every effort to collect and conserve ancient dances of the old capital city of Thang Long, which are at risk of slowly fading into obscurity. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Students at a high school have discovered that a teacher has a tattoo on her foot. This, in the eyes of many Vietnamese, is unacceptable for teachers.

 Ho Chi Minh City will organise the first HCM City Open International Women's Football Tournament, starting on November 4 at Thong Nhat Stadium. 

 The Government has approved the border trade agreement between Vietnam and Laos, which was inked on June 27, 2015 in the central province of Nghe An.

 Hanoi’s tourism sector is planning a number of activities to make breakthroughs and boost sustainable development with a focus on cultural tourism. 

 Mobilising resources from the private sector for transport infrastructure is posing a challenge for HCM City, which needs at least $60 billion until 2020 to carry out projects, according to experts.

 Hanoi Party Committee convenes 23rd meeting, Workshop seeks to deepen Vietnam-Japan partnership, Party chief commits support to entrepreneurs, Party Organisation of Central Agencies Bloc shows strong performance

 National Assembly Standing Committee members yesterday agreed that the revised law on Signing, Joining and Implementing International Treaties must serve as a strong legal framework.

  The recently completed UN missions in South Sudan and Central Africa with two Vietnamese peacekeeping units evoked positive response, heard attendees at a defence session held in Ha Noi yesterday.

 Two ministries are joining hands to create a project on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) that aims to prepare Viet Nam to access an "open" labour market once an ASEAN Community is established.

China’s construction of two lighthouses in the Chau Vien (Cuarteron) and Gac Ma (Johnson) reefs in Vietnam ’s Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago is in serious violation of Vietnam ’s sovereignty, stated Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Hai Binh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Limited sales have threatened the survival of five ethanol manufacturing projects that have received hundreds of millions of US dollars in investment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first Tam Giac Mach Flower Festival will be organised in the northwest province of Ha Giang from November 13-15.

 Europe's climate change chief says he is astonished at the positive progress by governments towards a global deal on CO2.