The ground-breaking ceremony of a 7km long cable car system with a total investment of VND4.4 trillion, or nearly $210 million, to the peak of the Fansipan took place in Sapa on November 2, with the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.

 VietNamNet Bridge - At the opening ceremony of the photo exhibition by artist Vi Quoc Hiep on Sunday, the portrait of Da Lat’s "father"  - French doctor Alexandre Yersin, which is made of 10,000 peas was recognized as a Vietnam record.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The police of Quang Tri province are investigating the fraudulent behavior of “telepath” Nguyen Thanh Thuy and clarifying the role of the sponsor (Vietnam Bank for Social Policies) and some others in this ring.

The Nhon Hoi refinery project worth $25-30 billion continues to attract the attention of foreign investors, as CEO Igor Soglayev of Sarvors, a subsidiary of the Rosneft Group announced the intention to join this huge project.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At noon on November 3, a terrifying attack with acid occurred in HCM City. A man threw acid at a group of five girls who were catching a cab on Nguyen Van Cu Road, District 5. The attack also affected three others.

The decision by the Ministry of Finance on cutting down the VAT rate by 50 percent on commercial apartment projects has made buyers excited. However, sellers don’t feel happy about the new regulation because of the VAT refund problems.

 Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam has won the 2013 Asian Townscape Awards given by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme.

YouTube debuts its first-ever music awards ceremony Sunday, in a star-studded showcase notable for some of the industry's biggest names but also its webcast format.

Teenager Ly Hoang Nam's 95th position in the world junior ranking allowed him to play at January's Australian Open's youth qualification.

The Thang Long Water Puppetry Theatre in downtown Hanoi now holds the Asian record for being the only theatre in Asia offering nonstop live performances for 365 days.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center on November 4 announced that Storm ‘Krosa’ has changed direction and may weaken into a tropical low pressure system on the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Economists have warned that Vietnam’s public debts would be no longer within the safety line after 2015, when it has to reserve 1/3 of the annual budget to pay debts.

VietNamNet Bridge – For over 60 years, Dinh An chopping-board craft village in Lo Vap District in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has been somewhere people can sense the hardship of locals as well as admire their dexterity,

Four members of a family were killed after their general store suddenly caught fire in southern Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province's Toc Tien Commune yesterday morning.

 A tour boat capsized and sank near Thailand's popular seaside town Pattaya on Sunday, killing six tourists, including a Chinese.

 Air France-KLM has laid out strict conditions for further investment in Italy's troubled Alitalia airline, including the culling of 5,000 jobs, Italy's top business daily reported Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hao Duong, a leather processing company in HCM City was caught discharging untreated waste water to the Dong Dien River one week ago. It is still unclear about how to punish it.

 VietNamNet Bridge – iPad Air, with lighter weight and outstanding features in comparison with the previous generation products, have been welcomed in Vietnam. However, iPad Air prices will not be overly high.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese students studying at the universities in Russia under the inter-government agreements have complained that they still have not received the stipend which should have come three months ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has proposed the government to set catfish farming quotas, which it believes would help save the catfish industry.