Credit quality of Vietnam banks has improved: Moody's; Steel firms need tax cut roadmap; Real estate tax arrears reach $190m in Ha Noi; Rise in M&A deals stir up nation's property market; Vinacomin expects 10% rise in profits to $57.1 million

Five-star ship brings over 3,000 foreign visitors to Vietnam; Vietnam Airlines to add 1,200 flights during Tet holiday; Dak Nong strives to awaken ample tourism potential; Travel companies sponge off Central Highlands

Standard Chartered Private Equity has poured money into a Vietnamese restaurant chain and is planning another investment deal, while Mekong Capital and Dream Incubator are preparing new campaigns to raise funds to begin a new adventure.

The National Assembly House, an elevated highway, Thang Long Boulevard and the Keangnam and Lotte high-rises, the two tallest buildings in the country, are among the most modern works in in Hanoi, giving the city a new look.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As autumn arrives, adventurous amateur photographers are packing up their cameras and heading to the picturesque northern mountainous regions of Viet Nam to capture the beauty of the season.

Every year, businesses lose a total of around $19 billion a year because of customs formalities. Now, the customs agencies, following the lead of taxation agencies, are finally trying to solve the problem.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Bich Trang had become inured to the derisive or pitying laughter that she heard sometimes when she was reading out aloud from a book to her two-month old boy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Apple fans have been able to purchase iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones, just two weeks after the products hit the market.

Deep in the forests and mountains of the Phong Nha - Ke Bang national park in the central province of Quang Binh there are several villages of the Ruc ethnic group – one of the 10 most mysterious tribes in the world.

 Nurses and medical assistants fighting the Ebola outbreak in Liberia have largely ignored a call to strike over danger money and conditions.

 Hundreds of police have used chainsaws and bolt-cutters to dismantle barricades put up by pro-democracy activists near the government offices in Hong Kong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in Bac Lieu Province are expanding their white-legged shrimp ponds in unzoned areas despite warnings from local authorities that it could damage the environment and cause outbreaks of disease.

 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made his first public appearance since 3 September, the country's official news agency says.

Technical hiccups block popular websites; 33 Vung Tau students suffer food poisoning; Rare wildife seen in Ca Mau forest; Sick fishing boat crew member hospitalised; HCMC applies early treatment for HIV patients with ARV

Artist creates ‘geometric game' with colorful prints; Pianist to perform Wagner, Chopin; Sculptor to dissect her art; Design contest winners announced; Hoi An troupe to perform in Japan; Ha Noi hosts peace cultural festival

 Viet Nam's top chess player Le Quang Liem defeated Krush Irina of US in the seventh round of the Open category at the Millionaire Chess tournament in Las Vegas yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Newly built seafood and garment factories have polluted once-pristine rural areas in the Mekong delta, but relief seems far away.

 Viet Nam's Under-19 football team failed to find a consolation win at the AFC Under-19 Football Championship after being held to a draw by China in the last Group C match at the Thuwunna Stadium in Myanmar's Yangon City yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Low-cost carrier VietJet has announced a new air route connecting Hanoi with Siem Reap (Cambodia) on November 3 and a route from HCM City to Taipei (Taiwan) on December 12, 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more Japanese restaurants have begun to appear in Vietnam, particularly in HCM City, following a stagnant period of economic growth in the country from 2010 to 2012.