VietNamNet Bridge – Vietcombank has become the first credit institution in the country to sell a US$19-million debt of Vietnam National Shipping Lines, or Vinalines, to Vietnam Debt and Asset Trading Corporation.

 In August, the Magazine reported on a couple who spent millions of euros to save migrants in danger of drowning at sea. Their 60-day mission has now ended - so what did they achieve, asks Alison Gee?

Vietnam is making constant efforts in strengthening regional connectivity, which plays a vital role in boosting the country’s comprehensive international integration process, said State President Truong Tan Sang.

VietNamNet Bridge – If you have a chance to come to Dien Bien Phu City in Dien Bien Province, don’t forget to visit and explore specialties, dances and other distinctive cultural features of Thai ethnic minority people

 Minister of Public Security General Tran Dai Quang paid a working visit to Israel from November 7-9 at the invitation of his Israeli counterpart Yitzhak Aharonovich.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has joined the global production chains of world’s most reputable aircraft manufacturers – Boeing and Airbus – by providing low-value parts and accessories.

President Truong Tan Sang had bilateral meetings with US President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on November 10 on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Beijing, China.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Initially, only Vietnamese individuals who possess an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) are qualified to play in casinos.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Artist Ta Huy Long made a diary of paintings telling the story of a Hanoian 10-year-old boy's dream in the Old Quarter in the 1980s, which has just been published as a comic.

70% of cancer patients in country detected late; Hanoi to install traffic cameras; Hanoi: 10,000 people to be screened for visual impairment; Busy programme of events for HIV/AIDS month; Noi Bai Airport director apologises for substandard service

 VASEP proposes 0% import tariff on salmon; Scenarios for crude oil exports; Can Tho zones lure $1.92 billion; High-end properties attract buyers; Real estate sector draws foreign investors; Danang seeks to attract more FDI sources

VietNamNet Bridge - Retired football star David Beckham took a private flight from Hong Kong to Hanoi this afternoon. He was welcomed by hundreds of fans at the Noi Bai International Airport.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The loom of changing sea levels and tides are threatening the central town of Hoi An, and could destroy the UNESCO world heritage site.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Formosa, the steel investor from Taiwan, has made many requests in the last two years of the government, questions about the real motive for the investor’s steel project in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has released a list of four bans that primary schools must follow in an effort to ease the workload on students.

 VietNamNet Bridge - ‘YIN’ exhibition by Nguyen Khanh Toan will be held at Cuci Fine Art, 22A Hai Ba Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi from 13 November to 14 December.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hackers who attacked VC Corp last month, causing the temporary shutdown of six online newspapers, were probably professional information technology experts, according to an investigation agency.

When VN-Index tumbled a number of years ago, it spelled trouble for many companies who had to delist. Some left the bourse, and the remaining who were considered the most resilient are now struggling to keep their heads above water.

 Top African business leaders have established an emergency fund to help countries hit by the Ebola outbreak.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An Giang is the land of native Vietnamese, Chinese, Khmer and Cham people living peacefully together for hundreds of years. The local Cham community mainly follows Muslim,