President Barack Obama called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to discuss an international nuclear deal with Iran that has threatened to raise tensions between the close allies, the White House said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twelve photographers bring more than 100 photos to the “For Nature” exhibition, taking place from November 23 to 27 in HCM City.

On November 23, a ceremony was held in HCM City for the departure of the Vietnam sports delegation in the southern region to the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar. After the ceremony, 5,000 people joined a walk to cheer the spirit of the delegation.

 The Royal Bank of Scotland faced fresh damage to its reputation on Monday after the British government handed financial watchdogs a report claiming it forced small firms to default in order to seize their assets.

Mr. David Marmel, chief organizer of the Mrs. World 2013 pageant, felt sorry for the incident related to the Vietnamese representative Tran Thi Quynh. Quynh wore the band with the wrong name of Vietnam in the finale on November 23.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four hunters in Phu Yen province and a couple in Quang Ngai province were killed in mountain landslides in the last few days.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The huge amount of heroin was found in a 438kg batch of goods on a flight of China Airlines from HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The wagon carrying workers in a coal mine in Quang Ninh province suddenly derailed, claiming the lives of three miners of the Vang Danh Coal Company on Sunday, November 24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The historic floods swept away over hundreds of houses in Quang Ngai province. Thousands of people are living in tents, schools or cultural houses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chinese tourists will only need identity cards to apply for a boarding card for SuperStar Gemini ship of the cruise line Star Cruises sailing from Sanya (China) to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The rice demand is increasing in the world market, but Vietnamese farmers have sold out their third-crop rice. Exporters don’t have rice to sell while the Filipino government has opened an invitation for bids.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lawmakers adopted amendments to some articles of the Law on Fire Prevention and Fighting at their meeting in Ha Noi on Friday, Nov 22.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s representative Tran Thi Quynh reached the top six of the 2013 Mrs World beauty contest, which concluded in Guangzhou, China, on November 23.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese pop star Thu Minh has honoured with won the Best Asian Artist title at the 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The recent visit to India by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has been a success, deepening the strategic partnership between the two nations and driving their cooperation in a more practical and effective way.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Fall/Winter season of the free outdoor 2013 LUALA Concert series is set to take place in Hanoi from December 1-22.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A display of wooden funerary sculptures made by local people from the Central Highlands was opened during the on-going Vietnam Cultural Heritage Week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – India on November 23 began training 500 Vietnamese sailors under a defence initiative between the two countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Sugar and Sugar Cane Association (VSSA) has protested against the plan by Hoang Anh Gia Lai group to sell 30,000 tons of sugar it made in Laos to the Bien Hoa Sugar JSC.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Under the current environment laws, the punishment is not heavy enough to deter violators.