Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dropped Monday to the lowest since Oct. 15, on speculation that the Federal Reserve may soon move to scale down its bond purchase.

 Death toll in the Philippines from typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) jumped to 1,833 with initial cost of damage increasing to 761.4 million pesos (17.4 million U.S. dollars), a senior government official said on Wednesday morning.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has nominated the Vice Chair of the Central Committee for Propaganda and Information – Mr. Nguyen Van Nen as the new Chair of the Government Office and the Government spokesman.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Leaders from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism emphasised that it is necessary to apply work permit rules to singers and models in the country.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and US artists will perform the traditional music of Viet Nam at eight Universities in the Northeastern US on November 14-23,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Court of HCM City on Tuesday, Nov 11, proposed the death sentence for former banking chief executive Vu Quoc Hao, who has been charged with embezzling VND531 billion worth of State property.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies have approved a resolution on the 2014 socio-economic development plan, which targets a 5.8 percent GDP growth and a 10 percent increase in export turnover.

 Vietnam has sent four competitors to take part in the 5th WBPF World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships in Budaörs, Hungary, from November 13-17.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) believes that Vietnam would be the third fastest growing market in terms of international passenger and cargo transport and the second fastest in domestic passenger transport.

 US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew will arrive in Hanoi on November 14 as part of his scheduled Asian tour.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With the high number of votes, Mr. Vu Duc Dam and Mr. Pham Binh Minh have become the new deputy prime ministers Vietnam from today, November 13.

 VietNamNet Bridge - From November 12, the weddings of people of the same gender will be no longer banned in Vietnam.

 To celebrate 110 years of tourism in Sa Pa, the district town's People's Committee has decided to turn Cau May Street into a walking street for tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On November 8, Mrs. Tran Thi Kim Tay in Phu Hiep Hamlet, An Phu Commune, Tinh Bien District of the southern province of An Giang, delivered an little boy without limbs by caesarean, at a hospital in Chau Doc town, An Giang.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The bonus for medalists in the upcoming SEA Games in Myanmar will be much less, compared to the previous games, because of economic difficulties.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A memorandum of understanding on the construction of the 134 km HCM City - Can Tho railway with a total capital of $3.6 billion was signed Tuesday, November 12, after six years of research.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The health of commercial banks is now at their best conditions, if compared with the other months of the year, according to the State Bank of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Dau Tieng protective forest in Tan Chau district of Tay Ninh province has been encroached on by local people, who need land for cultivation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Urban parents rush to bring their children to the extra classes in which the children learn superfast math question solving methods.

3G service users were dazzled because of the 40 percent service fee increase in November when mobile network operators followed up with one more “blow” on them by blocking free OTT (over the top) services.