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In photos: Northern Vietnam ravaged after storm Haiyan

 VietNamNet Bridge – Super-storm Haiyan swept through Quang Ninh, Hai Phong and Thai Binh last night, leaving falling trees and broken billboards on the street. In Hanoi, many trees were also uprooted.

Man arrested for making tiger glue

Police in the central province of Ha Tinh have caught Tran Khanh Thuyet from Thach Ha District for illegally producing tiger bone glue on Thursday.

Vietnamese beauty shines at Miss Grand International

Bich Khanh, who was crowned Miss Star Vietnam 2012, is taking part in the Miss Grand International 2013 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand, from November 3-20.

Sport Highlights for November 11

 Minh seeded No 1 at Viet Nam Open; Viet Nam face hard time in Malaysia; Vietnam currently third at SEA shooting champs

Import-export companies weep from new customs regulation

 VietNamNet Bridge – The new regulation on the procedures for customs clearance has led to the fact that imports and exports have got stuck at customs and management agencies.

Politics Highlights for November 11

 Vietnam establishes diplomatic ties with Antigua-Barbuda; UN leader to visit Vietnam; NA plans socio-economic development; Sympathies to Philippines over typhoon Haiyan

Vietnam to host the Southeast Asian U19 football champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – The South East Asia Football Federation (AFF) has picked Vietnam as the host country of the 2014 Southeast Asian U19 Football Championships.

Vietnam heritages in photo exhibition

 VietNamNet Bridge - The exhibition showcasing outstanding works of the photo contest "Vietnam Heritage 2013" is held at the Ho Chi Minh Museum, Hanoi from November 8 to 14.

In photos: Saving hundreds of containers from fires at sea

 VietNamNet Bridge - Chemicals in containers in the foreign sunken ship offshore Vung Tau city leaked out, causing fires. The authorities had to mobilize professional rescue forces to control the fires for dozens of hours.

Chairman of Ba Ria Vung Tau has a stroke

 VietNamNet Bridge - Chairman of the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau – Mr. Tran Minh Sanh, 57 – suffered from a stroke at his home last week and is now under special care in the Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.

Russia-Vietnam must work together to reach goals, President Putin

VietNamNet Bridge – Russian President Vladimir Putin is going to pay an official visit to Vietnam tomorrow, November 12. Below is his message to the Vietnamese people before the visit.

Two players of Vietnam U22 squad face forever elimination

VietNamNet Bridge - Two players of the U22 team had to serve a warning from the coaching board, which has also asked the Vietnam Football Federation to eliminate them forever from all national football teams for unsportsmanlike behaviors.

Vietnam hope to keep dream alive

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's national football team aims to turn the corner in the 2015 Asian Cup qualification as it sets its sight on three points over Uzbekistan in the Group E second leg match at My Dinh National Stadium next Friday.

VN hosts spiritual tourism talks

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first international conference on spiritual tourism will take place in Ninh Binh Province's Bai Dinh Pagoda on November 21- 22,

Vietnamese rap song up for Grammy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Your Heart, an English song composed and performed by rapper Ha Okio, has entered the first round of the 56th Grammy Awards in the category of Best Pop Performance.

Foreign investors impatiently urge to lift ceiling foreign ownership ratios

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign stock investors still hope they can buy REE, FPT or VNM shares – the blue chips - one day, when the government accepts to lift the ceiling foreign ownership ratios in Vietnamese enterprises.

Philippine official death toll from typhoon "Haiyan" rises to 255

 Death toll from super typhoon "Haiyan," locally named "Yolanda," climbed to 255 with affected individuals ballooning to 9.7 million, a senior government official said Monday.

50 leading European businesses to visit Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The European Union’s Vietnam delegation has announced plans for a November 12–13 visit from 50 leading European businesses led by European Commission (EC) Vice President Antonio Tajani.

UNESCO honours Vietnamese poet Nguyen Du

 VietNamNet Bridge – The UNESCO General Conference’s 37th session in Paris has issued a resolution honouring great Vietnamese poet Nguyen Du and other international cultural figureheads.

President encourages Vietnam-Australia cooperation

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Australia need to better their cooperation in economics, infrastructure construction, and education to fully tap their development potential.