VietNamNet Bridge – Life and people are the themes of works of painter Shyevin S'ng that are now on display at the Fine Arts Museum in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Singapore-owned Melior Business School Viet Nam in HCM City has suddenly closed down, leaving around 150 students in the lurch.

 Monthly average prices of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) dropped to 105.47 U.S. dollars per barrel in the past month, the Vienna-based cartel said Tuesday.

  PM to attend 21st ASEAN Summit in Cambodia; Russian Federation Council begins Vietnam visit; Czech’s National Day celebrated in HCM City; VN, RoK sign MoU on e-government management

 European stocks joined a rebound on Wall Street on Tuesday as the threat of an immediate Greek default receded, but the euro hit a two-month low point versus the dollar on falling German investor confidence.

VietNamNet Bridge – Export companies have complained that the situation has become increasingly strained towards the end of the year. Importers would be ready to play nasty tricks to control the import prices.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Construction Trinh Dinh Dung clarified issues relating to the restructuring of construction enterprises and the safety of the Song Tranh 2 hydro power plant

VietNamNet Bridge – The top female gymnast of Vietnam Phan Thi Ha Thanh won a gold medal for horse jump on November 13, at the Asian Championships in Fujian, China.

VietNamNet Bridge – State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Governor Nguyen Van Binh has taken the floor to discuss the monetary market, capital for production and business activities, and the settlement of bad debts.  

VietNamNet Bridge – In a photo shoot called “Wind” in New York, the seven top contestants of the Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012 wore very thin skirts in cold weather and high heels to climb stairs.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two men who robbed the handbag of a woman on the road were arrested by HCM City police on November 13, after being chased for only 200m.

Local residents in Binh Duong province complain they have to live together with the smoke from incinerators.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The highest fine for food safety and hygiene violations will be increased threefold, according to a new decree issued by the Government.

BKAV, the best-known network security solution provider in Vietnam, has reported that 9.8 million messages are sent to mobile phone subscribers every day. Meanwhile, mobile network operators say the figure is unreliable.

State owned economic groups, considered the motive force of the national economy, have also complained about difficulties, while repeatedly begging for the preferences from the State.

VietNamNet Bridge – Science subjects have been taught in English at many general schools in big cities, where students can start learning English very soon and have good basic English skills.

Away from home, people from the poor countryside of Nam Dinh, Thai Binh and Thanh Hoa go to Ha Noi for a living. From one and two people, gradually the villages of migrant laborers have been formed amid the capital city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) provinces should focus on improving the lives of their ethnic minority communities as a crucial step to reinvigorating the faltering tourism sector in the region, experts say.

Ho Thi Bui, a 24-year-old member of the Pa Ko ethnic group in the central province of Quang Tri, had never touched a camera before she joined a short training course as part of project to help ethnic people document their lives in photographs.

Debt-ridden Greece is expected to get two more years to meet its fiscal target, although the country still has to wait for its desperately-needed financial aid, Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker said late Monday.