Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann has expressed his hope that the European Free Trade Association and Vietnam will conclude negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement within the next few months despite certain difficulties at present.

 Severe floods are expected as the river water level is rising swiftly in the central provinces of Quang Binh and Ha Tinh provinces, which were devastated by historic floods earlier this month. 

 Germany supports Vietnam’s stance of settling the East Sea dispute by peaceful means on the basis of international law, said visiting Chief of Staff of the German Army General Rainer Schuwirth.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on October 30 signed into issuance the Resolution on Party building adopted at the fourth plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee. 

 A cooperation scheme was signed between the northern province of Yen Bai and the French department of Val de Marne during a celebration of the 20th founding anniversary of their ties on October 31.

 Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, head of the Vietnam Mission to the United Nations, has reiterated Vietnam’s commitment to joint global efforts and actions to ensure the full enjoyment of human rights for all. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second season of Forever Young, a soap opera about friendship and love between young people from Viet Nam and South Korea, returns to Vietnamese television screens on November 3.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi Buffaloes and Danang Dragons won the first leg of playoffs of the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are several reasons why Tandoor in HCM City has become the place of choice for Indian food, but it stands out from its peers in how it invites you in and makes you feel you are in for a treat, writes Hari Chathrattil.

Hundreds of people have been forced to live in slum areas near the seaport in central Binh Dinh Province’s Quy Nhon City, regardless of the pollution and fire risks.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Hoang Nam and partner Ti Chen won the first round match of the Viet Nam Men’s Futures F9 tennis tournament yesterday (Oct 31) in Binh Duong Province.

 A new fee schedule will apply for the granting of licenses to foreign financial institutions in Vietnam from January 1, 2017.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The increase of personal vehicles and poor transport infrastructure are the major reasons for traffic congestion in Hanoi and other big cities in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Trinh Van Quyet, president of FLC Group, a real estate developer, is a dollar billionaire. Quyet was born into a poor family. He became a lawyer and then a billionaire. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vo Tuan Nhan, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, spoke to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) about the country’s efforts to adapt to climate change.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Viet Hung, a farmer in Lam Ha District of the Central Highlands Lam Dong Province heaves a sigh with hard-to-conceal disappointment on his face when visiting his macadamia garden.

VietNamNet Bridge - The HCM City Fine Arts and Woodworking Association predicted that Vietnam may reach $7.6 billion from timber and wooden exports in 2016, an increase of 10 percent compared to 2015. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - Linh Phuoc pagoda is located at 120 Tu Phuoc, Ward 11 in the resort city of Da Lat, known as the pagoda of Vietnamese records.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MoCST) will conduct a survey on cultural affairs of 53 Vietnamese ethnic minority groups.

 Northern Quang Ninh province has asked the Amata Vietnam Joint Stock Company, owned by Thailand’s Amata Corporation, to begin construction of the first phase of a high-tech industrial park and township complex.