VietNamNet Bridge – A man in the central province of Nghe An has discovered a giant lingzhi mushroom deep in the forest at the Vietnam-Laos border. As the mushroom is too big, only two of seven branches of the tree were brought home.

 VietNamNet Bridge – American maestro David Itkin and Vietnamese violinist Vu Viet Chuong will perform at a concert celebrating 20 years of diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and the US at the HCM City Opera House on Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A trader in District 7, HCM City, on November 17 said he had bought a pair of giant barbs or Siamese giant carps weighing 240kg from the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many businessmen honored as ‘outstanding businessmen’ or ‘outstanding young faces’ have been sentenced to jail because of their offenses.

 The opening of this year’s Luala concert series was held on November 15, bringing music to the streets with performances of talented artists from at home and abroad.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After a hasty start, Viet Nam's tra fish industry should now plan an image makeover to improve the quality of exports and be competitive, for the long term,

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to expand the Nghi Son Economic Zone from 18,600ha to 106,000ha in central Thanh Hoa Province.

MC Haha of the hit television series – ‘Running Man’ and female singer Baek Ji Young will arrive in Vietnam on November 28 to attend the Korea-Vietnam Food and Culture Festival taking place at My Dinh  National Stadium in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of households in southern Ben Tre Province are unsafe, as they are located in landslide-prone areas, the provincial authority has said.

Six films, three photo exhibitions, three conferences and three activities related to the issue of climate change will be held in HCM City and Ha Noi to accompany the COP21 International Climate Change Conference to be held in Paris.

HCM City Medicine and Pharmacy University and the University Hospital have recently presented an honorary doctorate to Erich Johann LeJeune, President of the German ‘Heart for Heart’ Foundation.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has once again tried to reform the high school examination and has, once again, met with dissatisfaction from students and teachers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Office-tel developments, which combine residential and commercial uses in one apartment, are mushrooming in HCM City and are expected to lead the market in future.

 Many of the top 30 companies by market capitalisation on the HCM Stock Exchange have reported mixed nine-month earnings, according to their latest financial statements.

A choral concert “Sing For Joy – Vui Ca” will take place in Hanoi Opera House on November 28, featuring eight choirs with 150 members aged from 6-60 years old, from 15 countries all over the world.

 More flexible policies are needed to gradually restructure public debt and ensure debt safety, Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung was speaking at the Q&A session of the 10th meeting of the 13th National Assembly in Hanoi on November 17.

 New Zealand Prime Minister John Phillip Key left Hanoi on November 17, concluding his four-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung.

 The 27th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting wrapped up in Manila, the Philippines, on November 17 after two working days under the theme “Inclusive Growth through Sustainable and Resilient Communities”.

 The Czech Republic always regards the Vietnamese community as part of its people, President of the Senate of the Czech Republic Milan Stech told Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung during their meeting in Hanoi on November 17.

 Vietnam and the European Union (EU) boast substantial potential for cooperation, especially after the two officially sign and realise the bilateral free trade agreement, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.