The northern region is likely to experience a strong cold spell this weekend.

Vietnamese authorities are seeking measures to prevent the leaders of foreign-invested companies from fleeing the country while owing salaries to local workers.

 The first work by director Hong Anh, “The Way Station”, has just won the Best Film Based On A Book at the Efebo d’Oro international cinema awards held in Palermo, Italy, on November 11.

 Tran Ngoc Phuc, Chairman of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Japan, has been awarded Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “If you have never lost your deposit while renting a house, you have not grown up yet.”

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the cosy atmosphere of Chả Ká Restaurant, we sat listening to the sizzle of fish being fried as we waited for our food to arrive.

Vietnamese consumption of coffee increased from 0.43 kilograms per head per annum to 1.38 kilograms in the 2005-2015 period, a report had found.

Contrary to all predictions, more students choose to study overseas, rather than follow foreign universities’ training programs in Vietnam, or international in-country education.

VietNamNet Bridge - In Vietnam, electronic waste is collected through unofficial channels by scrap dealers or unregistered units which provide waste to craft villages for recycling.

The government of Vietnam has placed an unprecedented order: create a social network for Vietnamese. If this happens, Vietnam will be able to pocket hundreds of million of dollars from online ads and get other benefits.

 Well-known Spanish pianist Hilario Segovia will perform in Vietnam for the first time, with a chamber concert at Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music, No.112 Nguyen Du Street, District 1, on November 30.

 Nguyen Trung Kien, vice chairman and general secretary of the Vietnam Food Association (VFA), has issued Document 421/CV/HHLTVN announcing the Philippines’ tender to import rice to encourage local food traders to participate.

In the January – September period, the government raised VND9.14 trillion (US$394.87 million) from divesting VND3.77 trillion (US$162.88 million) in book value.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second Chư Đăng Ya Wild Sunflower – Volcano Festival has kicked off at Ia Gri Village in the central highland’s province of Gia Lai.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An incomplete movie by director Luong Dinh Dung will be shown at the 22nd Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival between November 16 and December 2 in Tallinn, Estonia.

The Ministry of Transport has announced plan to repair the National Highway No 5, connecting Hanoi to the northern city of Hai Phong, with the total cost estimated at over VND2 billion (US$86 million).

Two Vietnamese circus artists and brothers, Giang Quốc Cơ and Giang Quốc Nghiệp, will attempt to conquer a new world record with their head-balancing act in Rome, Italy, following an invitation from Guinness World Records.

 Weak market sentiment may continue to weigh on investors, causing stocks to consolidate at current price levels this week, as increasing political and economic risks rattle global markets.

 Viet Nam has officially become the seventh member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) after all National Assembly (NA) deputies on Monday approved a resolution on the agreement.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Stakeholders, enterprises and managers gathered at a conference on building business culture in Hanoi on Friday.