Nursery schools in a poor district in the central province of Nghe An have boosted the implementation of a movement to make hand-made toys for the children.

The city of Sa Dec in Dong Thap Province is not only well known for its bewitching ornamental plants and bonsais, but also for its specialty dish hủ tiếu: noodles with pig’s bones, fresh shrimps and many other accompanying flourishes.

Any changes to be made by Samsung are expected to have an impact on Vietnam because of its high contribution to the country’s export and GDP growth. 

 French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe laid a wreath at martyrs' cemetery A1 and visited A1 hill relic site in Dien Bien Phu city, the northern province of Dien Bien on November 3.

A class teaching reading and writing for adults under 50 years old has been held at noon over the past two months at a community house in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai’s Luc Yen District.

 After being seen for two nights in September, HBSO’s beautiful ballet production, Giselle, will return to the Saigon Opera House for a single performance on November 9.

With a huge database on Geographic Information System, the platform of HCMGIS is expected to greatly contribute to the common database of Ho Chi Minh City while allowing easy integration into new software.

VietNamNet Bridge - Once banks restrict lending, this will affect the real estate market. However, experts believe that no negative impact on the market will occur.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Under ancient tea trees at the foot of Sang Mountain in Gia Vien District, the northern province of Ninh Binh, lays a picturesque farm, where hundreds of pigs live.

 Budget carrier Vietjet and France’s Airbus signed a purchase agreement for additional 50 A321neo aircraft worth 6.5 billion USD according to the manufacturer’s list price in Hanoi on November 2. 

 IFC’s investment in Altus Capital will enable the company to set up a regional facility to invest in the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam, the latter two being nascent markets for distressed asset recovery.

 Craft Link, a not-for-profit organization that supports traditional craft producers, will organize a Handicraft Bazaar at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi on November 17.

 Deputies in favour of the need to ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

 HCMC is short of bus stations but many locations for building new stations have been used for other purposes, raising difficulties for the city in developing public passenger transport network.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong (R) receives French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe in Hanoi on November 2 

 General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong presented a report asking for ratification of the CPTPP during a sitting of the legislature in Hanoi on November 2.

 The Vietnam-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement signed in 2008 has become a driver for trade growth between the two countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Thi Thanh Loan of Can Tho City was one of the lucky ones.Two years ago, doctors found a small, stage-1 tumour in her breast during a regular health check-up at the Hoa Hao Medical Diagnosis Centre in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Ngoc Van is the pride of Vietnamese ballet. He was the first artist to work with the English National Ballet back in 2003, and recently returned to Vietnam at the invitation of  VNOB). Van choreographs 

 The escalating trade dispute between the US and China is causing headaches for Vietnam when dealing with the re-routing of goods, and could lead to it becoming a “transshipment hub” for overseas products.