Politics

-- Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin wrote an op-ed to express some of his opinions about the development of the bilteral tie between Russia and Vietnam before his third visit to the Southeast Asian country.

Society

-- The devastating Haiyan super typhoon made landfall in the northern provinces of Vietnam earlier today 11-11, causing severe damage to Hai Phong, Thanh Hoa and Thai Binh. Tuoitrenews will be constantly update news about this typhoon.

-- The state-run Vietnam Asset Management Co (VAMC) said it has purchased a total of VND12.43 trillion worth of bad debts as of November 11

-- Nguyen Thi Hong Sen, reporter of the Quang Ngai’s Duc Pho Radio and TV Station, was traveling to a storm-stricken area on Saturday morning when her motorbike crashed with a passenger bus, killing her on the spot.

-- When most of residents in the central city of Da Nang were busy preparing to fight against the super typhoon Haiyan, which had been forecast to make landfall in the city on Sunday, a group of thieves broke in a bar in Hai Chau District and took away several valuable assets.

-- Some 500,000 residents of Da Nang were Sunday allowed to return to their home from the evacuating areas as the super typhoon Haiyan did not make landfall in the city as forecast.

Business

-- With the super typhoon Haiyan not hitting Da Nang as expected, services at the city’s intertional terminal was resumed starting 1pm Sunday.

-- The Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Construction will call on the government to halve the interest rate for the house-buying aid package worth VND30 trillion (US$1.44 billion) that took effect June 1. Specifically, the department suggested offering the loans at 3 percent a year instead of the current 6 percent. The loan package allows members of the public to purchase apartments from social housing projects.

-- The state-run Vietnam Asset Management Co (VAMC) said it has purchased a total of VND12.43 trillion worth of bad debts as of November 11

Education

-- All students from kindergarten to high school in Hanoi will have a day off on Monday as Haiyan storm is closing in, the city’s education department said in an urgent announcement on Sunday.

-- While many universities have already been preparing for the recruitment program of the 2014 academic year, many are still patiently waiting for students to enroll for their 2013 school year.

Sports

-- Vietnamese striker Le Cong Vinh had his second goal in Japan after a penaly shoot that earned a 1-0 win for his club Consadole Sapporo over the Vissel Kobe at the 40^th round of the Japan Second Division on Sunday.