Hanoi has introduced free walking tours around the Old Quarter to mark the opening of the Center for Tourist Information and Assistance at 28 Hang Dau Street in the capital’s ancient area.

 HCMC has spent US$900 million to deal with flooding but worsening flooding after heavy rains has proved the city’s efforts ineffective. Experts attributed the issue to outdated and short drainage system, climate change and rampant urban construction.

 For nearly 40 years, Binh Minh commune, Trang Bom district, southern Dong Nai province has been well-known for making unique fine art items from wood scraps which are exported to many countries.

 Ly Hoang Nam could not spring any surprises against No 8 seed Tatsuma Ito of Japan in the Vietnam Open tennis tournament held in HCM City yesterday.

 Worsening depression symptoms are associated with shorter survival for lung cancer patients, particularly those in the early stages of disease,

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) on Wednesday launched a full-fledged music streaming service with subscriptions as low as $3.99 per month for owners of its Amazon Echo speaker, accelerating the industry trend toward more flexible pricing

 VietNamNet Bridge - The news that the IT sector offers the most competitive pay in Vietnam coincides with a report that Vietnam lacks IT professionals. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - Experts have warned that the increase in social insurance contributions will lead to a drop in labor demand in the formal sector. 

 Several voting Federal Reserve policymakers judged a rate hike would be warranted "relatively soon" if the U.S. economy continued to strengthen but doubts on inflation remained,

 GE Oil & Gas University holds first training course in Vietnam, Famous comedian marks 20-year career, VND97 bil invested in building traditional medicine hospital, Central province launches compensation for victims of mass fish deaths

 HCMC needs around VND26 trillion (US$1.17 billion) to relocate 20,000 households along canals in the city, which is a big headache for the cash-strapped city.

 Chairman of the State Professor Title Council and Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has signed Decision No.55/QD-HDCDGSNN to confer titles on 703 new professors and associate professors in 2016.

 Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research believes caution needs to be exercised by the government when setting growth targets.

The Mekong Delta province of An Giang is known for the Hau River as well as mountains and forests. However, few people know it is home to many ancient trees and five of them have been recognized as the Vietnam Heritage Trees

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fillipina Janicee Aranjuez Buco is the first foreigner to win Viet Nam Idol. The seventh season of the Vietnamese-adapted British television singing contest concluded on October 1 at BHD Studio in District 9, HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The news that Danone Vietnam, a subsidiary of French Danone, the owner of Dumex brand, would shut down by 2017 has raised doubts that the Vietnamese dairy market is no longer attractive.

 Foreign investors remain eager to develop horse racing projects, as they await the Vietnamese government’s final decision on its legal status.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lena Bui’s latest exhibit Nang Bang Phang (Flat Sunlight) includes dozens of sketches featuring plants and vegetables at the Factory Contemporary Arts Centre, a space of art galleries and studios in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 15 serious labour safety violations at coal mines in northern Quang Ninh Province were reported in the first nine months of this year, leaving 18 people dead and injuring dozens more,

 Vietnam's economy accelerated in the third quarter, expanding by 6.6 per cent year-on-year. This marks a sharp improvement from the 5.6 per cent growth rate registered last quarter, said a report by HSBC.

 Viet Nam has lowered corporate tax to 20% compared to 22% in Thailand, 25% in Indonesia, and 30% in the Philippines.

 Some 463 taxi drivers in Hanoi have had their badge revoked for violating a regulation on driving time set by the municipal Department of Transport.

 The Elbipolis Baroque Orchestra from Hamburg, Germany and DJ Brezel Göring will present a crossover of baroque and electronic music at the Grand Concert Hall at the Vietnam National Academy of Music, at 77 Hao Nam Street in Hanoi on October 20.

 The Amazing Race Asia (TARA) season 5 will premier worldwide on October 13 on the entertainment powerhouse AXN channel, six years after its last episode ground to a sudden halt.

 The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has won the 2016 Asian Townscape Award from the Asia-Pacific regional office of the UN Human Settlements (UN-HABITAT) programme.