VietNamNet Bridge – Switzerland has pledged to continue its support to Viet Nam through overseas development assistance (ODA) projects, which focus on achieving sustainable economic growth.

 Hanoi’s autumn charms, its serene scenes of golden-yellow foliage accompanied by the wafting scent of 'com' (young rice flakes), attract countless visitors to the city.

 According to the latest Global Competitiveness Index, released by the World Economic Forum, Viet Nam fell four places compared to the previous year.

 A series of trucks have been dumping waste mud into the Red River in Hanoi.

 Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has directed the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to review the appointment of Mr. Vu Quang Hai, Deputy CEO of the Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Joint Stock Corporation (Sabeco).

 Danang City will build Lien Chieu port with a total investment capital of VND32.86 trillion ($1.48 billion), aiming to resolve the overload of the existing Tien Sa Port, according to information published on the city’s website.

 Along with massive investment in newly-registered horseracing projects, numerous existing projects have yet to reach the construction phase-some are even facing the risk of being revoked due to long delays in construction.

The northern region’s paddy fields in autumn sunlight look peaceful and beautiful, jogging sweet childhood memories.

 Junior wushu practitioners from Vietnam finished third overall at the 6th World Junior Wushu Championships (WJWC) in Bulgaria.

VietNamNet Bridge - Expecting to be ‘Vietnam’s Las Vegas and Silicon Valley’, Da Nang has become a magnet for real estate developers.

  Information and technology - software jobs- offer the most competitive salaries in Viet Nam, according to VietnamWorks's Salary Insights report.

 The National Administration of Tourism announced a 25.7 per cent increase in the number of tourists, up to more than 7.26 million visitors, compared with the same period last year.

 Thai referee Mongkolchai Pechsri will referee the friendly football match between Vietnam and North Korea at Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City on Thursday, the Vietnam Football Federation has announced.

The International Football Fedderation (FIFA) has chosen Nguyen Minh Tri’s goal in the Sept. 11 match between Vietnam and Guatemala at the Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016 as one of the tournament’s top 10 goals. 

 Vietnamese chess player Tran Minh Thang won a bronze medal in the boys’ U16 category of the World Youth Chess Championship 2016, which wrapped up in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, on Monday.

 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.

A concert featuring Vietnamese and Spanish sounds will take the stage at VN National Academy of Music on Friday, with performances by pianist Mario Mora, the Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor David Gomez Ramirez.

 Dozens of people have died of rabies since the beginning of the year, mostly due to low vaccination rates in dogs and cats.

 The War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City was ranked among the top 25 best museums in the world by tourism website TripAdvisor. 

 Vietnamese athletes shined at the 10th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championship that closed in Lima, Peru, on October 3 with two gold medals.

VietNamNet Bridge - In Vietnam, medical schools train their students for six years but in developed countries, the training time is 12-13 years, half of which is for practice.

 Giant East Asian manufacturers were major clients of industrial parks across Vietnam in the first half of 2016, according to a report on industrial real estate released on October 4 by Savills Vietnam.

 Several US steel producers recently submitted an anti-dumping and countervailing petition to the US Department of Commerce (DOC) concerning cold-rolled steel imported from Vietnam, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 

 Vietnam welcomes multifaceted cooperation with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), particularly in science as well as information and technology, said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Pham Thanh Hung. 

 Though complaints and denunciations have tended downward in 2016 compared to last year, the number of complicated cases has increased, and the Government needs to clarify the causes of this situation.