General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, Nguyen Phu Trong, hailed the city's achievements in reaching targets for the 2010-15 period set by its Party Congress.

 President Truong Tan Sang hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 14 for a Japanese business delegation who are in Vietnam to attend the Vietnam-Japan economic forum held the same day. 

VietNamNet Bridge - History teachers were shocked when they could not find history on the list of subjects for the general school basic curriculum.

Vietnamese investors can transfer 5 % of their overseas projects' values in foreign currency and not more than US$300,000 towards project-related activities before getting investment licences from foreign authorities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hieu Waterfall stands out in the green jungle deep inside Pu Luong Natural Reserve, about 25km from Canh Nang Town in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

VietNamNet Bridge - Mobile network operators have said that the tardy application of 4G technology in Vietnam was the result of poor policy by the government.

Hanoi's People's Committee has approved a proposal by the local Department of Transport to move all tourist boats and floating restaurants from the West Lake to Dam Bay area in Nhat Tan Ward within October.

VietNamNet Bridge - Even advanced technologies won’t help improve the quality of rivers and lakes in Hanoi, because untreated waste water still runs into the rivers and lakes every day, scientists have said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s GDP in 1990 is equal to that of Thailand in the 1960s. By 2069, Vietnam is expected to catch up with its neighbor’s labor productivity.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Dinh Cung, director general of the Central Institute for Economic Management, spoke to the Sai gon Economics Time about the next State reform.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A night of jazz and Vietnamese folk music will be held by JumpforJazz at the Japan Foundation on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is stashing away all electricity and telecommunication cables under the ground as it tries to make over an image that kilometers of chaotic cables have marred somewhat.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Theatres in HCM City are losing audiences and battling to stay alive in a losing fight against television.

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 Toyota Classics 2015 will bring world-famous operettas to the Hanoi Opera House on October 22. 

 The US is willing to help Vietnam in its nuclear energy programme, said Thomas Countryman, Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation. 

 Seven wildlife protectors have been awarded for their dedicated contributions at a ceremony held in Hanoi on October 14. 

 A senior delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence (MoND) left Hanoi on October 14 for an informal China – ASEAN Defence Ministers’ meeting and the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing from October 14 to 18. 

 The Vietnam Embassy in New Zealand and the Centre for Defence and Security Studies under the University of Massey co-organised a talk on the tension in the East Sea in the NZ capital city of Wellington on October 12. 

  Ly Hoang Nam was disqualified from the Viet Nam Tennis Open's men's singles event on October 13 in HCM City.

 A tornado accompanied by heavy rain blew away roofs of 45 houses in Tan Phuoc District of the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tien Giang yesterday afternoon.

VietNamNet Bridge - Large-scale projects invested in by multinational conglomerates have become magnets attracting other foreign direct investors to Vietnam.

 Sitting for long periods is not associated with an increased risk of dying, according to a study recently released by the University of Exeter.

 Vietnam vows to reduce 8 percent of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 with its internal resources, and would pledge an additional 25 percent if it is to receive international support. 

Chemical storage dump threatens HCMC residents, Two persons held for possession of marijuana, US officials explore mine consequence recovery in Quang Tri, Vietnamese students receive ASEAN scholarships