Three people of a 10-member local tourist group lost their lives in a flash flood at a popular waterfall in the central Ninh Thuan Province yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi has lowered the target for foreign direct investment (FDI) into industrial zones (IZs), at a time when foreign investors are continuing to flock to HCM City.

 Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan officially launched a fund to support the Innofund technology incubator on September 25. Innofund is a key part of the Business Incubators Policy Project (BIPP) project.

 A Volkswagen engineer warned the company about cheating over its emission tests as early as 2011, a German newspaper reports.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreigners can only put a deposit down for houses, but still cannot sign contracts and get houses delivered, even though the 2014 Housing Law took effect three months ago. 

 People around the world are watching the skies to observe a rare celestial event, as a lunar eclipse coincides with a so-called "supermoon".

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hoi An ancient town and Ha Long city have launched many attractive tours, including tours to help foreigners experience the work of fishermen.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Some young men wearing ghost or devil masks walked on Hang Ma Street (the street for toys and decorative items, the destination of Hanoians and tourists on the occasion of the full moon festival or Tet holiday).

 Doubt hangs over a Government plan to form a competitive electricity market as Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN), the nation’s power monopoly, seems to be doing all it can to undo the plan.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The touring exhibition, which combines climate-themed cartoons by five Swedish and five Vietnamese artists opens today in Hanoi. 

The increasing overuse of chemical pesticides and fertilisers are posing more threats to farmers' health and agroproduct consumers, but authorities have never had an eye on the overwhelming consumption of the chemicals in agriculture.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government's new visa exemption policy for travellers from five European countries could boost tourism better if it was for longer than 15 days, tour operators and visitors have said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Becamex Binh Duong knew the taste of victory at the National Cup, after beating Ha Noi T&T 4-2 in the final match on Saturday on their home turf, Go Dau Stadium.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four Vietnamese footballers will soon play at the Japanese's J.League 2.

 Ship discovered transporting rifles, Family of nine suffers from food poisoning, Cable car for Phu Quoc Island, Phu Quoc works to curb illegal logging, Vietnam to control HIV-infection rate under 0.3 percent of population

 The State Bank of Viet Nam has lowered the maximum interest rates for USD deposits of organizations and individuals at credit institutions and foreign bank branches, applicable since September 29.

 The Ministry of Transport on Saturday organized a ceremony to open to traffic a further section of Hanoi-Hai Phong Highway stretching from Hung Yen Province to Hai Phong City.

 Export revenues of agricultural, forest and aquatic products totalled US$21.7 billion during the first nine months of this year, down five per cent over the same period last year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s shrimp exports to the US are now taxed less than one percent, but shrimp exporters are not optimistic about exports.

While Vietnam has turned into one of the fastest growing economies in Asia, the level of competitiveness in the local private sector remains a concern and needs to be addressed.

VietNamNet Bridge - Residents in many provinces and cities complain of too much garbage and worsening pollution, while local authorities admit they cannot find good solutions to settle the problem.

 Vo Minh Tri has been awarded the Golden Whistle as the best referee of the 2014-15 football season by the Vietnam Football Federation.

 Teenagers will likely need to get permission from their parents or guardian when they wish to have an abortion, according to a new regulation.

VietNamNet Bridge - If universities are given the right to accredit professors and associate professors, Vietnam could see a “professor boom”, experts have warned.

 A permanent exhibition of artefacts from the Thang Long-Hanoi Imperial Citadel opens on September 28 at the Museum of Ho Chi Minh City.