VietNamNet Bridge – Over 500 Vietnamese and international runners are expected to take part in the first Laguna Lang Co Marathon races on October 24-25.

While Vietnamese exporters have had to cope with a slew of trade safeguard and anti-dumping lawsuits abroad, few domestic enterprises have made use of trade defense measures to protect them from the rising influx of foreign goods.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Parts of the Honda Dream motorbike are symbolising the dreams of Vietnamese people are displayed in Spanish sculptor Jorge Rivera's exhibition in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has replaced the single-dimensional approach to poverty with the multidimensional measurement method for 2016 – 2020 period, said an official.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After more than four years of implementation, a programme to develop high-quality human resources has shown positive results and will be continued,

Total Viet Nam to invest $13.4m to HCMC, Ho Chi Minh City to host first agricultural festival, Vietnam contracts to export 5.7 mil. tons, Siemens eyes Vietnam transport projects, Agri exports in freefall

 VietNamNet Bridge – On Wednesday, October 21t, the streets of Vietnam’s two largest cities - Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City – were both covered by milky mist. 

 HCM City's People's Court yesterday began hearing the case of former director of the Viet Nam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development's Branch No.6 Ho Dang Trung, who allegedly caused a loss of roughly VND1 trillion to the bank.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four bears, which were being kept captive in bear bile farms in the north-eastern Quang Ninh Province's Ha Long City, were rescued by the Animals Asia organisation yesterday, Oct 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chess Grandmaster Le Quang Liem drew with American Aleksandr Shimanov in the SPICE Cup Open's seventh round at the Crowne Plaza in Missouri, the United States, this morning.

The news that the government has decided to sell eight listed companies has had immediate positive impact on the stock market. However, experts say it is still too early to say how the sales will affect the national economy in the long term.

 YouTube is to launch a subscription service offering original, exclusive videos - including feature-length films starring high-profile vloggers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Every day, hundreds of women in Hoang Hoa district of Thanh Hoa province go out to sea with their husbands. They do many tasks of men: driving rafts, pulling fishing nets, and carrying fishing tools.

 Women and children at a migrant camp outside the French port city of Calais are to be given heated tents by the end of the week, officials say.

Some everyday pictures of women going about their daily lives in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - To widely disseminate information about the government’s activities, the Government Portal has set up its page entitled "Government Information" on Facebook, the most popular social network in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Transport and warehouse costs in Vietnam account for 21 percent of product value.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cuu Thac Tu Son, Thung Nai and Pung are beautiful majestic unspoiled landscapes that visitors cannot miss if they visit the northern province of Hoa Binh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese cueist Tran Quyet Chien climbed to 12th position in the latest UMB World 3-Cushion Ranking as announced on October 18, the best world rating ever secured by a Vietnamese billiards player.

 Japanese earthquake-devastated region to be featured in photos, Charity Cycle Adventure to raise funds for children, Cambodia Culture Week to be held in HCM and Soc Trang, Over 5,000 join Canon’s photo contest

 Vietnam has been elected as a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s Executive Committee at its recent 133rd assembly. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly's Committee for Finance and Budget approved the government's proposal to sell international bonds worth US$3 billion to restructure domestic debts due during 2015 and 2016.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has committed to further improving institutions to help Vietnam’s economy grow based on the rules of a market economy and the country’s commitments to international integration.

 Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem extended his unbeaten run to seven games at the ongoing 2015 SPICE Cup Open chess tournament in the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Officials from the HCM City's Tan Son Nhat International Airport, rated among the world's worst by a travel website, discussed measures to improve services with international airlines and service providers