Indian star Myneni wins Vietnam Open

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saketh Myneni of India was crowned champion of the Viet Nam Tennis Open-ATP Challenger yesterday (Oct 18) in HCM City.

Market recovers, real estate firms gear up for project development

VietNamNet Bridge - Real estate developers are rushing to mobilize capital from the public to develop projects as the market is believed to bounce back soon.

Amazon targets 1,114 'fake reviewers' in Seattle lawsuit

 Amazon is taking legal action against more than 1,000 people it says have posted fake reviews on its website.

Phuoc Loc Tho – The village of ancient chalets of Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The village is the home for a collection of ancient wooden houses of Vietnam and hundreds of unique antiques.

Migrant crisis: Tensions rise in Balkans as numbers grow

 Tensions are building among thousands of migrants heading north through Balkan states as their route to Western Europe is stalled by new controls.

Budapest Operetta to perform night of classics at Opera House

 The Budapest Operetta and Musical Theatre and Vietnamese violinist Hoang Tuan Cuong will perform a night of classics at the Hanoi Opera House on October 22.

The floating village in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - About 50 households are living on boats on the Red River, in Nhat Tan Ward, Hanoi. Their main occupation is selling pottery.

Typhoon Koppu weakens as it crosses the Philippines

 Typhoon Koppu has weakened after battering the northern Philippines on Sunday.

Problem flyers face travel ban for life

 VietNamNet Bridge – Passengers causing violent disturbances in airports, flights and control centres will be banned from air travel for life, a new Government decree on aviation security states.

Siemens seeks big opportunities in Vietnam

 German-backed Siemens AG Group will expand its business in Vietnam in many sectors.

Vietnam International Judo Champs opens

 The 2015 Vietnam International Judo Championship kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on October 17 with the competition of 159 foreign martial artists. 

Deputy PM cracks down on firms violating pollution laws

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has called for strengthened inspection and severe penalties towards seriously polluting businesses.

Malaysia beat Vietnam for bronze at ASEAN Futsal Champs

 Saiful Nizam sneaked a winner a minute from time for Malaysia to beat Vietnam 6-5 and take the bronze at the ASEAN Football Federation Futsal Championship in Bangkok on October 16.

Local striker joins top five U19 players in ASEAN

 The Football Channel Asia has chosen Vietnamese striker Ha Duc Chinh as one of the five best U19 players in the Southeast Asian region. 

Monkey bites a tourist in Son Tra Mountain

 VietNamNet Bridge – A monkey bit a tourist on Saturday morning while a group of students visited the Son Tra Nature Reserve.

Logistics: serious shortcoming in Vietnam economy

 Vietnam has seen a boom in exports and imports with its strong economic growth, but due to weak logistics it has been losing a considerable portion of its wealth. 

MobiFone asks for four million numbers

 The MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation has asked the Ministry of Information and Communications to have 4 million additional numbers with the prefixes "086", "087", "088" and "089" serving the domestic market.

Viettel to make additional investment in Peru

 Bitel telecommunication service provider, the Peru branch of Vietnam’s military-run telecom group Viettel, will invest an additional 250 million USD to increase its subscribers to 2.5 million people.

Thanh Hoa's beach upgrade project may make 10,000 locals lose their jobs

 About 10,000 labourers working as tourism service suppliers and fishermen along Sam Son Beach in Thanh Hoa Province, are concerned that they would likely lose their jobs if a project to upgrade the beach gets approval.

Another working session held in AO lawsuit in France

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lawyers representing Vietnamese-French Agent Orange victim Tran To Nga in a lawsuit against 26 US chemical companies said the defendant continued to make irrational requests in order to prolong the case.

VN starts campaign for gender equality

 The General Office for Population and Family Planning (GOPFP), in co-ordination with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), on Saturday launched the campaign, "Stop gender discrimination, stop gender-biased sex selection".

Private investors queue up for aviation infrastructure projects

VietNamNet Bridge - The state’s call for investment in infrastructure projects has received an active response from private investors, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) report to the Ministry of Transport.

Vietnam, Laos enhance military cooperation

 High-ranking military officers of Vietnam and Laos have reviewed the implementation of cooperation programmes between the two countries’ armies at talks in Hanoi on October 17.

Defence Minister calls for mechanisms to realise commitment

 Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh said ASEAN and China should put in place cooperative mechanisms to realise their commitment to maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea and in the region.

Vietnam backs law enforcement in line with UN Charter: Ambassador

 As an active and responsible member of international community, Vietnam supports law enforcement at national and international level in line with principles of the United Nations (UN) Charter, said Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga.