VietNamNet Bridge – The first Tam Giac Mach Flower Festival will be organised in the northwest province of Ha Giang from November 13-15.

 Europe's climate change chief says he is astonished at the positive progress by governments towards a global deal on CO2.

VietNamNet Bridge - Dr. Dang Kim Son and Dr. Vu Trong Khai talk with VietNamNet about the urgent needs of the second major reform of agriculture.

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) on October 12 convened a meeting in Hanoi at which they announced a series of actions to foster greater investment in climate resiliency and lower harmful emissions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has issued regulations on further tightening the supervision on State capital directed into enterprises, in a move to assure investments are increasingly effective.

The Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) has officially started exploration at the Red River coal basin, preparing for coal exploitation there in the future. But the decision has yet to be made on which technology to use. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A night of Swedish jazz, Lyrical & Cooking, performed by the trio Hakan Rydin, will be performing at Don's–A Chef's Bistro Ha Noi on October 21.

Tan Son Nhat Airport to have US$283-million expansion, Drug and medicine imports surge sharply, Vietnamese people drink beer in greater volume, Phu Quoc sees $8b in resistered capital, Moody’s rewards Techcombank’s performance

 The 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics, or officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, was awarded to economist Angus Deaton "for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare",

VietNamNet Bridge - As the real estate market has bounced back, the battle among real estate service providers has resumed. 

 Flights cancelled, agricultural land destroyed and hundreds of thousands of people around the region suffering from respiratory illnesses.

VietNamNet Bridge – A 1.76-m tall girl from the resort city of Da Lat – Huong Ly – is the winner of the Vietnam’s Next Top Model, season 6.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although they are specialties, dishes prepared with scorpions, worms and mice can scare many diners.

 Oktoberfest Vietnam 2015 kicks off at Windsor Plaza, Second ASEAN Graphic Arts Exhibition scheduled for Hanoi, Hanoi to host Spanish concert, Oxen race at Khmer Dolta festival in An Giang

 Sympathy sent to Turkey on great losses from terrorist attack, Party chief meets Hanoi constituents ahead of NA meeting, President talks with constituents in HCM City, Increasing domestic production essential: NA leader

Ha Noi to evaluate status of decaying buildings, HCM City hospital carries out liver transplants, Vietnam to raise road safety awareness, MoT gets nod to court investors for new bridge, Russia-HCMC flights delayed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam yesterday (Oct 12) lost 5-6 to Australia in the last match of the group round at the ASEAN Football Federation's Futsal Championship in Bangkok, Thailand.

The restructuring of three ailing banks, which the State Bank of Vietnam took over at zero dong, has begun. VND11 trillion is the amount of money that Ocean Bank, GP Bank and CB have to pay to depositors and use to expand their business.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem could not defeat US rival Hikaru Nakamura (elo 2814) at the final round of the Millionaire Chess Tournament in Las Vegas, which was wrapped up on October 13.

 Ly Hoang Nam and his partner Sumit Nagal lost 3-6, 7-5, 6-10 in their first men's doubles match of the ATP Challenger Viet Nam Open yesterday in HCM City.

State-owned electronics and IT firm Hanel Co Ltd has been given permission to sell a 61 per cent stake to strategic investors in an equitisation expected within this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With many street dishes prepared on the spot, the Telegraph newspaper names Hanoi among the top cities in the world for food, besides Bangkok and Singapore.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After abdicating the throne, the last king of Vietnam – Bao Dai – asked to keep An Dinh Palace, which was built by his father - Emperor Khai Dinh – outside the Hue royal citadel, as the home of his family.

  The Government wants to raise the special consumption tax on vehicles with high engine displacement, according to a statement it delivered to the National Assembly recently.

 A ceremony was held in Hanoi on October 13 to launch the online university FUNiX under the FPT Education System.