One of the most famous books written by late French President Charles de Gaulle, The Edge of the Sword (Le Fil de l'Epee) has been published in Viet Nam.

After resettling to make way for new hydropower plants and their reservoirs throughout the central region, many households find that life has yet to return to normal.

 Members of the National Assembly yesterday agreed that a birth certificate should continue to be issued under the draft Law on Household Registration.

Over 1.2 million workers secured new jobs domestically, while more than 91,000 were employed internationally between January and October, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Programmatic advertisement, a smart technology believed to be a new solution for the digital ad market, may bring high risks to online newspapers, as he content of the ads is not controlled before they appear on websites.

 Vietnam condemns the terrorist attacks on the army barracks in the north of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on October 24, which left many dead and injured, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said.

 National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung confirmed the legislature’s commitment to enhancing the comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Tanzania during a reception for Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete in Hanoi on October 28.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi reaffirmed yesterday the commitment of both nations to comprehensively develop the ties of strategic partnership.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ky Anh tunnel, which played a vital role in the American war, is being restored as a tourist destination.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Drug addicts roam the street, indulging themselves into heroin orgies, littering syringes and needles after use at public places like in no-man’s land, and putting the people in HCMC at risk,

VietNamNet Bridge – The national football squad will play friendly against Bahrain, the Republic of Korea, Palestine and Malaysia in October and November in preparation for the Southeast Asian Football Championships

 Australia's Academy of Science says an Australian government draft plan to protect the Great Barrier Reef will not prevent its decline.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Investors have been reluctant to buy shares of banks, and as a result, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) cannot withdraw the capital they had previously invested.

 Multi-billion-dollar pledges by South Korea’s Samsung could not help reverse a slide in fresh foreign direct investment (FDI) approvals in Vietnam in January-October.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The stump of a sua tree (Dalbergia tonkinensis Prain) which was found by two fishermen in Quang Binh province and is valued at VND17 billion (nearly $900,000) has been handed over to the museum of Quang Binh province for display.

Residents of Khanh Hoa Province have been complaining about the strong fragrance of a blossoming tree called alstonia scholaris, or devil's tree.

PVcomBank, PVGas sign co-operation pact; Vietnam violates key economic principles, says minister; State Bank to continue restructuring banking system; Public debt disadvantages new airport project, Transport Minister

VietNamNet Bridge – The upcoming Asian-Oceania regional summit on information and communication technology is expected to jump-start the application of ICT in the agriculture sector, organisers said on Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are dozens of workshops purchasing war scraps in Quang Tri province in central Vietnam. These workshops buy tons of shrapnels every day. Some of them look like war museums with various kinds of bombs, mines and bullets.

Miss Vietnam 2008 Thuy Dung, Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han and the first runner-up of Miss Vietnam Ethnics 2012 Nguyen Thi Loan took part in the Ao dai fashion show at Hanoi’s Temple of Literature last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese parents on internet education forums have been complaining about the severe discipline applied by teachers to their children.

 Restricting population growth will not solve global issues of sustainability in the short term, new research says.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly 500 deputies are attending the last National Assembly (NA) session of the year in the new NA House in Hanoi from October 20 to November 29.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singaporean, South Korean and Taiwanese investors have been the traditional investors in the property sector, but more Japanese companies have been pouring money into projects recently.

 Subscription Concert Vol.74 “Rheinische”; French Modern Cuisine Experience at Metropole Hanoi; Mini DocFest 2014; Sculpture Showcase “New Form: Sculpture – Architecture – Space”; Exhibition “20 Years of AFD in Vietnam” at L’Espace