China’s efforts to construct a 2,000m airstrip on Phu Lam island in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa are unfounded and do not alter the fact that Vietnam holds indisputable sovereign rights over the archipelago, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of Chinese people are working without permits at Formosa Company in Vung Ang Industrial Park, one report showed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the North of Van Phong Bay, about 100 kilometers from Nha Trang City near Dam Mon Town, tourists can see many pristine beaches surrounded by dense forests and sand dunes.

Mobile subscribers complain that telecommunication services have become unbearably inconvenient: they are bothered every day with spam messages, are being swindled out of money, and are increasingly annoyed with mobile network operators’ attitudes.

 VietNamNet Bridge - For over 100 years, settling inland or marine disputes by international law has been chosen by many countries in the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Strong measures are being proposed to put struggling Vinalines, once a leading player in the shipping business, back afloat.

Firm fined for making cosmetics with dubious formula; Road accident caused five casualties; Coffee shop fire kills one in District 1; Ethnic minority goals lack funding; Weather forecast bulletin receives European awards

WB: Vietnam economy grows beneath potential; VND24.5 trillion needed for Trung Luong-Can Tho expressway; Vietnam rice exports to rise by 6%: FAO; Russia rejects Vietnamese frozen basa fish; New decree reduces 88 tax payment hours

 VietNamNet Bridge – Commercial banks will be forced to stop providing consumer loans if they don’t have finance companies of their own, under a draft document being compiled by the State Bank of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 17th Asian Games wrapped up after 14 days of formal competition, with Vietnam failing to meet the 2-4 gold medal target, winning only one in its 36 medal tally.

The decision by the government to remove junior colleges and vocational intermediate schools from the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and merge them with the vocational training system has raised major concerns.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Air carriers, including budget airlines, are not planning to lower fares during the Tet holiday. Tickets for a Hanoi – HCM City flight on one airline, for example, are now selling for more than VND3 million each.

Vietnam sends athletes to compete at Asian Para Games II; Le Quang Liem vies for stake at Millionaire Chess Open; Thanh enters world women's vault finals in China; Vietnamese football squad defeated by Japanese students

 Thuy Linh shines at Miss International; British graphic designer to judge Hanoi logo contest; Animation festival opens in capital; Photo exhibition spotlights Hanoi’s development; Fireworks to mark Liberation Day

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several years ago, more South Korean and Japanese investors arrived in Vietnam, ready to pour more money into property projects.

 A flaw in cash machines that allows criminals to quickly steal wads of cash has been discovered.

Le Phuoc Vu, chairman of the management board of Hoa Sen Group, yesterday won the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 award, the prestigious international prize which EY initiated in 1986.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Those who want to dispel tetchiness and annoyance of daily stress of urban life, Cao Dai Temple in Tay Ninh Province is a good recommendation.

 A Ministry of Information and Communications delegation led by Deputy Minister Truong Minh Tuan is wrapping up a four-day visit to the Czech Republic aimed at boosting cooperation in the communications sector.

 The 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to a trio of researchers for improving the resolution of optical microscopes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Believing that they are unsafe for health, many people are now reluctant to eat fruit and vegetables.

 The US and UK have warned that air strikes alone will not prevent Islamic State (IS) fighters from seizing the Syrian town of Kobane.

The first person to be diagnosed with Ebola within the US has died, Texas hospital officials have said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 90 percent of paper factories in Vietnam operate with substandard waste water treatment systems or have no such system, creating pollution in localities where they are located.

 Top Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh will participate in the Yonex Denmark Open badminton tournament to be held from October 14 to 19 in Odense City.