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

 The falling value of the rouble and lower oil prices have hit profits at oil giant BP.

 Vietnam Paragliding Open to take off in Hoa Binh; Miura urges VN to step up for friendly matches; Phung wins two gold medals in national event

VietNamNet Bridge – Countries in ASEAN like Vietnam and Thailand are becoming popular destinations for expats due to lower costs and a higher standard of living,

 The two Southeast Asian nations will face off at the AFF Beach Soccer Championship finals set to take place in Malaysia on October 29 following wins in the semi-finals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang has asked for the government’s permission to offer incentives to foreign-invested projects with capital of over $200 million in its IT park.

 Fujitsu Limited and FPT Corporation on October 28 announced that they will cooperate to field trial Fujitsu's food and agricultural cloud service in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Miss Ocean Dang Thu Thao left Vietnam to Japan for the Miss International 2014 beauty contest yesterday, October 27.

 Indie film depicts challenges of love; Art reveals circus animal abuse; Photo exhibition highlights AFD's work in Viet Nam; Israel film festival to open in November; Photos capture local heritage; Israel film festival to open in November

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has reiterated that Vietnam always rolls out the welcome mat for Indian investors and provides all possible assistance for them.