Vietnam, Switzerland work on low-cost medicines; Int’l science film festival 2014 to open; Mekong Delta to benefit from transport links; Dong Thap to preserve 57 rare species; Domestic vaccine producers to benefit from new incentives

 PM approves equitisation plan for Vietnam Seaproducts Corp.; Finance Ministry supports businesses in customs procedures; Sugar production firms struggle with high inventory; Four stocks excluded from HNX 30 Index Basket

VietNamNet Bridge – Flights connecting Vietnam and Singapore are seeing unprecedented growth rate, according to industry observers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has had peacekeepers in the field with the United Nations participating in multinational humanitarian efforts in areas hit by civil war and political unrest to assist in restoring law

 The Hong Kong government is to meet student leaders for talks amid pro-democracy street protests that are now in their fourth week.

 UK Contemporary Dance “Without Stars”; Exhibition “Ambiguity | Affitta” by Artist Pham Tuan Tu; Exhibition “Ambiguity | Affitta” by Artist Pham Tuan Tu; Science Film Festival 2014; Science Film Festival 2014

With the new roof system, passengers at the Hanoi Railway Station will from now on not have to worry about the weather. The new platform will also allow passengers to move more conveniently inside the station.

 VietNamNet Bridge - To celebrate Vietnamese Women’s Day (October 20), budget air carrier VietJet Air presented roses to all female passengers travelling on the airline’s flights.

 A man in Australia is believed to be the first to have been convicted as the result of an undercover sting in which charity workers posed online as a 10-year-old Filipina.

 The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has issued an exemption to foreign languages for the high school graduation exam next year.

 Giang Hong Ngoc from Ho Chi Minh City won the Vietnamese X-Factor Television show singing contest which ended in Ho Chi Minh City on October 19.

 Vietnamese demand for rhinoceros horns decreased by 38 per cent within a year after a campaign was launched against the practice.

Laos lost 1-2 to Myanmar on October 20 in the qualifying round of the 2014 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Nuti Food U19 Cup to rank second, and is scheduled to meet Vietnamese opponents in the final round.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Special editions of Maybach 62S, Rolls-Royce Phantom, Drophead Coupe, and Bentley GTC Speed were on display at an auto exhibition in HCM City last week.

 Photojournalist Tran Viet Van is the only Vietnamese photographer to win a prize at the Moscow International Photo Awards 2014, according to the competition's website www.moscowfotoawards.com.

Ho Van Tinh, deputy director of the city's culture department, told Viet Nam News yesterday that the statue was discovered near the E4 tower of the My Son Sanctuary after a heavy downpour.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Businesses would have more opportunities to access bank loans at low interest rates if the government had not issued so many bonds, experts believe.

Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang and Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Jan Vapaavuori signed an air services agreement yesterday to allow civil aviation companies from both sides to enjoy the right to operate in each others air space.

 An explosion at a fireworks factory in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has killed at least 17 people, police say.

 The Miss Vietnam crown, which is decorated with a number of rare natural pearls, has been recognised as a National Guinness record.

Authorities crack down on street ads; Sharp decline in mangrove forests in Vietnam; Illegal road project in Ha Long Bay’s buffer zone; 70% of Vietnamese population estimated to face threats from climate change

 Vietnamese players on October 19 beat the Singaporean 3-0 at the 8th International U21 Football Tournament - Thanh Nien Newspaper Cup which opened the same day in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

 Vietnamese weightlifter Nguyen Binh An set a new Asian record of 179kg for the men’s 54kg category at the ongoing second Asian Para Games in Incheon, the Republic of Korea, on October 20, securing the 4th gold medal for the Vietnamese team.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Discarded phones and tablets are among waste products that will be retrieved and processed from January 1, 2015,

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 1,000 posters introducing the images of Vietnam's capital city of Hanoi are being hung on cabins and 24 electronic tables at almost subway stations in Japan.