Many groups and individuals have turned their attention and money toward Ly Son Island in Quang Ngai Province, to get in on the ground floor of what they expect will be a tourism boom.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Boat Co. Ltd. will organize tours using oared boats to take tourists on an excursion along Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal in early December.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Politburo has agreed to open a casino on Phu Quoc Island and is considering a project to establish a special economic zone on the island district, said the chairman of Kien Giang Province.

 Asian stocks are headed for their fourth day of losses as political protests in Hong Kong show no signs of abating and US consumer confidence unexpectedly fell.

   Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The educational sector has been shaken by a statement from a high school headmaster that “giving and receiving gifts” is “the same old story” that has occurred regularly at schools.

A Besra Group representative said on September 29 that while waiting to settle tax debts with relevant agencies, the Group would formally restore its production at the Bong Mieu gold mine from September 30 after more than two months of closure.

VietNamNet Bridge – The central bank has withdrawn the licenses of two foreign banks, Laos-Vietnam Joint Venture Bank and Credit Agricole Bank, according to a State Bank of Vietnam’s report to the National Assembly Standing Committee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Swedish film festival will take place from October 3 to 5, as one of many events marking 45 years of diplomatic relations between Sweden and Vietnam.

 Dragon dance festival to celebrate Ha Noi's liberation; German director to screen film in Vietnam; “Street Art Gallery Hanoi” celebrates German Unity Day; Veteran author writes cultural commentary; Pop singer My Tam to bring free concert for youth

 The first case of the deadly Ebola virus diagnosed on US soil has been confirmed in Dallas, Texas.

 The possibility that the US may remove the embargo on the sales of weapons to Vietnam is an expected step in the normalisation process between the two countries, one official has said.

Experts months ago warned that the domestic animal husbandry would “die young” as Australian beef was flooding the Vietnamese market. However, they have had a change of opinion...

The People’s Court in the central province of Ha Tinh sentenced a 67 year old South Korean man to 15 year imprisonment for defrauding and appropriating properties at a trial court on September 29.

 Five Vietnamese film directors will present their movies at the 19th Busan International Film Festival that will open tomorrow.

 The fund certificates of Viet Nam's first exchange-traded fund (ETF) VFMVN30 will be listed from October 6, the HCM City Stock Exchange has announced.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two young men, Hoang Quang Liem and Truong Ngoc Quyen, have made a 3D printing machine which scientists believe is suitable for commercial development.

 FIDE master Nguyen Anh Khoi of Vietnam beat Russian player Andrey Esipenko on September 29, taking the trophy of the U12 World Chess Championships in Durban, South Africa.

 The Swiss Fribourg choir, will perform in Hanoi on October 8, according to the Performing Arts Centre under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 Vietnamese female boxers Bang and Duyen won two bronze medals at the 2014 Asian Games (ASIAD 17) in the Republic of Korea on September 30.

 10th Heads of Asian Coast Guards Agencies Meeting opens; Chairman of J.P Morgan in Asia visits Vietnam; Leaders congratulate China on National Day; Laos’ female NA deputies welcomed in Hanoi; Law on Government’s organisational structure to be updated

 Vietnam and Canada will increase cooperation in the areas of their strengths, especially economics, trade, science-technology, and education-training.

 Viet Nam is keen on attracting more investment from Japanese small- and medium-sized enterprises to help develop the nation's support industries, President Truong Tan Sang said yesterday.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong highlighted the flourishing relationship between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea in his interview granted to the Yonhap news agency before his visit to RoK starting from October 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge - It must be emphasized that the advisory opinion process of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will face political, diplomatic and legal barriers.