Vietnamese chess prodigy Nguyen Anh Khoi jumped into the top 10 at the World Youth Chess Championship in South Africa by defeating Finnish rival Keinaken Toivo in the ninth match.

YouTube sensation wins Vietnamese version of ‘The Winner Is’; Mai Thi Ha crowned Miss Vietnam in Czech Republic; Ha Long Bay among 12 greatest coastlines in the world; Footballers inspire comic book series

 Cyclist Nguyen Thi That finished second after a Thai opponent in the women’s road bicycle race on September 29, snatching a silver medal for Vietnam at the ongoing Asian Games in the Republic of Korea.

 World and Asian defending champions Japan on September 29 stopped Vietnam’s unbeaten streak at the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD 17) in the Republic of Korea, outplaying their female rivals 3-0 and cruising to the final match.

 Ministry brings attention to cracks in Vietnam’s longest highway; Teacher suspended for violence against a student; Nearly 33,500 Mekong Delta households escape poverty; Pleiku Airport to be upgraded; Hanoi to honour top ten citizens

 VietNamNet Bridge – Transport firms delivering goods to partners have complained about long waits at ports because of a new regulation that requires verification of the loading capacity of vehicles.

 Pro-democracy protesters have again urged Hong Kong's leader to step down saying he will be condemned by history, as huge crowds continue to bring parts of the territory to a standstill.

The recent incident in which two Chinese contractors suddenly abandoned their contracts in VN has aroused great concern. VietNamNet talks with Tran Dinh Thien, Head of the Vietnam Economics Institute, about this issue.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The average amount of salt consumed in Vietnam ranges from 12-15 g per person per day, while the recommended level is less than 5 g or one teaspoon.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Y'N Dong, an ethnic Mo Nong man who is 116 years old, has been recognized by the Vietnam Record Organization as the oldest man in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The undersea international cable has a new break located 68 km from the Hong Kong mainland station, and repairs to restore internet connections will take longer than previously predicted, according to the operating unit of AAG.

 The Government’s regular monthly meeting is taking place in Hanoi on September 29-30, reviewing the country’s socio-economic development in the first nine months of 2014 and work out measures to meet targets set for the whole year.

 Hungary's top prosecutor in VN; Minister to Presidential Office of Laos visits Vietnam; Vietnamese, Lao female NA deputies exchange experience; VN, Laos talk human rights

VietNamNet Bridge – While golden rays glisten upon Tien Sa Bay, autumn raindrops still drizzle on the path heading to Ba Na Mountain, so ‘four seasons in the mist’ is my description about the mount at the height of 1,487 meters above sea level.

 The Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam and the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment will be grilled over issues related to their sector at the 31st session of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly in Hanoi on September 29.

VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 4,500 hectares of forest and forestland under the management of the Truong Xuan Forestry Company in Dak Nong Province have been cleared in the last five years.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam this week announced an action plan that maps out strategies to develop four key industries to raise the country's competence in production and service supply.

 VietNamNet Bridge – French singer and songwriter Sophie Maurin will present a pop concert at HCM City's Institute for Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) on October 10.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of illegal rail crossing are blamed for many of the recent rail crossing accidents in the northern province of Nam Dinh recently.

 Da Nang, Quang Nam sell bio-fuel E5 from October; Dak Lak protects Buon Ma Thuot coffee’s international trademark; Australia gives green light for litchi imports; Vietnam files to lift import ban on seafood

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will pay a State-level visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from October 1-4 at the invitation of Korean President Park Geun-hye, aiming to deepen the strategic partnership.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Economists are concerned about the special investment incentives given to Samsung for its Samsung Display project by the Bac Ninh provincial People’s Committee.

 A spice commonly found in curries may boost the brain's ability to heal itself, according to a report in the journal Stem Cell Research and Therapy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A seafood processing factory in Thai Binh Province has suspended operations for two months after a batch of seafood exports was found to have rat poison and human excrement.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The son of the first radio engineer on the Archipelago of Hoang Sa (Paracel Islands) sent an emotional letter to the National Border Committee, enclosed with artifacts related to his late father.