Vietnamese tennis teenager Ly Hoang Nam outplayed top seed Boris Pokotilov of Russia in a final match on October 27, claiming a historic victory at the ITF's Group II youth tennis championships in Bangkok, Thailand.

 Vietnamese pop star My Tam has been listed among 145 nominees in the World Best Female Artist category of the World Music Awards.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several thousands of people go to Vung Chua – Yen Island in the central province of Quang Binh to visit General Vo Nguyen Giap’s tomb everyday.

Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh is attending a Vietnam-US defence policy dialogue in the US and visit Canada from October 24 to November 3.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Bulgaria are expected to sign a joint statement during President Rosen Plevneliev’s October 27-31 visit, demonstrating the two countries’ desire to develop a strategic partnership in the future.

 VietNamNet Bridge – What should the State do – selling unprofitable state owned enterprises (SOEs) which cannot bring profits any more, or selling profitable SOEs which keep laying golden eggs?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quang Ngai provincial police agency last week found 94 endangered sea turtles, totaling over 1 tons in weight in a frozen truck.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The missing wheel of an ATR72 aircraft of Vietnam Airlines was found on October 25 in Cat Bi Airport in Hai Phong province, where the plane took off.

The incident occurred in the evening of October 24 at the Museum of Muong Cultural Space in Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province. This is the only house on stilts of the remaining mandarin of the Muong people in preservation in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Tu Van temple was built in 1968 with corals and shells in Cam Ranh City. The most prominent element in the temple is the highest tower in Vietnam, which is also made from coral and shells.

 Turkey will on Tuesday unveil the world's first sea tunnel connecting two continents, fulfilling a sultan's dream 150 years ago, but also fuelling recent anti-government sentiment for such mega projects.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of people blocked National Highway 1A on Sunday morning to protest a local sand exploiting enterprise that causes erosion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A sizeable solar panel project in Thua Thien-Hue Province is now facing the possibility of being shelved as the foreign partner has withdrawn from what will become the third such large-scale project in the country facing the axe.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Last night, October 27, Lieutenant General Pham Tuan--the first Vietnamese going into space, announced the name of the second Vietnamese who will fly into space: Vu Thanh Long, 20, a student from HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ngoc Linh ginseng (Panax vietnamensis), a kind of precious herb, is in the danger of getting depleted. Scientists say it is very difficult to find real purebred Ngoc Linh ginseng nowadays.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Arguments have been raised about the legitimacy the Hanoi University applies. Those, who pay tuitions late, will have to pay 0.2 percent of the tuitions more for every day of delay.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Automobile Transportation Association complained that the 3G service fee increases have neutralized the journey monitoring devices attached to vehicles. Viettel has denied this.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam plans to set up a new regulation under which foreign residents, not Vietnamese citizens, cannot deposit foreign currencies at the banks in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Truong Thi May and several Miss Universe contestants took pictures in the T-shirt featuring the national flag of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Aircraft incidents caused by human errors rose considerably in the first nine months of the year while those related to technical errors fell sharply, according to a report of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).

 VietNamNet Bridge – South Korea has started loosening visa procedures for Vietnamese visitors by reducing visa application fees and simplifying financial capability provability procedures to woo more travelers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Following the death of the legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap, experts and relevant authorities have said a museum should be established in memory of the General.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Asset Management Company will sign contracts this week to purchase more than VND1 trillion (US$47.6 million) in bad debts from Maritime Bank, Techcombank and Global PetroBank.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is not good for children to be taught early mental and super-quick maths programmes before they're able to recognise numbers, said an official from the Hanoi Department of Education and Training.

 At least seven passengers were killed and 25 others were injured after a coach en route from Haiphong to Lao Cai plunged into a canyon on October 25.