VietNamNet Bridge - The Government has nominated two candidates for the post of Deputy Prime Minister - Head of the Government Office Vu Duc Dam and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the last two days, the Hoai River’s water level rose highly, causing severe flooding in many streets of Hoi An ancient town in Quang Nam province.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After three days in hospital, two female workers of the Z121 firework factory in Thanh Ba district, Phu Tho province, died of the severe burns, bringing the death toll in the explosion to 26.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Total fatalities from tropical storm Nari and following floods in the central region have climbed to 10, according to the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control on October 17.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Solutions have been found in the issues relating to the Vietnamese state owned enterprises (SOEs), one of the toughest topics in the negotiations for TPP.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese Grandmaster (GM) Le Quang Liem won the third round match of this year Spice Cup Chess Tournament in the US.

 Viet Nam will compete in an Asian football tournament for under-17 students in Thailand from November 6 to 16.

 U.S. stocks finished mixed Thursday, with the Standard & Poor's 500-stock Index ending at its all-time high, after a last-minute deal was struck to reopen the U. S. government and raise the debt ceiling.

The Vietnamese embassy in Laos has pledged to cooperate with the Lao side to support families of plane crash victims.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday (Oct 17) affirmed the Government's gratitude and sound management of official development assistance (ODA) from the international community.

VietNamNet Bridge – Zalo, the latest offering from Vietnamese company VinaGame (VNG), hopes to win over new customers and foster their relationships with friends and family with its slogan "Nhan Gui Yeu Thuong" - Talk To Your Love.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Travel enterprises expect that the visa exemption agreement for ordinary passport holders signed between Vietnam and Myanmar will help attract more Vietnamese tourists to the peer ASEAN nation in the future.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The capital city will ramp up its efforts to create resources for investors, in an effort to attract US$1.3 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) by the end of the year, according to the municipal People's Committee.

 11 bodies have been recovered from the crash site of Lao Airlines flight QV301, Director General of Civil Aviation Yakao Lopangkao told Xinhua on Thursday.

 U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night approved a deal to raise the debt ceiling and reopen the federal government, clearing final hurdle of the legislation in the Congress.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of IPv6 users in Viet Nam is limited by the lack of IPv6 supported devices, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The land grabbing has become more and more serious in mountainous areas. Local people, who suffer from hunger, try to clear forests and go get land for cultivation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the fishing trade declines, rural dwellers are turning to ecotourism as a means of preserving their traditional livelihood -- as well as the rapidly disappearing coconut wetlands.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Italy plans to open a consulate in HCMC late this year to boost relations between the two countries, according to Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Lorenzo Angeloni.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only 30 percent of passengers in Vietnam fly with budget airlines, much lower than in Malaysia and the Philippines, where the proportion is 50 percent, the highest in South East Asia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training on October 4 released the decision to revoke the doctorate of Hoang Xuan Que, Deputy Head of the Finance & Banking Institute, an arm of the Hanoi National Economics University.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the 10 years since its inception in Viet Nam, the pay TV industry has enjoyed spectacular growth, driven largely by the country's impressive economic expansion.

 Australian scientists have custom made and 3D printed a set of titanium shoes for one Melbourne racehorse to improve its racing performance,

Germany's largest cultural event –Oktoberfest – will be replicated in Ha Noi on October 24 and 25.

 Trade surplus recorded in nine months; Consumer product forum gathers firms; Road show steers consumers towards auto expo; Southern steel mill now active; Vietcombank unveils new mutual fund