Les Siestes Electroniques, a French festival dedicated to experimental music, will be held in Hanoi on October 19.

The Lao News Agency (KPL) confirmed on October 16 that all 49 passengers on board were killed in a plane crash.

 EU pledges more ODA for Vietnam in next 7 years; Vietnam to introduce G-bond index; HCMC, Japan boost microchip industry cooperation; CPI to rise slightly on tuition hike

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has approved an adjustment of master plans by the HCM City EPZ Authority (HEPZA) that will make its industrial parks (IPs) and Export Processing Zones (EPZs) more attractive to investors.

Arizona-based First Solar has decided to give up the solar panel project and leave Vietnam. However, it’s still unclear about the fate of its assets, the factory and construction works it build in the country.

 Viet Nam's U23 football team came from one goal down to beat their Burmese counterparts 3-1 in a friendly match in Yangoon.

Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and his Russian counterpart Morgulov I.V conducted a regular political consultation in Hanoi on November 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge - To prepare for the Spice Cup that takes place from October 15 to 19 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Vietnam’s top chessman Le Quang Liem made the most of his free time after classes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – He does not claim himself a painter, but pencil sketches by Thang Kyo can surprise viewers.

 A powerful typhoon hit central and northeast part of Japan with gales and heavy rain, leaving at least 14 people dead and several missing, according to local reports.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Two passengers were killed and 33 injured after a coach from Lai Chau to Lao Cai plunged 3m into a stream in Yen Bai province yesterday, October 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge - From October 15, Mr. Vo Tan Hoang Van - Vice President has been official the CEO of SCB Bank, replacing Mr. Le Khanh Hien, who resigned for personal reasons.

Flooding rose quickly after typhoon Nari on the morning of October 15, causing severe floods in many areas. After the storm, people in the provinces of Thua Thien - Hue, Da Nang and Quang Nam cleaned up and roof their houses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities of the central coastal city of Danang now are busy launching road shows abroad to woo airlines to open services linking Danang with regional destinations to as to attract more tourists, said a local tourism official.

After the incident at the firework warehouse of Z121 Factory that killed at least 24 people and injured nearly 100 others, the Ministry of Public Security says that the proposal of allowing sales and use of non-sound fireworks has been halted.

 Italy's government approved a 2014 budget that will have "less spending, less debt and less tax" to help sustain a gradual economic recovery it hopes will start later this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and China yesterday, Oct 15, issued a joint statement on further deepening their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in the new period, at the end of Premier Li Keqiang's official visit to Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly Standing Committee on Monday, Oct 14, urged the Government to speed up the creation of special solutions for people whose lives are disrupted by hydro-power projects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training has tightened the control over non-full time training modes after the criticism over the training quality, which has made the training scale narrowed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Non-credit services have never been the main source of income of banks, even when the lending gets stuck now.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Industrial pollution and destruction of the environment continues to threaten the country's socio-economic development, experts have warned the government.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of information systems built and developed for local use, have become waste since they cannot be integrated into the national information systems.

 VietNamNet Bridge - This morning, October 16, Mr. Dau Ngoc Minh, Chairman of Quang Trach District, the central province of Quang Binh confirmed that a tornado this morning left at least 2 deaths and 22 injured victims.

VietNamNet Bridge – Together with wonderful natural landscapes, the island of Phu Quoc also boasts Dinh Cau Night Market in Duong Dong Town which is considered a downtown hub for shopping, food and beverages

 VietNamNet Bridge – Commercial banks have been trying every possible means to increase the lending, as they only have three more months to obtain the targeted credit growth rate of 12 percent.