VietNamNet Bridge - The national hero is gentle, majestic, but close and idyllic under the talented brush of professional and amateur artists.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In 10 years, the average height of the Vietnamese people rose only 1cm, but the proportion of children under 5 years of age who are overweight and obese increased 9 times.

VietNamNet Bridge – A visit to Helene Kling’s house and also her studio-art school in HCMC’s District 2 to attend a reception for her upcoming exhibition Fer De Reve next month helped me discover a French artist with a deep love for Vietnam,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang yesterday (Oct 13) began his three-day official visit to Viet Nam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The government of Vietnam has decided to guarantee the $600 million bonds to be issued by the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) in an effort to restructure its huge debts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ignoring the warnings by scientists, the people in central provinces still rushed to grow rubber, for which they have paid a heavy price.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The question raised at the literature exams for 12th excellent graders in Hai Phong City was described by some educators as “abnormal.”

 At least 50 people were killed and more than 100 others injured in a stampede in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh Sunday, a senior police official said.

 Bombings in Iraq killed 20 people Sunday and brought the year's toll to more than 5,000 dead in a surge in violence that authorities have failed to curb, officials said.

Foreign direct investment attraction in the January-September period has so far exceeded the year’s target and topped 15bil USD, a surge of 36.1% year-on-year, with a large amount seen flowing into science and technology,

VietNamNet Bridge – In October the Vietnam National Assembly will discuss how to make the fight against corruption more effective, Le Nhu Tien, Vice Chairman of the NA Committee on Culture, Education, Youth and Children told Tien Phong newspaper.

Environmental experts have repeatedly warned of Vietnam’s vulnerability to repercussions from pollution and environmental degradation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tourists in Ninh Thuan Province must be amazed by the splendid pristine beauty of Vinh Hy Bay, we certainly thought so.

 State budget collection in the first nine months of the year met only 66.6 per cent of the annual target.

 According to the National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center, the latest tropical storm ‘Nari’ is likely to hit Da Nang City by Monday evening.

 Vietnam International Business Centre debuts; Vietnam to import 600,000 tonnes of cotton in 2013; Local milk exported to 26 countries; Vietnam expects to get more ODA from EU

VietNamNet Bridge – By 8am on October 13, the rescuers identified 24 deaths and 97 injured people in the explosions at the firework warehouse in Thanh Ba district, Phu Tho Province.

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of people participating in the unemployment insurance policy nationwide surged from nearly 6 million in 2009 to over 8.3 million in 2012, heard a conference in Ha Noi yesterday (Oct 10).

 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will make an official visit to Vietnam from October 13-15 at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Leading media agencies throughout the world have run wide coverage of legendary Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap’s funeral.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The biennial National Film Festival will officially kick off on October 14 in the northern province of Quang Ninh's Ha Long City.

 Greek authorities were put on alert on Saturday for the next two days after a 6.2-degree earthquake on the Richter scale jolted the southern Aegean Sea island of Crete.

 Rescue operation for the Friday's shipwreck in waters between Malta and Italy which left more than 30 migrants dead were one of the toughest, a rescuer said on Saturday.

U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday urged Congress to pass a budget to reopen the government and remove the threat of debt default.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many giant foreign companies such as Sembcorp, Samsung and Sumitomo are showing strong interest in electricity projects in the country.