Government mulls lifting foreign cap for private business ownership

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government will consider increasing the foreign ownership cap for non-State-owned enterprises, said Minister and chairman of the Government Office Vu Duc Dam.

Local estate developers hunt for foreign capital

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the domestic financial sources are limited, Vietnamese real estate developers tend to seek capital foreign capital and look for their opportunities by cooperating with foreign firms.

People worry themselves sick about gold kept at banks

 VietNamNet Bridge – People in Hanoi have fallen into dilemma when asked to pay more money for the safekeeping services. Prior to that, banks committed to charge fee for the first six months only.

Canadian researchers develop new tuberculosis vaccine to boost BCG efficacy

 A new vaccine may help boost the efficacy of Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG), currently the only tuberculosis (TB) vaccine available, offering new hopes for the global fight against the disease,

In picture: Saigonese in misery when the street become a river

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the afternoon on October 2, after heavy rains, many roads in HCM City were flooded in the depth of over half a meter, leaving hundreds of vehicles in engine failure and many shops closed.

In pictures: VN Project Runway champion makes impressive debut in Paris

 VietNamNet Bridge - On September 28, in the Tiffany Fashion Show Paris 2013, the winner of the Vietnam Project Runway 2013 - Hoang Minh Ha successfully introduced his collection Black Rose and received a lot of praises from international experts.

Four old bridges in HCM City to be closed

 VietNamNet Bridge - In October, the four bridges that have been used for more than 50 years in urban Saigon will be closed for the construction of the new ones to improve traffic capacity.

Le Quang Liem gets up to 34th on FIDE rankings

 VietNamNet Bridge – The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has released its October rankings with a lot of change in the top 50, in which Vietnamese top player Le Quang Liem jumped up by 11 spots to 34th.

French President to visit Vietnam next year

 VietNamNet Bridge - At a press conference held after the visit to France by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, French Ambassador Jean - Noël Poirier said President François Hollande will pay an official visit to Vietnam in 2014.

Hospital accused of fraudulently exchanging crystalline lens of hundreds of patients

 VietNamNet Bridge – The public opinion has been stirred up by a scandal at the Hanoi-based Eye Hospital, which broke out after two doctors at the hospital sent their denunciation letter to the Hanoi Department of Health.

Penumbral lunar eclipse to occur this month

 VietNamNet Bridge - Information from the Vietnam Youth Astronomy Association says that a penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on October 18, the last of three lunar eclipses in 2013.

Truong Thi May to compete at Miss Universe 2013

 VietNamNet Bridge – Truong Thi May, a model and the first runner-up of the Miss Ethnics Vietnam 2007, will be the representative of Vietnam at the Miss Universe 2013, scheduled for November 9th, 2013 in Moscow, Russia.

Health Ministry tries to keep a rein, but formula milk price remains restive

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health (MOH) plans to curb the immoderate formula price increases by including some kinds of products into the list of products for price control.

People run for peace in Hanoi

 The 40th Ha Noi Moi Newspaper Run for Peace will take place this Sunday around Hoan Kiem Lake.

Most Da Nang tourism workers unqualified

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only 40 per cent of the 14,000 people working in the tourism and hospitality sector in central Da Nang City are actually qualified, a study has found.

Old song sheet inspires book about VN music

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese-Australian Nguyen Le Tuyen says he was lucky to discover a Tai tu music piece performed in Paris more than 100 years ago.

The most beautiful Hmong village in Southeast Asia

 VietNamNet Bridge - Even when local travel companies did not know about Pu Dao yet, international tourists did see it as an ideal trekking site.

Obama warns Wall Street over fiscal crisis

 US President Barack Obama sent Wall Street a blunt warning Wednesday that it should be very worried about a political crisis that has shut down the government and could trigger a US debt default.

Tien Minh’s lucky draw at Denmark Open 2013

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh, seeded No. 6 at Denmark Open 2013, will not meet rivals in the world’s top 15 in the first two rounds.

Modern day "knight" in need of help

 VietNamNet Bridge – A poor fisherman in HCM City who has rescued hundreds of people from Saigon River is in need of money to upgrade his boat and treat his ill wife.

Storm kills nine, injures 200 more

VietNamNet Bridge – Storm Wutip killed at least nine people and injured 199 others in central provinces while one person remains missing, according to the latest updates from the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control.

Malaysian Air Force Chief visits Vietnam

The air forces of Vietnam and Malaysia should continue to boost the exchange of delegations and young officers, and share training experiences in order to make a new breakthrough in their cooperation, Deputy Defence Minister Do Ba Ty has said.

Tan Tao faces capital troubles for $6.7 billion thermal power project

The future of the $6.7 billion Kien Luong Thermal Power Project which was suggested by Kien Giang provincial authorities for being revoked was the major content at a regular press conference of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on Monday.

Finance ministry’s salary cut proposal faces government opposition

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance’s proposal to cut the minimum wage by VND100,000 per month from January 2014, has encountered disagreement from the prime minister as well as many other government officials.

'Shield' law prompts soul-searching by news media

 A media "shield" law being debated in the US Congress, in a bid to protect reporters with confidential sources, has divided journalists and free-speech advocates.