VietNamNet Bridge – General Vo Nguyen Giap, the legendary war hero of Viet Nam and also famously referred in the West as the "Red Napoleon" passed away on October 4, 2013 in a military hospital in Ha Noi.

 At least 20 people died in a magnitude 7.2 earthquake which hit Bohol in central Philippines on Tuesday morning, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Tuesday.

 A tourism representative office for Vietnam will open in the Japanese capital Tokyo in December, according to the Vietnam Tourism Association.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Department of Performing Arts has permitted the first runner-up of the Miss Vietnam Ethnics 2007 – Truong Thi May – to participate in the Miss Universe 2013 pageant, after a long time of consideration.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Two days after the dismissal of Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan and Chairman of the Government Office Vu Duc Dam, the National Assembly will vote to appoint the new Deputy Prime Minister.

Local authorities blame the low numbers of tourists to their localities on the lack of international air routes. Meanwhile, air carriers have not opened air routes to the localities because of the modest numbers of passengers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The new school model for Vietnam is believed to “force children to mature soon,” though is introduced as a “friendly” teaching model designed on the achievements of the international education renovation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have urged the local management agencies and population communities to take actions to conserve the ecosystem of the dipterocarp forests, which only exist in South East Asia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communication gave mobile operators the green light on Sunday, Oct 13, to raise 3G prices by 20 per cent.

VietNamNet Bridge – One of Viet Nam's leading conservationists has blamed the study "Rhino horn consumers, who are they?" released by wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC and the World Wildlife Fund in late September

 VietNamNet Bridge – Benchmark indices ended down on both national stock exchanges last week.

 More than 1,200 people have been detained in Moscow after protests over a murder case turned violent, authorities said Monday, adding that the Russian parliament is considering a probe into the unrest.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Longer heat waves and strong storms are forecast to hit Viet Nam in coming years, with long summer monsoons in the northern region to decrease.

 A major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near one of the Philippines key tourist hubs on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey reported.

The Prime Ministers of Viet Nam and China have reached consensus on the measures required to deepen the two countries' strategic co-operative partnership.

 Foreign news agencies and media on October 13 published articles and photos on the national funeral of General Vo Nguyen Giap and Vietnamese people’s great respects towards their national hero.

More and more video hosting websites, which provide films of different quality, from SD to HD quality films to the community, have been mushrooming. However, the investments still cannot bring profits at this moment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dragonfly Theatre Co and Sai Gon Sound System are set to stage Dangerous Liaisons, an English play based on the classic novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Choderlos De Laclos.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over two thirds of 791 Da Nang students aged 12-13 said they were violently punished by teachers when they made errors at school, a survey has reported.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi doesn't have a High Street, although Hai Ba Trung may be as close as it comes.

VietNamNet Bridge - At least three people were killed in Quang Nam and 11 others injured in Danang when typhoon Nari, packing winds of up to 150kph, battered central provinces early on October 15. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Economic experts have urged the Government to take drastic measures against “cross ownership and manipulating ownership” in local banks to restore order in the country’s financial and banking sector.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After nearly one month in Hanoi for training, Linh Chi, the limbless little girl--like Nick Vujicic, has toddled the first steps on her new artificial legs.

 The capital city of Hanoi remained orderly and safe as millions of people from all corners of the nation and international friends flocked to the city to pay tribute to General Vo Nguyen Giap since his death on October 4.

 The Vietnamese display booth at the 2013 Frankfurt International Book Fair has attracted a lot of visitors.