VietNamNet Bridge - This morning, October 14, thousands of people flocked to Vung Chua – Dao Yen in Quang Binh province to pray in front of General Vo Nguyen Giap’s grave.

In the second quarter, three shopping malls closed the doors in HCM City, five brands gave back the premises, while 60 shops in Hanoi shut down. In the third quarter, two retail projects stopped operation in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A book of photographs capturing 100 seminal events in the life and career of General Vo Nguyen Giap has been released to commemorate his passing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This market opens every Saturday morning for those who love old things.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Typhoon Nari is moving west and north-west in the next 24 hours at a speed of 10-15km per hour and will likely hit central Vietnam.

 Vietnam’s U23 squad has beaten the Nay Pyi Taw team of Myanmar, which was the runner-up of the Myanmar football championships, in a pre-SEA Games match on October 13.

The Trans Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPP) is believed to help the Vietnamese stock market experience the 2006-2007 golden days again. Textile and garment, footwear, seafood and pharmaceuticals would also get benefits from TPP.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The software piracy rate in Vietnam is projected to decline from 81% to 70% in the next five years and to 60% five years later, according to the U.S.-based Business Software Alliance (BSA).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ancient villa, which was the home of General Vo Nguyen Giap for over 60 years, is located on the green campus with trees, fish ponds and flower gardens.

The chess team of Webster University won overwhelmingly in the Missouri State Chess Championship 2013, with three championship titles, including Le Quang Liem’s championships in rapid and blitz chess.

 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.