VietNamNet Bridge – Many foreigners gathered along with locals on October 7th at 30 Hoang Dieu Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, to express condolences with General Vo Nguyen Giap’s family and pay homage to the legendary general.

 British astronomers said Thursday they have found the first evidence of a water-rich rocky planetary body outside our solar system in its shattered remains.

 VietNamNet Bridge - General Vo Nguyen Giap had many other names in his illustrious life, which were associated with a heroic period of Vietnam's history.

 Doctor Michael Parsons has been awarded the insignia “For the Cause of Environment” in recognition of his great contributions to Vietnam’s green sector.

 As many as 19 art troupes from 14 countries and international organisations have registered to perform at the Hue Festival 2014, according to the festival’s organisers.

 Vingroup secures loan from international market; Ca Mau fishery sector moving towards sustainable exploitation; Dong Nai imports another 1,500 cows from Australia

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance's Price Management Department has required six dairy producers to report on their retail milk prices for products aimed at children aged under 6 years old.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At 12pm on October 11, the national flag was flown at half-mast at the Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi to start the two-day state funeral for the legendary General.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung highlighted the importance of creating and promoting a regional architecture for peace, security and prosperity in East Asia at the 8th East Asia Summit (EAS) in Brunei on October 10.

The World Bank has debarred Infra Thang Long JSC for its fraudulent practices relating to the development projects in East Asia. The defendant said it just “did not report the truth” while it did not deliberately cheat anyone.

 The UN Security Council on Thursday approved a plan proposed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon to eliminate Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On October 5-6, a beauty contest for dogs took place at the Giang Vo Exhibition Center, Hanoi, with the participation of nearly 500 dogs.

 The first ever freestyle football competition has been launched in Viet Nam following the first competition organised for individual free-stylers in 2009 by Clear Men.

Vietnam and Russia have agreed to ramp up technical-military cooperation in an effort to deepen bilateral ties.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Microsoft today reminded business and consumers in Vietnam with PCs still running Windows XP that it will officially retire service and support for Windows XP in six months’ time, on April 8, 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The South East Asian Youth Chamber Orchestra will hold its debut performance in Viet Nam next Monday at the Viet Nam National Academy of Music.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 23rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings closed yesterday, Oct 10, wrapping up Brunei's term as ASEAN's Chair.

 Failure to raise the U.S. debt ceiling could have harsh economic consequences worldwide, Angel Gurra, secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), warned Thursday.

Parents think that teachers deliberately ask students to solve difficult math questions to force them to go to their private tutoring classes. Meanwhile, teachers believe that it is the parents who, for their appearances, force children to work hard.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Mr. Nguyen Van Duc, 59, in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang says he felt the weight of the stone in the stomach for more than ten years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While the supplement food market has become more and more attractive in the eyes of foreign manufacturers, it has been missed by domestic firms.

VietNamNet Bridge – Since the eco-tourism area of the Chay River and Toi Cave in central Quang Binh Province was put into operation in 2011 with a new tourist activity of kayaking on the Chay River and discovering the mysterious beauty of Toi Cave,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The B testing sample of cyclist Truong Tai was negative and the International Cycling Union (UCI) has concluded that the Vietnamese cyclist did not use stimulants.

VietNamNet Bridge – Preparations for an October 12-13 state funeral honouring General Vo Nguyen Giap have been completed. The national flag was flown at half-mast at State agencies and public works as of 12.00pm today.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On the last day open for memorial services at General Vo Nguyen Giap’s house, thousands of people queued from 3am in front of the house.