VietNamNet Bridge – Rubbish discarded by local residents in Ngu Loc Commune in the central province of Thanh Hoa has caused serious pollution to the local environment.

 Many taxi firms have cheated to increase the number of cars operating in Ha Noi to get profits, according to the Municipal Transport Authority.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Planning and Investment is proposing the prime minister remove eleven golf courses from the national plan because they failed to meet the government’s criteria.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. To Van Dong, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hanoi, said the agency was planning a suitable route named after General Vo Nguyen Giap.

 U.S. researchers said Monday they have devised a three dimensional (3D) microscopic printing technique to study how communities of bacteria, such as those in the human gut and lungs, interact and influence human health.

Vietnamese photographers were awarded several prestigious prizes at the 5th International Photography Competition in Finland.

 WB forecasts Vietnam GDP at 5.3 percent in 2013; FPT Company among top 500 global IT companies; Vingroup seeks to lure property buyers; Refinery investment to double

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign media and public opinions in recent days have shown that General Vo Nguyen Giap, who passed away last Friday at the age of 103, will live forever in the memories of friends from foreign shores.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Shrimp exporters have been gearing up to fulfill the export contracts. Meanwhile, farmers refuse to sell shrimp at this moment, because they hope the prices would go up in the future.

 Viet Nam yesterday won their place at next year's Asian Football Confederation Under-19 Championship in Myanmar.

 U.S. stocks took a big hit Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at a one-month low, as investors grew more worried about a possible debt default in Washington.

 Prime Minster Nguyen Tan Dung and his delegation on October 8 left Hanoi for the 23rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings from October 8-10 at the invitation of Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign media and public opinions have affirmed that General Vo Nguyen Giap, who passed away on October 4 at the age of 103, will live forever in the hearts of foreign friends and peoples.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Yesterday inspectors of the HCM City Department of Health announced the conclusion of the inspection at the HCM City Orthopedic Trauma Hospital and Binh Dan Hospital.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Two important games in preparation for the 27th SEA Games of the Vietnam's female national football team with the Chinese squad were canceled because of financial problems.

The animal protection organisation Wildlife At Risk and the Phu Quoc Island Preservation Zone together launched a campaign in the island district on October 6, calling for the protection of Dugongs and other rare marine animals

 VietNamNet Bridge - Kate festive atmosphere is bustling throughout the Brahmin Cham villages in the two central provinces of Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan.

 VietNamNet Bridge - An exhibition entitled “Asia-Colorful Culture” will open on October 8 at the Vietnam National Museum of History, displaying nearly 100 ancient treasures of many Asian countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two days after being in distress in the waters of Ly Son Islands in the central province of Quang Ngai, the Bright Royal ship has drifted to Quy Nhon city of Binh Dinh province.

 Three scientists shared the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the Nobel Committee at Swedish Karolinska Institute announced here on Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge - These days, the assistants to late General Vo Nguyen Giap are working extremely hard together with the General’s family to prepare the funeral and welcome people to pay tribute to the General at his home, No. 30 Hoang Dieu, Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s electric buggy service has carried more than 1 million tourists on tours around the capital’s Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of the city over the past three years,

 VietNamNet Bridge - After the memorial service, the coffin of General Vo Nguyen Giap will be brought to his hometown - Quang Binh province – by plane and will be buried in Vung Chua – Dao Yen in Quang Dong Commune, Quan Trach district.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ignoring the advice by international card organizations about the low security of magnetic cards, most Vietnamese banks still have not shifted to use chip cards with the higher security.

 VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang has held bilateral meetings with his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and attended a meeting with the APEC Business Advisory Council.