In early 2011, the 11th Communist Party Congress decided that Vietnam needs to obtain the average GDP growth rate of 7-7.5 percent in five years 2011-2015. However, even the modest 5.4 percent growth rate in 2013 is thought to be unattainable.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Beautiful landscapes of terraced rice fields with ripened paddy grains in the northern mountainous region have attracted a large number of tourists, tour operators said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi police have dismantled an online prostitution ring and arrested “online pimp” Nguyen Huy Viet, 26, residing in Giang Van Minh Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi.

 A female suspect who triggered lengthy car chase by the police from the White House to Capitol Hill on Thursday afternoon was struck by gunfire and pronounced dead, local police chief confirmed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Nang River, which was green, romantic and peaceful, has turned muddy because of the gold mining activities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will need to develop policies for state agencies to enable the nation's shift to cloud computing,

VietNamNet Bridge – When someone mentions Quang Tri Province, people may think about war memories, remnants and scars of time. However, Quang Tri has a proud history, of which the Vinh Moc Tunnel system is a huge attraction for tourists.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Asian Development Bank has maintained its 5.2% GDP growth forecast for Vietnam in 2013 and said gradual progress in settling non-performing loans will prompt its economy to grow by 5.5% in 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Construction plans to tear down 70 dilapidated apartment buildings over the next two years.

 Although travel firms plan to take Russian tourists in droves to Phu Quoc Island on chartered flights, the plan may not be realized as the island is lacking hotels meeting three-star standards or higher for tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Education and Training Department has decided that from the 2013-2014 academic year, students’ English skills will be assessed in accordance with international standards.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will limit the number of rice exporters to 150 starting in 2015, according to a new Ministry of Industry and Trade decree.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The required tools for such tours are binoculars. This kind of tour has a major attraction that many people in the world could not resist. They do not mind to cross thousands of kilometers to Vietnam for bird watching.

 Vietnam will abolish the fine imposed on same-sex marriage from November 11 2013.

Vietnam has won third prize and had three other photos chosen into the 10 finalists of the APEC Photo Contest 2013.

 Measures for GDP growth in Q4; Vietnam’s economy looks bright in 2014: Economist; Exports set to surpass target; Cooking gas prices finally subside in HCM City

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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,

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.