In March 2011, the Lam Dong provincial people’s committee instructed relevant branches to stop licensing more rubber projects to private enterprises. However, it had had suffered heavily for the projects already.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Admicro proves to be “as brave as a lion” when stating that it believes it is completely capable to cope with the giant Google in the field of mobile advertisement.

Under the draft plan of the Vietnamese comprehensive education renovation, Vietnam will still maintain the 12-year general education system, including the 9-year basic education for primary and secondary education.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) and Debt and Asset Trading Corporation (DATC) will join hands to help restructure Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin).

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 3,000 ha of the southern Cuu Long Delta city of Soc Trang's mangrove coastal forest will be co-managed by local authorities and the Vo Thanh Van Hamlet coastal forest co-management group,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem and 16 international Grand Masters have registered to participate in the Spice Cup in the US from October 15-19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Customs Agency has imposed coercive measures force three foreign-invested companies to pay tax debts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more South Korean investors have flocked to Vietnam to do business here, thus turning Vietnam into their new battle field.

 The risk of a possible rabies outbreak will remain high if measures are not taken to control the disease, said experts from the Ministry of Health.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Khanh Hoa Province has requested tourism businesses in the province not to hire out motorbikes to foreigners who do not have a valid driving license.

 CPI jumps in both major cities; Site clearance delays West Lake urban project; Central bank initiative reduces lending rates; Buyers bemoan social housing deposits

 VietNamNet Bridge – Officials of the Department of Planning and Investment of HCM City said that in the January-August period of 2013, more than 4,700 businesses in the city resumed business registration.

VietNamNet Bridge – The author of “Perfect Spy X6 Fully New Updated Edition” planed to write about the life of Colonel Tu Cang, another Vietnamese spy who was a comrade of famous spy Pham Xuan An.

 U.S. space company Orbital Sciences Corp. said Sunday that the rendezvous of its Cygnus cargo ship with the International Space Station (ISS) was delayed for at least 48 hours due to a computer data link glitch between them.

 The fourth Oktoberfest German Beer Festival which will be held in Hanoi on October 24-25 and participated by more than 3,000 people.

 Viet Nam will take part in the upcoming World Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium from September 30-October 6.

Vietnam’s Hanoi capital has risen to fifth place among the top ten destinations in Asia 2013, according to a recent report by Hong Kong-based travel and trade journal, Smart Travel Asia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh secured a bronze medal at the Japan Open championships in Tokyo, after losing 0-2 to the world top seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia on September 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Indonesia defeated Viet Nam 7-6 in a penalty shootout to claim the ASEAN Under-19 Football Championships on their home turf yesterday, Sept 22.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The compulsory restructuring of 8 out of the 9 weak banks has completed successfully.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A group of six record makers of Vietnam were presented the honorary doctorate degree of the World Record University on September 21 in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has assigned the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to submit dossiers to the UNESCO to seek the world natural heritage title for Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park for the second time.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Long Hai is a town in Long Dat District in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province renowned for romantic beaches, Dinh Co Temple and the Palace of Mr. Hoa.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A woman and her two sons died one day after a gas cylinder explosion at her home in Tan Khai commune, Hon Quan district of Binh Phuoc province on September 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge – All coastal provinces from Quang Ninh to Phu Yen and mountainous northern provinces have been asked to accelerate emergency preparations as storm Usagi moves closer.