VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of ships are lying at sea under the sun. Since the ship exploiters cannot pay debts, they have to abandon the ships worth multi-billions of dong, which are turning into scrap iron.

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign-invested schools will be restricted in the number of Vietnamese students they can enrol, under a new law to take effect next month.

 South Korea's Samsung Electronics said on Friday it expected a record operating profit of 8.1 trillion won ($7.3 billion) in the third quarter, boosted by sales of its flagship Galaxy smartphones.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Kate Festival celebration of the Cham people will take place at Po Sah Inu Tower in Phan Thiet City on October 15-16 with a series of traditional rituals and festivities.

A series of events are to be held on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of the James Bond films, the iconic spy saga that helped define half-a-century of cultural, political and technological upheaval. 

 Gold prices hit VND47.85 mil per tael; Vietnam’s trade deficit with China estimated at US$11 bil;  Finance body warns on inflation, interest; India, Vietnam share aquaculture experience; Axe falls on dozens of slow tourism projects

  VietNamNet Bridge - To realize a civilized lifestyle in organizing weddings, the Hanoi Party Committee has set the maximum number of guests that officials and Party members are allowed to invite to their or their relatives’ wedding parties at 300.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's educational system faced a "crisis" that could only be solved by a revolution, said Professor Chu Hao.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Architecture Vo Trong Nghia has won two first prizes at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Singapore.

  VietNamNet Bridge - Due to lack of funding after Do Quang Hien withdrew his capital, the SHB Danang FC has decided to dissolve the Danang Youth Team, which is playing in the First Division Tournament.

  VietNamNet Bridge – Conflict occurred between two groups of coal gleaners. They pulled out guns to shoot each others. Two people were injured and many properties were damaged in the incident.

  VietNamNet Bridge - Duong Chi Dung (born 1957, former director of the Vietnam Maritime Agency, former Chairman of the Vietnam Shipping Lines Corporation) was escorted from HCM City to Hanoi today, October 5.

 Four die as coach overturns in Dak Lak; Drivers can renew licences; Campaign fights illegal rhino and bear trade; Decaying pork found in abattoirs; Floods wash away fish, destroy rice, fruit

 VietNamNet Bridge – Central provinces and cities are busy preparing to cope with tropical storm No.7.They all have plans to evacuate local people from danger areas.

Facebook on Thursday celebrated eclipsing the billion-member mark, touting its mission to make the world more social while investors wondered how the service would cash in on its popularity. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Five cement companies have reported big losses, including the four belonging to state owned economic groups or general corporations – Dong Banh, Cam Pha, Thai Nguyen and Ha Long.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quach Thi Lan broke a 10-year-old record for the women's 400m hurdle at the National Track-and Field Championships in Ha Noi's My Dinh Stadium yesterday, Oct 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seeing motorcycles carrying “Buddhist monks” passing by, a woman who ran a pavement tea shop pouted and said: "They are not monks at all. They are just cheaters."

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese-American photographer An My Le has been awarded a ‘Genius Grant' from the MacArthur Fellowship for her collection of photographs inspired by the war in Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There were more than 103,000 cases of hand-foot-mouth infection over the first nine months of the year, nearly equal to the number in 2011 (110,000).

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Transport has appointed Mr. Lai Xuan Thanh as the Head of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV). Previously, the position was assumed by Deputy Minister of Transport Pham Quy Tieu.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Nguyen Tien Minh yesterday, Oct 4, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Yonex Taipei Open badminton tournament, beating Malaysian Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin 21-17, 21-17. 

  VietNamNet Bridge - On October 4, the police agency of Quang Ninh province issued a decision to prosecute the serious shipwreck in Ha Long Bay, which killed five people.

Vietnam now witnesses the rise of a new generation of businessmen – the young 7X and 8X ones (who were born in 1970s and 1980s), who, backed by the powerful families, are managing the enterprises capitalized at trillions of dong.

 US President Barack Obama woke up to stinking reviews of his debate performance Thursday, then set out to stamp on Republican Mitt Romney's sudden momentum 33 days before the election.