VietNamNet Bridge – Korean pianist Joo Eun Young and soprano Cho Hae Ryong – a familiar voice to Saigonese – will perform as part of a chamber performance organized by HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national squad will play host to Indonesia on October 16 and India on October 19 in the lead up to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup in November.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to use technology to improve bus services, switching to smart cards from paper tickets and installing GPS's on board to keep track of them.

 Purchasing power sees slight decline; Firms call for fewer tax adjustments; Export controls key to maintaining security; Auto bosses call for rational policy; Temporary importers must pay VND5billion deposit; Electronics industry teeters on the brink

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has outlined its commitment to reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions with the implementation of the Green Growth strategy, approved by the Prime Minister last week.

 Governments around the world must work out how to cope with ageing, a UN report said Monday, warning developing economies with lots of young workers may one day find their populations a drag.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has this week sent a three-strong Evaluation Committee to the three cities bidding to host the 2019 Asian Games.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Gross domestic product (GDP) in the first nine months of the year is estimated to pick up 4.73% year-on-year, below the year-ago figure of 5.77%, making the year’s target of 6-6.5% more unlikely.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hailed by health officials as the catalyst for improved medical services, it seems August's health fees increase hasn't proved popular with everyone, after a number of patients complained about the lack of quality care.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has named 11 more national relics recently, bringing the total number to 34.This is the third time Vietnam has announced more special national relics since August 2009.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Barbara Bui has released her latest collection during Paris Fashion Week, combining the stylistic modernity of both Eastern and Western culture.

VND15 billion raised for children with heart disease; Thousands take part as BBGV Fun Run raises $40,000 for charity; Workers return from shuttered Malaysia plant; Vehicle liability insurance to rise

Viet Nam will delay licensing mobile operators to provide fourth generation network (4G) services until 2015, after service providers carry out test runs and an assessment of market demand for the new technology.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chen Yun Fat, chief coach of the national women’s football squad has agreed to extend his contract with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) for another year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – October sets a new record in the number of movies that will be released at local cinemas, including notable works such as “Scandal”, “Taken 2”, “Hotel Transylvania” or “Upside Down”.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Officials estimate there are nearly 400,000 overseas Vietnamese intellectuals, all highly educated and some are even top experts in their fields, but the country is so far failing to attract them.

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of deaths in Cuba, claiming over 20,000 lives each year, an expert said here Friday. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – All four members of the Vietnamese team have won medals at the 24th International Olympiad in Informatics, held in Italy from September 22-30.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Heavy rains coinciding with high tides this morning has submerged many roads in Ho Chi Minh City, causing traffic chaos.

 Tens of thousands of left-wing protesters took to the streets of Paris to denounce EU-driven austerity measures being pushed on member states, a day after similar protests in Spain and Portugal.

VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition titled ‘Du fleuve Rouge au Mékong, visions du Vietnam’ (From the Red River to the Mekong, Visions of Vietnam) featuring Vietnamese and French artworks is being held at the Cernuschi Museum in Paris

 VietNamNet Bridge – A tropical low pressure system forming off waters of the central region is forecast to intensify into a storm, according to the National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center.

 Cristiano Ronaldo hit a hat-trick as Real Madrid kept on the trail of leaders Barcelona with a 5-1 rout of Deportivo La Coruna.

  51,000 new businesses established this month; Country rice output up by one million tons; Nine-month industrial output rises 4.8 percent; Moody’s downgrades Vietnam’s credit rating; Cotton banknotes to go out of circulation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over three decades ago, a scrap merchant got an "amazingly" high price for a ceramic item he found on the bed of the Huong (Perfume) River in the former imperial city of Hue.