VietNamNet Bridge – Major economic targets for next year include stabilising the macro-economy, curbing inflation and raising the economy's growth rate, according to a new report by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

After a badminton competition, officials of Ham Rong Ward, Thanh Hoa city, went to a dog meat restaurant to drink. Taking advantage of the lunch break, they played cards at the office, then having friction - they scuffled with each other.

 Test your IQ with Puku pub quiz; Vietnam-RoK Film Festival to open in Hanoi, HCM City; Friends group offers Japanese tour; Promotion spotlights northern ethnic cuisine

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fifty eight years after its liberation from French occupation, Hanoi has now taken on a new face with bright prospects, worthy of being the heart of the country.

  ‘Training must meet market demands'; Commune residents face shortage of clean water; Ecstasy-style drug use up in City; Social insurance scammer gets 4 years

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 11th annual meeting of the Council for Promoting Tourism in Asia (CPTA) opened in Hanoi on October 10.

The move by Masan Group, a consumer goods manufacturer, of buying 40 percent of Proconco, an animal feed manufacture-- is believed to change the face of the animal feed market which is being controlled by foreigners.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Astronomy lovers in Vietnam will have the chance to see 25-30 meteors blazing across the sky every hour from midnight until dawn on October 22.

VietNamNet Bridge – Photos of umbrellas in the rain and construction workers have won top honours at the 26th National Art Photography Exhibition that opened in HCM City yesterday, Oct 10.  

Promoting Vietnam-Russia strategic partnership; Japanese high-ranking delegation visits Binh Duong; US National Defence University delegation visits Vietnam

 Within a week of the outbreak of Swine Flu virus with influenza A and B called (H1N1) in Nepal, more than 38 patients have been affected by the virus, doctors said.

Can Tho hosts student volleyball tourney; Huong makes it triple gold glory after storming 200m race; Ha Noi triumph over rivals HCMC in men's national handball final

 VietNamNet Bridge – Flash floods and landslides are causing severe damage to many localities in central and Central Highlands provinces, and are expected to continue hitting the region following Tropical Storm Gaemi.

Tales of Chewing Gum, Noodle Soup, and Other Stories is the intriguing title of an exhibition that brings together for the first time new and rarely seen works by acclaimed HCM City-based artists Nguyen Trung and Hoang Duong Cam.

VietNamNet Bridge – On October 10, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) received the written confirmation to participate in the VFF Cup of the national teams of Turkmenistan, Laos, and the U23 team of South Korea.

 The US economy picked up in September despite weak momentum in consumer spending, a Federal Reserve report published Wednesday showed.

With the economic growth rate of 4.77 percent in the first nine months of the year, analysts believe that the GDP growth rate would be 5.2 percent for the whole year of 2012.

At around 8.30 this morning, October 11, a young man suddenly broke into the 10A kindergarten on Go Cam Dem road, Ward 10, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, to control two 3-year-old children.

HCM City local authorities are calling for the investment in the project to recycle sludge, which would not only help clean the environment, but also generate useful products.

Commercial banks, especially the small ones, are gearing up to mobilize capital from the public in order to ensure their liquidity in the last months of the year.

Nursery school teachers, commune authorities’ officials and high ranking officials of the people’s procuracy have all been found as using forged degrees when applying for the posts.

  VietNamNet Bridge – The most impressive entries of the “Hanoi - City of Peace” photo festival are now on display at an exhibition that opened on October 9 at 45 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi. Below are some of the best photos:

VTC and FPT, the big guys in the high technology sector, have announced that they would develop specific e-book formats which would be decoded only by their reading software pieces.

On October 10, the police of Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City said that they caught four gamblers in the act at the home of Pham Huu Thuong, the eldest son of the CEO of the giant Binh An SeaFood Joint Stock Company (Bianfishco) Pham Thi Dieu Hien.

 The rain often makes you nostalgic with either the blues or happy memories. Rain makes the scenery more romantic and green, especially in sites of ancient works and historical plots like Hue City.