VietNamNet Bridge - National Assembly (NA) deputy Dang Thanh Tam, who was allowed to be absent from the ongoing NA session for medical treatment, appeared at the NA hall this morning, October 29.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 27 to announce the first ever list of 12 Vietnamese dishes recognised by the Asian Record Organisation (ARO).

President of Coca-Cola, Mutar Kent said the company would continue to pour $ 300 million into Vietnam in next three years, bringing the total investment capital on the market to half a billion dollars in the next five years.

British police arrested 1970s glam rocker Gary Glitter on Sunday as they probe the mountain of sexual abuse allegations against the late TV star Jimmy Savile that have plunged the BBC into crisis. 

VietNamNet Bridge – South Korea's U23 team held Viet Nam to a 1-1 draw in their final match to earn the single point they needed to win the Viet Nam Football Federation Cup. 

 Viettel introduces cheapest smartphone; Sony Xperia phones to use BKAV security; China dominates mobile imports;  Mobile phone market shrugs off slump; Mobifone provides roaming service; New domain supplier authorised

 Lao party officials study local Party building work; Binh Duong urged to attract investment in high-tech sector; Vietnam boosts defence ties with Italy; Expansion of National Highway 15A begins

VietNamNet Bridge – All-out efforts need to be exerted to keep inflation rate at 8 percent for the whole 2012, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Powerful storm Son Tinh struck down a 180-metre TV antenna tower in Nam Dinh, the tallest of its kind in north Vietnam, late on October 28.

 Viet Nam win two silver, one bronze at xiangqi champs; HAGL U18s vanquish Arsenal in training match in England; Badminton players fall to Philippines in Japan tourney  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam finished second at an international friendly futsal tournament in HCM City after coming from behind to beat Kuwait 4-2 on Saturday at Tan Binh Gymnasium.

 The New York Stock Exchange announced it will close its trading floor and make transactions only electronically Monday, due to the imminent arrival of Hurricane Sandy.

The investors of the Nong Son thermopower plant project might feel regret for their decision to let a Chinese company execute the project. Kicked off in 2008, but the project has not been completed.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Exciting journeys on coconut-lined creeks, enjoying My Tho noodles or swimming in the sea of Go Cong ... are among interesting things that tourists can do in the southern province of Tien Giang.

Olympiad medal winners have been told that they would not be able to go studying abroad under the state-funded program No. 322.

Before his arrest, former Vice Chair of Tien Lang district, Hai Phong city, Mr. Nguyen Van Khanh, sent a petition to the authorities and the press to claim that he was not guilty of the forcible land acquisition in the district early this year.

Reasonable prices, strong configuration, fitted with sufficient features and high quality have all successfully persuaded Vietnamese people to choose South Korean smart phones designed for domestic consumption.

After a series of violently shaking explosions, a lot of Hre ethnic minority people have left their home village in a panic for the mountains, where they think they can avoid the “earth explosion.”

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly (NA) deputies spent last Friday discussing amendments and supplements to the laws on personal income tax (PIT), science and technology and anti-corruption.

The owner of an illegal tiger farm in Nghe An disclosed--in addition to raising them, the tiger farmers have to show the role of "nannies" who take care of tigers as their babies. They must be also veterinarians to cure the illness of tigers.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of fish sauce villages have been in distress because they cannot scramble with Chinese businessmen for anchovies, the important materials for making fish sauce products.

Wedding photo albums in free trend, in Korean, traditional or classical styles have become so familiar. In the wedding season this year, some couples prove their difference by posing in the nude in their wedding pictures.

  WTO, Vietnam discuss agriculture; Industrial output rises 4.5 pct in 10 months; Japanese investment encouraged in Vietnam; FDI disbursement hits US$9 billion in 10 months; Cambodia-Vietnam trade reaches US$2.45 bn

Vietnam Airlines (VNA) has announced the cancellation of 62 flights to and from Danang, Hue, Dong Hoi, and Vinh airports over October 27 and 28.     

Speaking at the ongoing National Assembly meeting, Nguyen Van Giau, Chairman of the Economics Committee, said that businesses still find it difficult to access loans