Women are closing the gender gap with men in health and education but struggle to get top jobs and salaries, data from a study of 135 countries showed on Wednesday.

 Binh Dinh province was the center of the ancient Champa kingdom where 14 ancient towers built between the 11th and 15th centuries still stand today.

VietNamNet Bridge – An International seminar on the real situation and solutions for the issue of sovereignty in the East Sea was held at Chosun University in Gwangju, the Republic of Korea (RoK) on October 23. 

 Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange sharply fell Tuesday, as disappointing corporate earnings drew traders to the safe haven of the dollar, heaping pressure on the precious metal.

National Assembly deputies on October 23 heard a report on the NA’s draft resolution on procedures for the votes of confidence for positions elected or approved by the National Assembly and local People’s Councils.

  Promoting Vietnam-Panama cooperation; VN, Thailand to hold joint cabinet meeting; Honduras keen to cement ties with Vietnam; VN, EU open new era

The dissolution of the two economic groups VNIC and HUD is believed to mark the anticipated failure of the model of state owned economic groups.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung lauded cooperation between the Ministries of Public Security of Vietnam and China over the past time, especially their close coordination in fighting border crimes, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Xuan Thuy Company is about to give Navibank Saigon football team and its card at the V-League 2013 to the central province of Ha Tinh, free of charge.

Project owners must be responsible for the insecurity of hydropower dams but local authorities are also to blame in case of safety incidents, experts said in the aftermath of the Dakrong 3 hydropower dam crumpling.

The public has been stunned by the news that a student ripped her hand with a razor blade to express her disagreement against the teacher, and another student committed suicide just because she accidentally lost money.

Watchdog agencies have every reason to believe that the first open-end investment fund would make debut on the stock market this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Four tigers are bred in a room of less than 15m2. It is unbelievable but it is the truth in the central province of Nghe An.

 Hundreds of millions have watched the dance and listened to the song -- most without understanding a word -- but very few have any idea what "Gangnam" is and what, if any, particular "style" it might have.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of green tea terraced fields have been cleared up in Lam Dong province to give up place to the kaolin mining sites.

Thirty eight percent of the total income of mobile service firms come from lottery and soccer business, 32 percent from online games and 11 percent from ring tones.

Foreign travelers have been heading for Vietnam, the oriental “millennium destination” with “hidden charm” to discover. However, many of them have shrunk back because of the stories about the problems travelers may meet in the country.

 Foreign labourers buck system; Tourism projects fail to see the sun; Textile firms in need of long-term loans; Strong recovery for rice market after price revision; Prices tipped to keep rising; Sluggish real estate projects face suspension risk    

  VietNamNet Bridge - The scenery and the people of Vietnam are very beautiful as watercolor paintings through the lens of photographer Don Hong Oai.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A strong earthquake occurred in the areas around the Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant on the evening of October 22, in Bac Tra My district, Quang Nam Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many companies have delayed their listing plans, and some listed firms were forced to leave the stock market, reflecting the lacklustre market that has lasted since the beginning of this year.

  Half of Vietnamese labourers work in agriculture: ILO; VN fishermen saved as boat capsizes; Senior legislator warns of traffic violations; Drug traffickers arrested at airport

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most big businesses directly managed by the General Department of Taxation (GDT) are maintaining stable performances, except several operating in property, construction and auto manufacture-assembling fields,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Motions of no confidence can only be conducted next year if the National Assembly (NA) passes a resolution to this effect in its next session slated to open on Monday and last until November 22.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police in central Quang Ngai Province's Binh Son District are looking for a remorseful robber who secretly returned five valuable watches stolen from the Thien Dang (Heaven) eco-tourism area in Binh Thanh Commune.