A team of researchers from multiple U.S. institutions have identified a new genetic mutation responsible for deafness and hearing loss associated with Usher syndrome type 1,

  Mozart come to Opera House; UNESCO World Heritage funds to preserve princess temple; Book released to mark birthday of respected teacher of old; Vietnamese receives prize in US-based photography contest

 Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Monday met Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as he visited Moscow on a mission to boost the social network's presence in the country and scout for new talent.

  VietNamNet Bridge – The Children’s Hospital 2 in Ho Chi Minh City recently received a conjoined twin. The hospital has just welcomed another Siamese twin.

Vietnam tops Southeast Asia for beer drinking; Da Nang police destroy fake helmets; More than 93,000 hand-foot-mouth cases in nine months; ADB supports Lao Cai’s search for investment

 TripAdvisor - the world's largest travel website, has named the Vietnam Women’s Museum as Hanoi’s most attractive tourist destination in 2012.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The tropical depression on the East Sea has intensified into a storm, causing more turbulence east of Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands, according to the National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center.

The Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its coral cover in the past 27 years due to storm damage, crown-of-thorns starfish and bleaching, according to a new study published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Ngoc Lan Khue has won the bronze cup at the 7th Asian Supermodel Contest 2012 in Nanning, China.

Over 2.3 billion shares of Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) were not listed on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange (HSX) in the third quarter as planned as the starting price had not been set.

In Vietnam, the total revenue from private brands could make up 40 percent of the total revenue, but it is expected to reach 15-20 percent soon.

After two times of “swapping horses in midstream” within 3.5 years, FPT has been once again, led by an old portrait – Truong Gia Binh, the founder and the manager of FPT until 2009.

  VietNamNet Bridge – The serious diseases suffered by Vietnamese businesses over the last decade still have not been treated well.

Nearly 500 new findings of Stone Age, Metal Age and Cham Pa - Oc Eo civilisations at excavation sites throughout the country in the past year had made considerable contributions to building scientific files, planning preservation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will send a 29-member delegation to set sail on the 39th ship for the Southeast Asian Youth Programme from October 10 to December 14.

  VietNamNet Bridge - Three friendly matches against Indonesia, Singapore and India can not be held as planned.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An Australian veteran, Derrill De Heer, has been in Viet Nam to look for the author of 38 sketches of Vietnamese soldiers that were found after a battle in Ba Ria-Vung Tau during the war.

 The world's top platinum miner ordered 26,000 striking workers in South Africa to report for disciplinary hearings Tuesday or risk the sack, as gold giant AngloGold Ashanti warned strikers there they might be forced to scale down their operations.

 The death toll of a ship collision took place on Monday in Hong Kong rose to 36 as of 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, Hong Kong's Information Services Department said in an updated statement.

The cable TV market has been dominated by television stations, which is believed to be the main reason behind the low quality of the services.

VietNamNet Bridge – On October 1, Mr. Do Quang Hien or Boss Hien told the media that he had withdrawn the whole capital in the two sports companies - T & T and SHB Da Nang Sports JSCs. 

  VietNamNet Bridge - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Ibrahim Al Assaf will pay an official visit to Viet Nam on October 9 at the invitation of Vietnamese Finance Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

  Vietnam peace committee delegation visits Laos; Party delegation attends Mozambique's party congress; Cao Dai followers celebrate grand ritual

VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Committee of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, has proposed to remove number plates of cars that illegally park on the road, without the drivers and to collect car parking charges by the hour.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pledges to continue expanding cooperation with the United Nations (UN) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the fields of trade, investment, education and culture.