Vietnam’s Truong Nam Thanh ranked fourth at the annual Manhunt International modeling contest in Seoul, South Korea on October 10. This is the highest position for a Vietnamese male model at this beauty contest so far.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport on October 10, started the construction of the 13km Cat Linh – Ha Dong elevated light-rail route, with investment capital of $552 million.

VietNamNet Bridge – More Vietnamese artists are honored by foreign newspapers. That shows their attractiveness and coverage in not only Vietnam but also in other countries.

VietNamNet Bridge – A young man in Dong Phu district in Binh Phuoc province is living with a goiter of nearly 3kg. This tumor is still growing.

Retired Algerian soccer striker Mustapha Rabah Madjer, who played in two World Cups and starred on the Portuguese club team FC Porto in the 1980s, is to become a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador in recognition of his work

VietNamNet Bridge – The prolonged flood in the Mekong Delta has killed at least 24 people, including 21 children, and caused damages worth at least VND950 billion ($45.2 million).

 A ray of hope on the recovery of the stock market has been flashed when the stock prices increased significantly continuously in the trading sessions in September.

49,000 local firms close this year; Local rice exporters turn to Indonesia; Higher deposit rates offered on liquidity fears; EVN losses affecting PVN projects; Building materials sector to up production; Fine levels set for pricing violations    

U.S. crude oil price surged for the fourth straight day on Monday as Germany and France pledged to unveil rescue plan for debt-stressed Greece and report showed OPEC oil output declined in September.

President Hu Jintao held talks with the visiting head of Vietnam's ruling political party Tuesday, with both sides agreeing to advance their strategic and cooperative partnership in a stable and healthy way.

An official welcome ceremony for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on October 11. 

Vietnamese President told India's Press Trust ahead of his state visit to India that his trip is to continue to strengthen friendship between the two peoples, reinforce, deepen and add greater substance to bilateral strategic partnership.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two Australian royal naval ships, Hmas Huon and Hmas Yarra, landed at the Saigon Port on October 10, beginning their visit to strengthen the friendship between the navy of Vietnam and Australia.

A total of 269 people were confirmed dead and four people were missing in the floods that have inundated the upper part of the country for almost three months, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported on Tuesday.

Only when garment companies can export the products designed by themselves and using domestic fabric, will the industry take off.

VietNamNet Bridge – The highly anticipated film Hotboy Noi Loan va Cau Chuyen ve Thang Cuoi, Co Gai Diem va Con Vit (Lost in Paradise) directed by Vu Ngoc Dang will be released in cinemas nationwide tomorrow, Oct 12.

Vinalines incurred the loss of 660 billion dong in the first six months of 2011, Falcon 48 million dong, while Vosco suffered a loss of 21 billion dong and it could only avoid the loss thanks to the ship selling contract.

Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, left for China on Tuesday for a five-day official visit at the invitation of Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of China.

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign experts said that Vietnam should not worry about its dependence on foreign science and technology. If it simulates and improve foreign technology well, Vietnam will achieve a great leap in technology.

Hand-Foot-Mouth disease on the rise; Ten outstanding citizens honoured; Cockfight enthusiast not dead from gunshot; Italians build centres for disabled kids; Australian navy on goodwill visit

VietNamNet Bridge – Ten South Korean travel agents attended a conference and art performance in Ha Noi last Friday to promote their country's tourism potential.

Vietnamese service providers have affirmed that only by 2015, will the cloud computing become popular in Vietnam, telling that they need some more time to prepare to introduce their products to users.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh qualified for the women's vault final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday night.

Unable to find the jobs as teachers, a lot of pedagogical school graduates have seen their knowledge buried in oblivion.

African tulip tree, or Spathodea Campanulata, one of the 100 evasive exotic plants that cause serious consequences in the world has been multiplied and grown in Lam Dong and Khanh Hoa provinces.