VietNamNet Bridge – The 22.7kg turtle caught by a Hanoi’s fisherman was sold to a Chinese trader at the price of VND180 million (nearly $9,000) on October 14.

VietNamNet Bridge – Under the impact of a tropical depression, downpours covered the central region over the last several days. Flooding triggered by torrential rains has submerged over 10,000 houses in the region.

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies from HCM City, business executives, and city authorities are sceptical about the effectiveness of a proposed advertising law in bringing order to the chaotic industry.

VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition entitled Mua Thu (Autumn) featuring paintings of mountainous Sa Pa landscapes and ethnic minorities has lured many visitors since opening in Ha Noi.

Restructuring commercial banks has been highlighted as the most important task for now. Once the restructuring is completed, Vietnam will have fewer banks than currently, because unprofitable and small banks will be swallowed by others.

Vietnam, Laos armies promote cooperation; Torino city expects to strengthen ties with Vietnam; Vietnam, Cuba promote people-to-people exchanges

VietNamNet Bridge – Seeing the elephant, an 11-year-old girl took food to the animal, but the elephant raised the girl by its trunk, threw her to the ground and trampled her to death.

Singing project launched; “The Gift of Italy” launched in Vietnam; Institute to preserve traditional music; RoK culture highlighted in Vietnam; Palestine documentary presented in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – Health experts yesterday called on the community to take action against cancer at the launch for a communication programme for the prevention of the disease in women.

VietNamNet Bridge – At the age of 21, Do Ngan Thuong has pursued gymnastics for 15 years. That period is about to close because the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) 2011 will be her last competition as a gymnast--to become a coach.

VN rank eighth in wushu championships; U23 players win friendly before VFF Cup; Binh Duong take silver in tournament; Vietnam wins gold at World Wushu Champs

At least 20 people died on Sunday in a major mudslide in El Salvador, as soils in this mountainous country were saturated due to a week of torrential rains, authorities said.

Several thousand protesters marched through downtown Los Angeles Saturday from Pershing Square to Los Angeles City Hall to show their solidarity with the "Occupy" protesters in other cities on the International Day of Action.

Experts all believe that the decision by the State Bank of Vietnam to adjust the interbank exchange rate by another 10 dong per dollar to 20,678 dong per dollar is a “reasonable, flexible and timely” move.

VietNamNet Bridge – Installation of a pipeline system under the Sai Gon River will dramatically curb pollution in HCM City's canals, city authorities said last Friday.

Universities and junior colleges are rushing to open joint training programs under which they cooperate with foreign schools to train Vietnamese students. Many of the programs have not been licensed by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

While the popular mobile phone market has become saturated with no considerable sale growth, the owners of Vietnamese-brand mobile phones try to attract more users by launching the products using the Android operating system.

By October 10, 134 households in Dong Nai province had claimed 15 billion dong for damages from Sonadezi Long Thanh, because the state owned enterprise discharged untreated waste water to the Dong Nai River.

VietNamNet Bridge – A senior Party official has said the visit to China by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was a success.

A lot of investors rush to register the investment projects on building industrial zones (IZs), because the investment licenses would bring them fat profit when they transfer them to other investors.

Previously, the public detected that the first reports on environmental impacts of Dong Nai 6 and 6A hydro-power projects were copied. The reports were fine-tuned but scientists still discovered many problems.

Thai Agriculture Minister Theera Wongsamut assured on Sunday that Bangkok would be safe from flooding formerly expected on weekend as northern runoff from upstream has already passed Bangkok and drifted into sea.

Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain struggled to contain his satisfaction on Sunday after scoring his second hat-trick in successive matches.

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted Simeulue of Indonesia at 1716 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The U.S. dollar fell against major currencies this week as European debt crisis became more complex and raised investors' concerns about the economic health in the region.