VietNamNet Bridge – The nine Vietnamese fishermen who were freed by China authorities on October 11 have not arrived home though they were expected to be home on evening of October 12.

VietNamNet Bridge - Two of Germany’s most important contemporary writers, Ingo Schulze and Juli Zeh, are now in Vietnam to meet with Vietnamese readers on the occasion of the program “Germany in Vietnam 2010”.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Cinema Administration has announced that Vietnam would not send any movie to the upcoming Oscar.

VietNamNet Bridge – Of nearly 6,000 wishes for Hanoi sent to a contest held by HSBC on the occasion of the capital city’s 1000th anniversary, many people wished Hanoi would be out of gridlocks, floods and become a green, clean and beautiful city.

VietNamNet Bridge – The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual report has ranked Vietnam as 72nd for gender equality in terms of politics, education, job and health.

VietNamNet Bridge - A draft State administrative reform plan has set a target of reducing the number of ministries and ministerial-level agencies to under 20 by 2015.

The research of rice seeds collected from Hanoi’s Thanh Den citadel, which were believed to be 3,000 years old, will stop because they are not ancient rice, said an official from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

VietNamNet Bridge – At a talk with his Indian counterpart on October 13, Vietnamese Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh requested that India sends its experts to Vietnam to help train Vietnam’s peace-keeping forces, which is about to be formed.

Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of the UN’s Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women Agency and Chair of the Social Protection Floor Advisory Group arrived in Vietnam for a three-day visit from October 14-16.

140 portrait sketches of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers of painters Dang Ai Viet will be displayed at the Southern Women’s Museum in Ho Chi Minh City on October 18.

VietNamNet Bridge – The world’s largest social network Facebook is seeking for an employee in Hanoi to expand its operation in Vietnam.

The US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates talked with teachers, students and staff from the Hanoi National University on October 11 during his official visit to Vietnam to attend the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+).

VietNamNet Bridge – The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) opened this morning in Hanoi, with the participation of many powers like the US, Russia, China, India and Japan.

The recent red mud spill in western Hungary, which forced hundreds of local dwellers out of their homes, contaminated the soil and decimated wildlife, has raised the concerns about bauxite mining projects in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – At least two people, one man and one woman, died last week in HCM City because of holes in the road.

The first ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus (ADMM+) closed in Hanoi on October 12, after adopting a joint declaration that highlighted a determination towards strategic cooperation for peace, stability and development in the region.

VietNamNet Bridge – China had released nine Vietnamese fishermen on October 11, said Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh on October 12.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung assigned Nguyen Ngoc Su, deputy chairman of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), as chairman of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) as of October 9.

VietNamNet Bridge - An orchestra from the Italian city of Florence , will perform its only concert in Vietnam at the Hanoi Opera House on October 27.

VietNamNet Bridge - Floods have left 66 people dead, 75 injured and 17 missing in central Vietnam by October 11, reported the National Committee for Floods Prevention and Control.

“Sunny Days-Rainy Nights”, a one night musical fusion performance featuring Western and Vietnamese traditional instruments will take stage on October 16 at the Hanoi Youth Theater.

A French Wine and Food Fair will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on October 22-23.

The US Secretary of Defence Robert M. Gates had a very busy day in Hanoi on October 12. He met with Vietnamese officials and attended bilateral meetings with his counterparts, who were in Hanoi for the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus.

VietNamNet Bridge – A man in Binh Dinh province has caught a giant butterfly in his garden. The insect is 13 cmlong and has a wingspan of 24 cm.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 8,000 amateur and professional artists contributed to the success of a great show on October 10, at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium.