VietNamNet Bridge – The quickest way to help lower stockpiles of refined petroleum products produced by the Dung Quat Oil Refinery would be to minimise petrol imports.

The Party Central Committee's 13th plenum opened in Hanoi Friday to discuss the implementation of socio-economic development tasks, the country's next five-year plan (and the personnel preparations for the upcoming 11th National Party Congress.

VietNamNet Bridge - Air Mekong launched flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Quoc Island off Kien Giang Province on October 8.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Aircraft Leasing Company (VALC) received its fourth ATR72-500 aircraft from the French manufacturer Avion de Transport Regional (ATR) at Toulouse on October 7.

VietNamNet Bridge - French blues singer Roland Tchakounté and his band will come back Vietnam for performances at the HCM City’s Opera House on October 14 and the French Cultural Center in Hanoi on October 15-16.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam exported nearly 5.4 million tons of rice in the past nine months, earning US$2.28 billion, up by 8.51 percent in volume and 12 percent in value year-on-year, the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) reported on October 8.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of Cham people in the central province of Ninh Thuan on October 7 attended Kate festival, the biggest annual festival of Cham people who are Balamon followers, at Poklong Giarai tower.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is calling for infrastructure investment under the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model as funds from the State budget, Government bonds and ODA capital are insufficient to meet demand.

VietNamNet Bridge – Almost 600 domestic and foreign scientists gathered in Hanoi on Oct. 7 for a three-day international conference, “Sustainable Development of Hanoi Capital - Civilised and Heroic City for Peace”.

VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of people gathered at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium on October 6 to see the final rehearsal for an art and cultural festival celebrating Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary.

VietNamNet Bridge – The upcoming ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting plus (ADMM+) aims to increase high-level dialogue to carry out practical cooperation in security and defence, helping to build a region of peace and stability.

VietNamNet Bridge – Preparation for the first Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus, hosted by Viet Nam at the National Convention Centre in Ha Noi on Tuesday, has been completed.

VietNamNet Bridge – Most of ornamental trees and animals displayed at the exhibitions in the campus of Hanoi Museum and My Dinh National Stadium are worth millions of US dollars.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's wrestlers will need all the luck they can get if they are to win a medal at the upcoming Asian Games (ASIAD) this November.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's national team will clash with South Korea's U-23s in the opening game of the VFF Sonha Cup at My Dinh National Stadium next month.

VietNamNet Bridge – By October 6, the Can Tho Import-Export Seafood JSC killed nearly 18,000 red-eared sliders totaling nearly 30 tons in weight.

Prince Andrew, Duke of York is going to visit Vietnam from October 9-13 to represent the UK at Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary years of Thang Long – Hanoi and to boost bilateral relations.

VietNamNet Bridge – At least 62 people died and 23 others were missing in central provinces by October 7 because of flood.

VietNamNet Bridge – After rescuing 32 enslaved workers from a farm in Dak Nong province, Quang Nam’s provincial police announced to have over 20 others remaining in the jungle.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly one year after leaving Vietnam’s national female football team, coach Chen Yun Fat has returned to Vietnam to help the team prepare for the 16th Asian Games (ASIAD).

VietNamNet Bridge – Nine ancient mango (Mangifera foetida Lour) trees at Hanoi’s Voi Phuc temple have been recognized as part of national Vietnam’s heritage.

The first upgraded Russian Soyuz spaceship with three astronauts onboard has blasted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan early Friday

U.S. singer Toni Braxton has filed for bankruptcy a second time, citing millions of dollars in debt, according to media reports Friday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Crocodile breeders are lobbying management agencies for the establishment of a breeders’ association.

New university students now have to struggle to live in big cities, where everything is expensive, and start a new life, where there are many joys and troubles as well.