VietNamNet Bridge – The rubber industry is expected to reach this year’s export target of US$1.5 billion thanks to a price hike in the world market, said the Viet Nam Rubber Association.

Quoc hopes to recover before Asian; VN official elected to AFC Standing Committee; 16 VN fencers to compete in eight events at Asian Games; Capital’s sharpshooters hit the mark in championships

VietNamNet Bridge – The cultures and diversity of Southeast Asia are on display in a new exhibition of lacquerware and Indonesian glass paintings entitled A Glimpse of Southeast Asia, now open at the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology in Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Top martial artist Nguyen Dinh Toan and Nguyen Minh Tu pocketed gold medal during the pair event at the World Taekwondo Federation Poomsae Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Sunday night.

Efficient lighting helps high-rises save energy; HCM City to improve drug distribution; Quang Ninh hosts ASEAN Labour Inspection Meeting; HCM City tests quality of groundwater

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and a government delegation paid a visit to the flood-hit central province of Quang Binh on Saturday.

Party leader welcomes visiting defence ministers; State President receives UK prince; Vietnam wants to boost ties with France; Vietnamese, Chinese defence ministers hold talks

VietNamNet Bridge – The retreat ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting was held in Hanoi on October 11 to prepare for the first ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting plus (ADMM+) scheduled for October 12.

A study shows that mobile payments (m-payments) in the Asia Pacific region are expected to record transactions worth more than two-fold

No metallic or organic contaminants have entered the Danube from the red sludge spill in western Hungary

The fertilizer price still has been increasing significantly on the domestic market.

The export revenue of some key export products to the Republic of Korea (ROK) has increased sharply recently thanks to the ASEAN-ROK FTA

Vietnam sold most of the rice before, when the price was low. Now when the price keeps increasing, it has nothing to sell.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of students have found a new way to earn money.

General schools but complain that they are facing a lot of difficulties in teaching due to the lack of swimming pools and teachers.

Commercial banks have well prepared for the business in the last months of the year, when the demand for capital is expected to increase sharply.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ten low income couples celebrated a joint wedding ceremony in HCM City yesterday, Oct 10, in the belief that the lucky date would look kindly on their futures.

VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have decried State-owned film studios and cinemas for paying little attention to remote areas and called on them to screen films for people living there.

Vietnamese importers and producers complain that they are facing big difficulties since the Chinese yuan has soared from 2000 dong per yuan to nearly 3000 dong per yuan.

VietNamNet Bridge – A group exhibition named Tam Ta (Pouring), with works from five contemporary artists from Ha Noi, has opened in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Third generation services are widely used in Viet Nam but cell phones are becoming the target of hackers.

National team lose to India 3-1 in friendly; Teen takes U-18 tennis title in Bac Lieu Province; Trang, Luan win crowns in table tennis tourney; Da Nang to construct 40,000-seat stadium

VietNamNet Bridge – The sight of overhanging cable tangles in most city streets could be thing of the past by 2025 if a project proposal to bury them goes according to schedule.

VietNamNet Bridge – Any organisation or individual that violates intellectual property rights will be fined from VND2 million to VND500 million (US$100-25,000), according to a new decree that will take effect on November 9.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietinbank agreed yesterday, Oct 10, to sell a 10-per-cent stake in the firm to International Finance Corporation (IFC) for US$190 million.