VietNamNet Bridge – Three-time 29th Southeast Asian Games winner Nguyen Thi Huyen helped her Nam Dinh Province take the lead after the first day of the National Athletics Championships

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lacquer paintings depicting nature, plants and flowers throughout the year are on display at an exhibition by artist Nguyen Tran Cuong.

As people in flood-hit provinces struggle to piece together severely disrupted lives, local authorities are calling out for urgent help to deal with major damage suffered by dykes, irrigation works and other constructions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series of resettlement houses in Ha Noi remain partially empty as their intended residents have not moved in, wasting State resources, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Former VN Pharma chairman of the Board of Directors-cum-general director Nguyen Minh Hung and former director of H&C International Marine Trade Company Vo Manh Cuong 

Earlier this month Idemitsu Q8 Petroleum LLC opened its first retail outlet in Ha Noi’s Thang Long Industrial Park, marking the first time a wholly foreign-owned company has entered the fuel retail sector.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fish farmers in central Quang Ngai Province are concerned about thousands of dead fish, which are polluting a local lake.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s 218 Dance Crew qualified for Asia’s Got Talent Season 2 last Saturday, with the qualifying round airing at 8pm on national channel HTV3 - DreamsTV.

Chau Tran Vinh, deputy director general of the Water Resources Management Department, speaks to the newspaper Nhan Dan on the importance of close co-operation between agencies in water management.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City General Publishing House on Saturday launched the 11th Book Week to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In an effort to curb traffic congestion, a local firm has recently proposed charging a VND30,000 – 50,000 (US$1.3 - 2.2) fee for  cars entering HCM City’s downtown. 

Trucks, tipper lorries and lorries with trailers will not be allowed on certain roads in central Da Nang City for the duration of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) meetings in November.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s picturesque landscapes and mystical monuments have found katazome expression at the hands of Japanese artist Toba Mika.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A special high tax proposed by some provinces and cities is being questioned by economists due to its controversial impacts on Viet Nam’s tax policies. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese national futsal team finished third at the International Futsal Tournament, which concluded in Changshu City, Jiangshu Province, China yesterday.

Noted jazz saxophonist and musician Quyen Van Minh will host a jazz night on October 27 at the Ha Noi Opera House to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his jazz club in the city and the 50th anniversary

Viet Nam were ousted from the AFC U19 Women’s Football Championship in Nanjing, China, after losing to Australia 2-5 in the third match of Group B’s qualifying round yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City should develop a “twin city” model, which would divide the metropolis into two urban areas, a western and an eastern one, to allow each part to properly develop, 

The Ha Noi People’s Committee has proposed the construction of Me So Bridge, which will connect the city’s Thuong Tin District with neighbouring Hung Yen Province.

Hue City is asking authorities to allocate land in central Thua Thien- Hue Province to set up markets for street vendors in an attempt to upgrade its tourism profile.