About 20 colour portraits of Vietnamese women by French photographer Rehahn Croquevielle will be on display at the Phan Dinh Phung Secondary School in Ha Noi on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Duoc, Chairman of the Vietnam War Veterans Association, has asked the Vietnam Father Front for approval for turning Late General Vo Nguyen Giap’s private house into a museum bearing his name.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The capital city will ramp up its efforts to create resources for investors, in an effort to attract US$1.3 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) by the end of the year, according to the municipal People's Committee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Italy plans to open a consulate in HCMC late this year to boost relations between the two countries, according to Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Lorenzo Angeloni.

Germany's largest cultural event –Oktoberfest – will be replicated in Ha Noi on October 24 and 25.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some stores have opened their doors, a few sellers are cleaning the stores, and others are reading the morning news on newspapers.

  Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi doesn't have a High Street, although Hai Ba Trung may be as close as it comes.

 The capital city of Hanoi remained orderly and safe as millions of people from all corners of the nation and international friends flocked to the city to pay tribute to General Vo Nguyen Giap since his death on October 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This market opens every Saturday morning for those who love old things.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The new school year started several weeks ago, and a pick-up and drop-off service has been flourishing in the capital to meet the demands of busy parents.

 As many as 19 art troupes from 14 countries and international organisations have registered to perform at the Hue Festival 2014, according to the festival’s organisers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On October 5-6, a beauty contest for dogs took place at the Giang Vo Exhibition Center, Hanoi, with the participation of nearly 500 dogs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several cultural and entertainment programmes have been cancelled or postponed due to the national mourning in memory of General Vo Nguyen Giap.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A project to relocate 1,530 households in Ha Noi's Old Quarter to Viet Hung Residential Area in Long Bien District will give special care and attention to 121 historic sites.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hoang Manh Cuong, Nguyen Lam Phuc and Nguyen Xuan Chinh are displaying their 20 works featuring Hoan Kiem Lake at an exhibition that opened at No. 16 Le Thai To, Hanoi on October 8.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A house on 30 Hoang Dieu Street in Hanoi, where General Vo Nguyen Giap lived and worked, holds many memories and souvenirs of a legendary man.

 Many taxi firms have cheated to increase the number of cars operating in Ha Noi to get profits, according to the Municipal Transport Authority.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. To Van Dong, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hanoi, said the agency was planning a suitable route named after General Vo Nguyen Giap.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s electric buggy service has carried more than 1 million tourists on tours around the capital’s Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of the city over the past three years,