Book on Uncle Ho published in Mexico; Vietnam, Cuba keen to further bilateral cooperation; UK Ambassador honoured; Filipino Minister of Defence visits Vietnam; Spain’s investment in Vietnam encouraged

ADB helps poor provinces improve rural infrastructure; Over VND19 bil raised for flood victims; Association set up to search for soldiers’ remains; Vietnam-Brazil Friendship Magazine makes debut; VND130 million more for flood victims

Contest to conquer Fansipan peak announced; Song writing contest for Agent Orange victims launched; 48 Hour Film Project comes to Vietnam; US researcher’s book about Hanoi published; Vietnamese-Japanese cultural club opens in Hanoi 

Owner of Vietnam’s top-flight FC Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Doan Nguyen Duc confirms no Vietnamese footballer is worth more than VND5 billion (US$256,000) and announces to withdraw from the ongoing transfer season for expensive price.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Holland Village festival that has come for the first time to Ho Chi Minh City offers an insight into Dutch lifestyles and customs through traditional crafts, food, and music.

A new Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group would be unveiled this month or early November at the latest, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung told reporters at the sidelines of National Assembly group discussion over the weekend.

About 600,000 of the 7.5 million people hospitalized in Vietnam every year contact infections at hospital, Prof. Dr. Le Hoang Ninh head of the Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, said at a seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 21.

VietNamNet Bridge – The recent exhibition of ornamental trees and animals held in the Hanoi Museum to celebrate the city’s 1000th anniversary gathered the most unique and expensive ornamental trees in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Top models like Thanh Hang, Hoang Yen and Ngoc Thach appeared in white dresses designed by Do Manh Cuong in the “Dream of Love” fashion show in HCM City on October 21 evening.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dong Tam Long An football club introduced its new coach, Marcelo Javier Zuleta from Argentina, at a ceremony on October 23.

An unexpected flash flood occurred in Luong Son town, the southern province of Binh Thuan in the early morning of October 24, inundating nearly 1000 houses, nearly 100 hectares of crop and dozens of kilometers of river dikes.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Under the baton of Japanese conductor Honna Tetsuji, the Vietnam Symphony Orchestra and a choir of nearly 1000 people performed the Symphony No. 8 by Gustav Mahler at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on October 23.

VietNamNet Bridge – Most of foreign-invested forest planting projects in Vietnam belong to Chinese investors, with modest investment capital, according to a government’s report.

VietNamNet Bridge - Police impounded about 550 motorbikes and arrested dozens of youths who were planning an illegal speed ride through the streets of HCM City on Saturday night, October 23.

US dollar credit repayment pressures were not the key factor creating strong exchange rate fluctuations in recent weeks.

North-central region’s largest oil storage inaugurated; Central region advised to tap EU market; Oil depot receives first stock

The upward trend of the gold prices has been continuing over the past many days. Meanwhile, experts have warned that the price escalation will have bad impacts on the national economy.

VietNamNet Bridge – A tamed elephant with beautiful tusks found last week with hundreds of cuts on his body has been in critical condition, Buon Don District officials said.

Mobile phone service providers are gradually swallowing up the market share held by fixed line service providers. The latter have voiced their concern about the sharp fall in their revenue.

Japan plans to cooperate with Vietnam to explore rare earth minerals in Vietnam after their home industries became stagnant due to the interrupted supply from China.