VietNamNet Bridge – Taking a leisurely walk through the pedestrian areas that surround Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake on the weekends, one can see there is a lot on offer.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health last Saturday confirmed two new cases of Zika virus infection, raising the total number of locally transmitted cases in Viet Nam to five since April.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 200 artists and musicians from 30 countries and territories will participate in the second Asia-Europe New Music Festival to be held in Ha Noi and Vinh Yen cities starting tomorrow, Oct 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Duong Duc pocketed Vietnam’s first gold medal at the Tafisa World Game Armwrestling Championships 2016 on October 7-9 in Jakarta, Indonesia after defeating strong foreign rivals in the 65 kg category.

 Canadian rapper Drake dominated nominations for the American Music Awards, earning a leading 13 nominations and beating the record set by Michael Jackson more than 30 years ago,

 The main round of the Vietnam Open 2016 tournament, part of the ATP Challenger Tour 2016, began on October 10 with the participation of 32 players from 20 countries and territories. 

 Several big companies are planning to follow their peers in moving their shares from Ha Noi to the HCM Stock Exchange (HOSE) in an attempt to boost stock prices and improve liquidity.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A secondary school in Soc Trang City has refused to enroll a student who planned to enter the sixth grade this academic year because he cannot read and write.

VietNamNet Bridge - A group of university students in Da Nang has invented a hydroponic vegetable production system by using a smartphone app. The invention won third prize at Danang Runway Startup 2016, a competition for startup ideas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked concerned departments for a plan to solve the issue of lead contamination and poisoning in Hung Yen Province’s Dong Mai craft village.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to make a list of State-owned enterprises that refuse to publish information, so that appropriate punishment can be determined.

VietNamNet Bridge - Holding huge assets worth billions of dollars, these Vietnamese billionaires are not on the world’s lists of billionaires because the information about their assets has not been exposed to the public.

 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) halted sales of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on Tuesday and told owners to stop using them while it investigates reports of fires, fuelling expectations the tech giant will scrap the flagship device.

 Hillary Clinton's campaign is confronting an emerging risk to her presidential ambitions - if Donald Trump continues to trail her in opinion polls many Democrats may simply stay at home on Election Day.

Head of the National Assembly’s Economic Committee has said debt owed to contractors of construction projects under a rural development program in 53 provinces and cities had amounted to VND15.27 trillion (US$685 million) by end-January.

GE Aviation is providing the newest technologies to Vietnamese airlines, treating Vietnam as a focal point as the country grows into a regional hub of business and tourism.

Cau Mong, a small village in Dien Ban district, Da Nang City, is a great addition to your trip to Da Nang as you can find there a wonderful speciality called Bo Tai Cau Mong (Cau Mong Rare Beed)

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Preventive Health Centre will continue to monitor and test tap and ground water quality throughout the city.

 A collection of golden books of the Nguyen Dynasty was opened to the public in March. The Nguyen Dynasty was a powerful Vietnamese dynasty whose 13 Kings ruled for 143 years.

VietNamNet Bridge - Will Vietnamese businesses have to share the multi-billion dollar lottery market with foreign investors?