Wal-Mart Stores Inc is accelerating its investment in e-commerce in a bid to narrow the gap with Amazon.com Inc and to give it an even more dominant position against the rest of the field in retail.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A tropical storm, internationally named Aere, is visible near the East Sea with strongest winds of 75km per hour in its eye.

 Health authority issues complete recall of four Sisley Paris products, Thailand called to invest in Vietnam’s supporting industry, State-owned enterprises equitisation remains slow, French company wants to invest in HCM City’s infrastructure

A trio of European scientists has won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for developing molecular machines that could one day be injected to fight cancer or used to make new types of materials and energy storage devices.

VietNamNet Bridge - Large conglomerates in Vietnam have been quietly trying to buy rival companies or all or part of businesses because they want the companies' land.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Old people often live through memories. They love to tell stories about the past. They also suffer fear of loneliness, abandonment, disease and death.

 Stocks on Wall Street rose Wednesday led by the energy sector as oil prices rallied and as financials gained on the increasing likelihood of an interest rate hike after strong economic data.

Seven celebrated chefs from Italy, France, Viet Nam, Thailand and China will flex their culinary muscles during the Les Aromes Festival 2016 — an annual gastronomy event organised by Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi.

Born in 1829, King Tu Duc had the longest reign of all in the Nguyen Dynasty. This is his last resting place in Hue city. The King had 103 wives and concubines but no children.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam national football team will play fair with North Korea in a friendly match to be held at Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City today, Oct 6,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Book Fair 2016 will feature an exhibit introducing the relationship between Ha Noi and Viet Nam with ASEAN countries.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s aviation industry has scored new grade promotions recently with high revenue growth rate and rapid development of modern fleets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – IT and software jobs fetch higher salaries than others – of US$700-1,000 -- according to a report by executive search company Vietnamworks.com.

 Charity tourism has become more popular for its social and humanity significance. Tourists join a journey to refresh themselves after work and find the true values of life.

Whether it is rainy or sunny, hundreds of volunteers supporting Thang Long - Hanoi tourism man tourist sites with a smile on their lips. They act as tourism ambassadors, promoting Hanoi to foreign tourists.

VietNamNet Bridge – Art critic and painter Uyen Huy has published a book that documents trends in 20th century fine arts in the southern region with more than 200 black-and-white and colour images. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Trieu Thi Thoa of HCM City’s District 6 says when her neighbours see a vehicle come to collect garbage, all of them close their doors immediately to avoid its stench.

VietNamNet Bridge - Four UAZ models will be available in Vietnam, including Patriot, pickup, offroad Hunter and another commercial vehicle model. However, most Vietnamese have shown little interest in the news.

VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City has spent tens of trillions of dong to ease flooding, but the historic rainfall on September 26-27 seriously flooded streets as the drainage system could not handle the deluge. 

 Many Japanese investors keen on Vietnam's real estate sector in recent times.