Animals living deep in the limestone mountains of Hon Chong in Kien Giang province, an area with high biological diversity with mountains and limestone caves, are facing a serious threat from the quarrying operations of cement manufacturers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Mathematics university graduates complain it is difficult for them to find jobs, while mathematicians say the national economy is still not developed enough to use many workers with mathematical knowledge and skills.

VietNamNet Bridge - he reuse of plastic bottles in Vietnam may bring serious health consequences, according to scientists. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Banh Da Lon or “pig skin cake” is a Vietnamese steamed layer cake made from tapioca starch, rice flour, mashed mung beans, taro, or durian, coconut milk, water, and sugar. 

 AT&T is betting its purchase of Time Warner Inc will give the company an edge in winning subscribers for its live internet television package, a new front in media that is about to become crowded by technology players.

 Microsoft founder Bill Gates through his foundation has donated $210 million to an initiative based at the University of Washington in Seattle aimed at improving people's health around the world,

India unlikely to impose anti-dumping duty on Vietnamese batteries, HCMC proposes tax incentives to reduce E5 petrol price, Australia supports Vietnam’s macadamia industry, WB helps HCM City develop solar power

 VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors at the Can Tho Maternity Hospital successfully removed a 3kg fibroid tumor from a woman, the hospital director has announced.

VietNamNet Bridge – The second Asia-Europe New Music Festival brought together in Ha Noi some 200 musicians and artists from 30 countries and territories. Eleven big concerts took stage featuring the best and latest compositions

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 26 delivered a speech opening the 8th Summit of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Viet Nam (CLMV 8) and the 7th Summit of Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS 7) in Hanoi.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will coordinate with provincial Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Department of Culture and Communications to organise six national cultural festivals in 2017.

 Travel experts from Boundless Journeys and Adventure Life have revealed the list of top 10 most eco-friendly hot spots across the world, including Vietnam.

 The US values its relationship with the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and consider this an increasingly important channel to enhance relations with Vietnam, Secretary of State John Kerry said. 

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga has welcomed the UN’s positive outcomes in implementing its resolutions relating to the participation of women in conflict prevention, peacebuilding and reconstruction.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Truong Minh Tuan, Minister of Information and Communication speaks to the BNEWS of VNA about media workers and their responsibility toward society.

 Vietnam needs a tremendous budget twice bigger than its annual gross domestic product (GDP) to restructure the economy in the next five years, said Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health (MoH) has proposed a mandatory exam for all medical students before they receive medical practice certificates.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam sent seven female martial artists to the World Karate Championships which opened in Linz, Austria yesterday, Oct 25.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Six Vietnamese cueists are taking part in the Carom Billiards 3-Cushion World Cup which kicked off in La Baule, France on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has decided to resume its commodity exchange plan, which it had tried to build five years ago, but could not implement well.