Week-long plenum gets underway on October 9 with the country's economy a matter of great debate.

 Heineken will host the Heineken Green Room Original Sound Experiment on October 15 at the Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi.

 An appearance at Winter-Autumn Fashion Week in Paris by fashionista Tram Nguyen has caused quite a stir.

 Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach has posed in a beautifully elegant fashion in the latest photographs to be posted on Harper's Bazaar Vietnam magazine in the time to come.

VietNamNet Bridge - The sharply increased demand for leased land in industrial zones (IZs) from foreign investors has prompted infrastructure developers to transfer IZ and port projects to earn profits.

 A new global pollution deal for aviation is seen providing a long-term boost for carbon markets by generating demand for environmental offset projects that now often sell at rock-bottom prices,

 Two tonnes of suspected elephant tusks found at Sai Gon port, Work starts on new national exhibition and fair centre, PM urges HCM City to develop clean food supply chains, Charity gala raises 20 billion VND for children with heart diseases

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese actor Issac won the Rising Star of Asia Star Award at the 21st Busan International Festival on October 7.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The installation of devices to monitor 600 major radioactive sources in the country will be completed by October 30, officials said yesterday, Oct 6.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministries of Industry and Trade and Natural Resources and Environment will inspect cement manufacturing factories and thermal-power plants that pose a high risk of contamination.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Hong Minh, Director General of the Department of Vocational Training, spoke to the newspaper Tin tuc (News) about some key changes in the Law on Vocational Education and Training.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Viet Kieu (overseas Vietnamese) complain that it is difficult to make investments in Vietnam.

 Vietnamese farmers urged to shift from rice to corn, Japanese businesses interest in Vietnamese market, Indian firm wants to supply garment-textile machines for Vietnam, Fish exporters face difficulties in hitting year-end goal

 The quality of Viet Nam's 3G network service is not low, as was written in recent reports published by global mobile application providers, who evaluate the speed of internet networks and mobile internet throughout the world.

 Viet Nam leads the weekly trend of accessing online video, with 92 per cent of respondents saying that they accessed online video on a weekly basis, Nielsen reported.

 Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) sold one lot of 110.8 million shares from five hydropower companies for over VND1.4 trillion (US$62.6 million), aimed at divesting from its non-core subsidiaries.

 The Government launched a new website this month which enables businesses to send feedback and suggestions.

VietNamNet Bridge – The roads around the Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake have become pedestrian streets on the weekends since September 1. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have begun harvesting the year’s third rice crop, but face low yields even as prices have been pushed down by export difficulties.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 500 households living along the banks of the Bo River in central Thua Thien-Hue have been threatened by serious landslides.