Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son granted a media interview about the outcomes of the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 10) and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s trip to Belgium, Germany and the Vatican.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 101-year-old woman and her younger sister aged 93 have been recognized as the oldest living sisters in Vietnam by the Vietnam Record Organization.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The visit to China last week of Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh shows that the two neighboring countries are trying to mend relations after the oil rig incident, observed international newswires.

Vietnam’s two major airports of Tan Son Nhat in HCM City and Noi Bai in Hanoi are among the worst in Asia, according to the results of a poll on a website specializing in assessment of airports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A walking stick created by Nguyen Duy Quy, a teacher at the Nguyen Dinh Chieu Specialized High School in Da Nang, helps blind people walk safely on the street.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi authorities have decided that it can make money from the severe weather conditions caused by climate change, saying also that its citizens need to adapt to the new circumstances.

A relatively new career path opening up in Vietnam is that of becoming a pilot. Averie Nguyen meets some of the women that conquer our skies on a daily basis under the employ of Vietjet.

The government has unexpectedly proposed to the National Assembly the use of the state budget to settle bad debts incurred by SOEs, even though the legislature has said that SOEs must take responsibility for their debts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Feasting her eyes on the terraced rice fields in Viet Nam's popular tourist spot Sapa, Nathalie Cauvi couldn't stop shouting: "Wow, wow! It's such an amazing and beautiful landscape!"

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmer Nguyen Van Sau in the southern province of Tay Ninh's Ben Cau District is relieved that it has been a profitable year for tobacco farmers, as the crop has fed his family and hundreds of others for decades.

VietNamNet Bridge – This month, the Arabesque company - an independent dance company based in HCM City - will leave for the US to perform The Mist in its first-ever tour in the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City's two-year-old community-based treatment for drug addicts has not proven very successful due to various reasons, including the fact that admission for treatment is voluntary.

 Project to develop eco-industrial park; Hutech invests VND 950bln in Saigon Hi-Tech Park; Inspection over ODA, FDI projects to be intensified; Consumers opt for local goods; Japanese firms shift investment to Vietnam

 Jetstar Pacific Airlines accumulated losses of 2,564 billion VND (122.1 million USD) during 2008-2013, the latest financial report of Vietnam Airlines Corporation, JPA’s mother company, revealed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 13th National Assembly opened its 8th session in Hanoi on October 20, with priority issues being 18 draft laws and three draft resolutions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are 43 operational biomass power projects nationwide, with 40 plants fueled by bagasse and having a combined capacity of 150MW, and three others powered by rice husk and waste

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Corporations have many methods to bleed the national budget’s dry: evading tax, declaring inaccurate taxable income, delaying tax payments, and committing trade fraud.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The health ministry has called for increased vigilance and response against the spread of the Ebola disease in the country.

 Le Van Cong won Vietnam's first gold medal in the Asian Para-Games in Incheon, in the Republic of Korea on October 19.

 Two major fire accidents took place at Nam Trung Yen urban area near Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower and Quang Minh industrial zone in Hanoi’s outlying district of Me Linh.