VietNamNet Bridge - The ratio of public debt reported by the Government to the National Assembly is "almost" 64% of GDP, according to NA Vice President Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - A mass wedding for 100 couples was held in HCM City on October 15.

 More than 500 antiques uncovered from underwater archeological excavations are on display at an exhibition that opened at Quang Ngai provincial Museum on October 13.

 Google is to begin rolling out version 5.0 of its Android operating system, codenamed Lollipop, on Friday.

The global explosion of new technologies, especially in ICT, points the way to the next big leap for regional connectivity: an Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – High-end food chains are choosing shopping center food courts to set up shops and, while other popular shops are moving away from streetfront locations.

VietNamNet Bridge - A professor from the HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities will deliver a presentation on Ao dai - the traditional gown of Vietnam - at the University of Findlay in Ohio in the US next week.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Military Telecom Corporation (Viettel) has launched mobile services under the brand name Bitel in the South American country of Peru.

VietNamNet Bridge - The aviation authorities of Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia have preliminarily agreed to open a direct Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi route through the airspace of Laos and Cambodia.

As local consumers express their concern over the quality of imported apples and pears, particularly Chinese products, the Ministry of Agriculture has decided to implement all possible measures to monitor the quality of the fruits.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has invested in 17 overseas projects, mainly in the field of oil and gas exploration, an official has said.

VIUP wants Khau Vai Love Market preserved; Fantasia Wind Quintet to perform at Manzi; CAMA ATK to showcase Danish music; Vietnam, US photography competition and exhibition kick off; Columbian artist to meet local fans

 VN U19s beat Kyoto Sanga; Flag-raising ceremony welcomes Vietnamese athletes to 2nd Asian Para Games; Thai wins fourth cycling stage; Ha Noi to host martial arts festival; Montgomerie Links on the tee

 Search for Vietnamese sailors called off; 350 workers suffer food poisoning; Ha Noi police arrest woman for transporting heroin; Authorities work with China to tackle illegal drug trade; Foreigner hospitalized after traffic accident in HCMC

 VietNamNet Bridge –  The HCM City Economics University said last week that two textbooks by foreign authors will be used in the school’s high-quality training program.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The government of Vietnam has moved ahead with its nuclear power development program, but the public has yet to be educated about the benefits and dangers of nuclear energy.

 A blizzard and several avalanches in the Himalayas in central Nepal are reported to have killed at least 26 trekkers and three farmers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Production costs are expected to increase sharply after the National Wage Council approved a plan to increase the regional minimum wage by 15.1 percent next year.

 US President Barack Obama has played down the chance of an Ebola outbreak in the US, after a second nurse became infected caring for a patient.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only three obstetrics hospitals should initially be allowed to introduce surrogacy, an assisted reproductive technique in which a woman carries a child in her uterus for another person,