VietNamNet Bridge – Swimmer Vo Thanh Tung won his third gold medal at the ongoing Asian Para Games in Incheon, South Korea, yesterday, Oct 21.

 Technology giant Yahoo has reported profits of $6.8bn (£4.2bn) for the three months to September, buoyed by earnings from the firm's stake in Alibaba.

VietNamNet Bridge – Laborers in the hospitality sector except tour guides will be allowed to work in the ASEAN markets of their choice when the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Tourism Professionals takes effect.

 New US rules requiring air passengers from the three West African countries worst hit by Ebola to travel via one of five airports are coming into effect.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mergers and acquisitions within the Vietnamese banking industry have contributed to the sector's restructuring in recent years, but experts are suggesting that big banks get involved in the process.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has approved a proposal to apply a pre-investment licensing customs priority mechanism to labour- and capital-intensive enterprises, even those still under construction.

The environmental service industry has not developed well over the last five years, even though state management agencies have said many times that they would strictly enforce the Environmental Protection Law.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The latest autumn-winter collection from leading designers and brands will be on show at the seasonal Ha Noi Fashion Week that opens this Friday.

The government has encouraged enterprises to source local materials in manufacturing, but because of unreasonable tax policies it is cheaper to buy imported materials to make finished products in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Today VietJet opened its latest domestic route connecting the capital city of Hanoi with Can Tho, the largest city in the Mekong Delta.

VietNamNet Bridge – Though Vietnam still has cheap labor, its support industry remains undeveloped as it lacks capital and technologies, experts say.

Vietnam is the biggest online game market in Southeast Asia with turnover of $237 million in 2013, and the sixth largest market in Asia.

“State budget overspending accounts for 5.3% of GDP, while the pubic, government and foreign debts are lower than the permitted level set by the National Assembly (NA) in its Resolution 10 released in 2011”, affirmed Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

The lastest draft of the amended law on special consumption tax has apparently excluded online games from the list of goods and services to be taxed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 230 contestants have participated in the northern and southern primary rounds of Miss Vietnam Pageant 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After being rescued from wildlife traffickers, animals at the Cu Chi Wildlife Rescue Station have gradually recovered, thanks to the dedicated caring of scientists at the HCM City site.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a move certain to unleash fierce competition in the nation’s retail market, Vietnam will fully open it to foreign retailers as of January 2015, in line with World Trade Organisation commitments.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Budget carrier VietJet today handed over the keys to a brand new Toyota Vios E to a lucky passenger - Sino Channel Asia - as part of the airline’s mega-promotion “Enjoy Flying with Vietjet and Win a Car.”

 VietNamNet Bridge – South Korea's Keangnam Corporation has extended an apology to the Government and people of Viet Nam for a crack that appeared across the recently opened Noi Bai-Lao Cai highway.

The new regulation exempting students from foreign-language exams for university admission will be difficult to implement as it is too vague, students and educators believe.