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,

 The Indian rock band Girish and The Chronicles will perform at Ha Noi's Culture and Arts Exhibition Centre, No 2 Hoa Lu Street, next Monday, a day after their performance at the Water Resources University.

HCM City voters voice concerns over corruption; Vietnam, Cuba keen to further bilateral ties; Vietnam proposes topic for 132nd ASGP meeting; Vietnamese, Indian legislative bodies embrace ties

German Chancellor Angela Merkel assured Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung that Germany values its bilateral ties with Vietnam, a vibrant economy and key player in the birth of the ASEAN Economic Community, during talks in Berlin on October 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Holcim Vietnam, a Swiss cement manufacturer, will treat 7,000 liters of oil containing PCBs taken from the Cai Lan Port in Ha Long City to the company’s plant in Kien Giang province.

 Vietnam and Iran agreed to beef up their comprehensive cooperation during Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to the Islamic country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of people may find the Ta Cu Mountain a strange place to be on, but in reality it makes for an attractive climb.

 VietNamNet Bridge – From now to December, Hanoi traffic police will install an additional 450 cameras in four urban districts to control traffic.

Former Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyen Van Rinh, confirmed that China’s construction activities on islands in Vietnam’s Truong Sa Archipelago aim at military targets, laying the foundation for implementation of the "China dream".

VietNamNet Bridge – A shortage of compensation for site clearance has been blamed for delays to a project to expand the North-South National Highway 1A running through the two central provinces of Phu Yen and Binh Dinh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the domestic real estate sector have always depended strongly on the property market in the capital city, experts said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Veteran Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa has been invited by the Bangkok Glass Club to compete in the Thai National League this year, according to the Viet Nam Volleyball Federation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first Vietnamese movie about bisexual love, Lac Gioi (Paradise in Heart) produced by Tincom Media, had its premier showing on Monday in HCM City with 800 people attending.

Central region takes biofuel lead; Experts urge gradual consumption tax hike; Vietnamese choose fresh fruit over other snacks; HCM City to host packaging, processing, rubber expos; FDI enterprises reduce, cut losses in HCMC

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to the European Union from October 13-18 was covered by a series of articles in the European press.