VietNamNet Bridge – Pollution is severely affecting the rivers of Da Do, Re and Gia, the main source of water for irrigation and other activities of residents and businesses in this northern city.

 Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Trong Nghia, deputy head of the General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People’s Army, received a delegation from India’s National Cadet Corp (NCC), led by Colonel Biju Thomas, in Hanoi on September 30.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong arrived in Seoul on October 1 afternoon, beginning his four-day state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) at the invitation of President Park Geun-hye.

The Prime Minister’s new decision requires the central bank (SBV), or state-owned commercial banks appointed by SBV, to buy back capital contributed by state-owned institutions to credit institutions.

 Voice-activated smartphones and other devices can be a significant security risk, warn researchers.

 Many groups and individuals have turned their attention and money toward Ly Son Island in Quang Ngai Province, to get in on the ground floor of what they expect will be a tourism boom.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Boat Co. Ltd. will organize tours using oared boats to take tourists on an excursion along Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal in early December.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Politburo has agreed to open a casino on Phu Quoc Island and is considering a project to establish a special economic zone on the island district, said the chairman of Kien Giang Province.

 Asian stocks are headed for their fourth day of losses as political protests in Hong Kong show no signs of abating and US consumer confidence unexpectedly fell.

   Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The educational sector has been shaken by a statement from a high school headmaster that “giving and receiving gifts” is “the same old story” that has occurred regularly at schools.

A Besra Group representative said on September 29 that while waiting to settle tax debts with relevant agencies, the Group would formally restore its production at the Bong Mieu gold mine from September 30 after more than two months of closure.

VietNamNet Bridge – The central bank has withdrawn the licenses of two foreign banks, Laos-Vietnam Joint Venture Bank and Credit Agricole Bank, according to a State Bank of Vietnam’s report to the National Assembly Standing Committee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Swedish film festival will take place from October 3 to 5, as one of many events marking 45 years of diplomatic relations between Sweden and Vietnam.

 Dragon dance festival to celebrate Ha Noi's liberation; German director to screen film in Vietnam; “Street Art Gallery Hanoi” celebrates German Unity Day; Veteran author writes cultural commentary; Pop singer My Tam to bring free concert for youth

 The first case of the deadly Ebola virus diagnosed on US soil has been confirmed in Dallas, Texas.

 The possibility that the US may remove the embargo on the sales of weapons to Vietnam is an expected step in the normalisation process between the two countries, one official has said.

Experts months ago warned that the domestic animal husbandry would “die young” as Australian beef was flooding the Vietnamese market. However, they have had a change of opinion...

The People’s Court in the central province of Ha Tinh sentenced a 67 year old South Korean man to 15 year imprisonment for defrauding and appropriating properties at a trial court on September 29.

 Five Vietnamese film directors will present their movies at the 19th Busan International Film Festival that will open tomorrow.