VietNamNet Bridge – Wushu martial artist Bui Truong Giang missed out on the sanshou (combat) gold medal yesterday at the Incheon Asian Games because of diarrhea.

The aim of the Ministry of Science & Technology’s Circular No 44 was to tighten control over steel imports and prevent low-quality imports from entering Vietnam. However, it has turned out to be a hindrance to domestic manufacturers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese delegation to the ongoing 17th Asian Games (ASIAD 17) in Incheon, the Republic of Korea (RoK), won another two bronze medals this morning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With many natural, cultural heritages and rich history, Vietnam has many destinations to attract tourists. The tourism industry needs to work out suitable strategies to tap tourism potential.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A French-style villa that was built in the early 1900s near downtown HCM City is on sale for US$35 million.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many private high schools in HCM City are on the verge of bankruptcy because of a lack of students.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After a visit to the ancient pottery village of Bat Trang outside Hanoi, Tomizawa Mamoru became an artisan and a pottery-making instructor for Vietnamese and foreign tourists in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A 12-member council that will oversee the start-up of the Republic of Korea (RoK)-Vietnam Incubator Park in Can Tho City was established on Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Russian agencies have blamed a drop in seafood imports from Vietnam on the low quality of products but Vietnam maintains this is a biased assessment.

 Air France has offered to scrap plans to expand its Transavia low-cost airline in Europe, in return for pilots returning to work immediately.

 Vietnamese athletes by noon September 24 earned three more medals - one silver and two bronze - at the ongoing 17th Asian Games (ASIAD 17) in Incheon, the Republic of Korea (RoK).

An historic milestone was set for Vietnamese gymnastics at the 17th Asian Games yesterday as Phan Thi Ha Thanh performed excellently to bring home the women’s vault bronze medal – the first ever Asiad medal won by a Vietnamese gymnast.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Land erosion is becoming severe in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, affecting the lives of thousands of people.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On Monday evening, many people brought flowers and candles to a house at No. 30, Hoang Dieu Street, Hanoi to commemorate General Vo Nguyen Giap on his first death anniversary.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Security Daily’s monitoring system found that 1,039 websites were hacked in the first two weeks of September, but the hacked organizations do not seem to be concerned.

 Two air routes connecting Phu Quoc island district in southern Kien Giang province with Singapore and Siem Riep of Cambodia will be officially launched in November this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The repair of an AAG subterranean optical cable will be completed four days earlier than expected thanks to better weather.

Hilton Hanoi Opera to host Italian night; Hard Rock Cafe raises funds for research; Dragonfly Theatre to stage Beckett drama; Night of short videos at restaurant; FVH tour to reveal unheard-of legends; East meets West at Manzi concert

Mobile World Investment Corporation general director, Nguyen Duc Tai, skyrocketed onto the list of the top 10 richest people on Vietnam's stockmarket after the company's market capitalisation rose to almost VND11 trillion (US$521.3 million).

 Nguyen Anh Khoi of Viet Nam won one match and drew one yesterday to jump to the fourth position in the World Youth Chess Championships boys' U12 rankings.