VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said that many new diseases have appeared in recent decades, with SARS, A/H5N1 influenza, MERS-Cov, A/H7N9 influenza, and Ebola in the past ten years and they are big threats to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The boom in unlicensed OTT television services since mid-2013 is threatening the business of TV content service providers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many have likened the experience of exploring Thien Ha cave in Ninh Binh Province to stepping into another world.

 Press freedom must abide by law: PM; NA Vice Chair meets AIPA partners in Laos; AIPA-35 concludes third working day; PM calls for ASEAN’s closer ties to ensure universal health coverage

 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is expected to provide Vietnam with funding packages worth US$1.37 billion in 2014 and US$1.24 billion in 2015 to support its sustainable growth.

VietNamNet Bridge – A number of waterway projects are being carried out in the Mekong Delta in a bid to enhance the region’s transport capacity, lower transportation costs, reduce the burden on overland routes, and improve the region’s links

In the flood season, special markets appear in the southwestern region, selling animals that are caught thanks to water rising, such as eels, snakes, turtles, rats, snails, and crabs. When the flood recedes, the markets also close.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Overdue debts at credit institutions in Ha Noi reached VND61.3 trillion (US$2.9 billion), or 6.72 per cent of the total outstanding loans, by the end of August.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the year-end season comes to an end, young singers are releasing new and catchy music videos (MV) after long days of working in the studio.

 ASEAN skills competition set for October; Six Mekong Delta cities benefit from WB-funded project; Highway 1A expansion to finish late next year; HCM City seeks EPC contractor for Nguyen Hue street upgrade project

 2016-2020 socio-economic development on focus; Korean investors eye opportunities arising from new Construction Law; Firms discuss winning consumer trust; Foreigners keen to join bad debt settlement; Vietnam suffers support industry shortcomings

 VietNamNet Bridge – The international online short film festival YxineFF 2014 will open from September 19.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is considering issuing US$1 billion in sovereign bonds for the third time to swap with debts that are becoming due next year. But the proposal still needs to be evaluated based on potential cost,

VietNamNet Bridge - The head of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will meet with top leaders of Vietnam during his three-day visit.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The tourism sector will carry out measures to attract more Russian visitors to Viet Nam as there is huge potential for the development of the Russian market,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The investment rate in highway projects in Vietnam, one of the highest in the world, has resulted in higher road taxes for Vietnamese.

Mickey Mouse, Goofy Dog, Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse and Snow White - the most-loved characters from Walt Disney’s cartoons – arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City today on a VietJet Air flight from Singapore.

VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors of the Vietnam – Cuba Friendship Hospital in the central province of Quang Binh removed a big kidney stone as large as a bowl (10x6 cm in size) from the right kidney of a 51-year-old woman.

 Wild berries native to North America may have a role in boosting cancer therapy, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Pathology.

More than 944,000 officials and public servants had to declare their assets, but only five cases were verified and only one was punished for dishonesty, according to a Government Inspectorate report released on September 15.