President Barack Obama has called the West Africa Ebola outbreak "a threat to global security" as he announced a larger US role in fighting the virus.

 The 2014 Prince Claus Awards Committee recently announced the 11 laureates who were granted to honor their pioneering work in culture and development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is considering raising the luxury tax rate on tobacco products but it is still unclear how high the rate will be.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With many caves, temples and traditional villages, Ngu Hanh Son, or the Marble Mountains, is a fascinating stop on the journey to discover heritage sites in central Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Below are pictures featuring artisans of famous craft villages in Vietnam.

Biggest wedding fair to debut in Hanoi; Cartoon on corruption wins prize; Exhibition highlighting early 20th century Hanoi opens in Paris; Supermodel in line for MTV award

 VietNamNet Bridge - Yum! Brands, the parent company of KFC and Pizza Hut fast-food chains, last week opened its first Vietnamese sandwich shop, the Banh shop, in Dallas, Texas in the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Tons of fish suddenly died en masse in the Thien Quang Lake in central Hanoi on Monday morning, September 15.

VietNamNet Bridge – Beer products made in other countries are flooding the Vietnamese market, where demand is the highest in Southeast Asia.

 Spanish coach Bruno Jose Garcia Formoso heading up Viet Nam's futsal team has named 14 players to compete in the Southeast Asian Futsal Championships to be held in Malaysia today.

VietNamNet Bridge – Educators have suggested that informatics be added to the list of compulsory subjects at schools but principals are opposed to the idea.

 An outclassed Viet Nam women's football team went down five-nil to North Korea in the Group ‘C' opener at the 17th Asian Games yesterday.

 The 2nd Viet Nam Semiconductor Strategy Summit which opens today brings together executives of the world's leading microelectronics companies, with delegates representing Vietnamese government, academia, research and industry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Save the Mekong Coalition (SMC) has written to the Prime Ministers of Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam voicing concerns over the Prior Consultation for Don Sahong Dam project

 Ly Le Quan, a Vietnamese student at the University of Technology in Sydney, was honoured in a ceremony held on September 15 in New South Wales to highlight the academic achievements of international students in 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Soon one of six singers on MTV Viet Nam's short-list will be named as Viet Nam's representative at this year's MTV Europe Music Awards.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ninth round of negotiations over the Vietnam-EU free trade agreement will take place in Danang on September 22-26.

 VietNamNet Bridge - GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and low-cost carrier VietJet Air have inked an aircraft sale-leaseback agreement for two Airbus A320 aircraft.

 Top Vietnamese male swimmer Hoang Quy Phuoc will carry Viet Nam's national flag at Friday's opening ceremony of the 17th Asian Games (Asiad) in Incheon, South Korea.

 The ancient city's Hoai River and its channels feature in the list of the 10 most-famous canals in the world, as announced by the US-based travel website www.touropia.com.