VietNamNet Bridge - The Da Nang - Vietnam team has arrived into Cape Town, South Africa, at the end of the 3,400 nautical mile Race 2 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, crossing the line in sixth position.  

 More than 40 pensioners on an excursion have been killed after their bus crashed with a truck on a country road in south-western France.

VietNamNet Bridge - Formally established in Vietnam in 1994, Coca-Cola Vietnam announced in 2014 that it made a profit and paid taxes of $20 million.

 Lecturer Le Thi Thanh Nhan of the University of Science under Thai Nguyen University has been recognised as the second female professor of Vietnam in the field of mathematics, after Prof. Hoang Xuan Sinh.

 Vietnamese GM Le Quang Liem (Elo 2,697) was named the overall winner of the 2015 SPICE Cup Open chess tournament after drawing with former Ukrainian champion, Illya Nyzhnyk (Elo 2,628) in the last round of play on October 22 local time.

 A number of socio-economic issues were spotlighted by National Assembly (NA) deputies at their group discussions on October 22 as part of the ongoing 13th parliament’s 10th sitting. 

 Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh has affirmed Vietnam’s defence policy of peace, self-defence, and neither joining any military alliances nor allowing any countries to set up their military bases or use its territory to counter the others.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After 30 years living with her husband, Mrs. Hanh finally got to wear a wedding dress. Thirty-nine other disabled women also received wedding rings.

VietNamNet Bridge - Russian automobile manufacturers are considering setting up factories in Vietnam, which would allow them to enjoy preferential tariffs when exporting cars to the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City traffic police on Tuesday, October 20, launched a campaign to inspect and seize motorcycles that fail to meet standards at the city’s major coach station of Cho Lon and the area around the main Post Office in District 5.

VietNamNet Bridge - Environmentalists have voiced their concern that a cable car system set up to serve tourists will spoil the natural beauty of the world’s largest cave.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The lotus pond of 5,000 m2 in Thuong Tin District in Hanoi, with 12 rare species of lotus, has become a new attraction.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) would be a solution to problems that Viet Nam is facing in agricultural production, an expert said.

The dollar price has cooled down after climbing when the State Bank announced the dong devaluation of one percent in August, having dealt a blow to businesses which hoarded dollars in anticipation of a continued dollar price hike.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem temporarily took the lead yesterday (Oct 22) at the annual SPICE Cup Open in the highest rated international invitational tournament in the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The movie Nuoc (2030), directed by Nguyen Vo Nghiem Minh, has picked up the best feature film award at the San Pedro International Film Festival in the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Truong Quy Nghia of Lavanto Home Decor won the first and third prize of The Gift and Home Accessories Design Competition or the 2015 Lotus Award with his artwork Sai Gon Trong Toi and Mot Thoang Sai Gon.

Vietnam has presented initiatives to enhance the role of and contributions by science, technology and innovation (STI) to the development of the region that groups ASEAN and China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ASEAN+3).

 Delegations from many tea importing countries will attend the Tea Festival hosted by the northern province of Thai Nguyen from November 26-28, said Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Ma Thi Nguyet.

 Vietnam and the Czech Republic will strive for 1 billion USD in two-way trade in the near future, Vice President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Vo Tan Thanh said on October 22.