Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem won the fifth round at the annual SPICE Cup Open, the highest rated international invitational tournament in the US.

 Paris-based fashion designer Alexis Mabille will introduce his latest collection at the Lynk Fashion Show 2015 in HCM City next month.

 Andorra, one of the smallest nations in Europe, is interested in boosting relations with all countries across the globe, including Vietnam.

 Vietnam has proposed several solutions to migration, which has become a global issue, at the 133 rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-133) currently taking place in Geneva, Switzerland from October 17 to 21. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has affirmed his support for cooperation between the US’s Oregon State government and Vietnamese ministries and agencies, especially in areas of strength and with high demand.

 A novel, Nguoc Mat Troi (Journey Against the Sun), written by novelist Nguyen Mot, has been translated into English and will be published in the US by Song Magazine.

 While alcohol consumption in other countries has barely changed in the past decade, the number of people consuming alcohol and beer is increasing every year in Viet Nam.

 The retail market in Viet Nam has recently witnessed a boom in development of mini marts and convenience stores with participation of not only domestic firms but also foreign giants.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese have to breathe the polluted air caused not only by domestic thermal power plants, but also from plants in the southern part of China.

 Coastal town Phan Thiet to host seafood festival, Psy to bring 'Gangnam Style' to Vietnam, Vietnam holds tourism road show in Beijing, Quang Ninh to host national Buddhist dissemination festival

VietNamNet Bridge – Some provinces and cities in Vietnam have elected the youngest-ever Party Secretaries and Vice Party Secretaries for the 2015-2020 term. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Malnutrition has greatly contributed to Vietnamese people’s shortness compared with other countries in Asia and Europe, according to the National Institute of Nutrition.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and 11 other nations reached agreement on October 5 on the final text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a massive trade agreement that if ratified will cover two-fifths of the world's economy.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Bac Ninh authorities have said that the pig-chopping rite of Nem Thuong Village will be continue next year but it will not be held publically.

  The Ha Noi Police Department will increase manpower along favoured routes to ensure traffic order and combat traffic congestion during rush hours, the director of the department said.

 VietNamNet Bridge - State Councilor of China Yang Jiechi and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on October 8, met the US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing.

 Electricity sector copes with water shortages, State capital investment corporation set to be strategic investor, Gazprom seeks cooperation with Dong Nai, Farmers, businesses remain indifferent to TPP

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung delivered a Government report on the 2015 socio-economic situation and the socio-economic development plan for 2016 during the 13 th National Assembly (NA)’s just-opened 10th session on October 20.

 Viet Nam 1 came out on top at the Viet Nam International Judo Tournament that ended in HCM City on October 19.

Hoi An Silk Village will join the International Silk Forum at Hangzhou, China with world-famous silk enterprises and brands from Brazil, Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Thailand and mainland China on October 22-23.