VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to expand anti-retroviral (ARV) therapy to general district hospitals in an aim to achieve the target of providing treatment to 90 per cent of the city's patients diagnosed with HIV by 2020.

 More Vietnamese and foreign entrepreneurs are realising how they could benefit from investing in the environmental goods and services (EGS) sector in Vietnam, experts said at a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on October 16. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport is planning to pilot a transport trading floor for the first time this month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dang Van Khai Nguyen is trying to introduce the Vietnamese lip lute to the world - starting with the kids in his neighbourhood.

Restoring dangerously dilapidated French-style houses in Ha Noi isn't a simple task. And it's further convoluted by the amount of money that's needed and residents' lack of knowledge about how to preserve their history.

VietNamNet Bridge - Reuters has quoted reliable sources that say TPP member countries plan to sign an agreement not to devalue local currencies to boost their respective exports.

Located in Tam Nong District of Dong Thap Province, the Tram Chim National Park is a microcosm of the Dong Thap Muoi region, featuring a broad and diverse range of animals and plants in Southern Vietnam.

 The Football Channel Asia has chosen Vietnamese striker Ha Duc Chinh as one of the five best U19 players in the Southeast Asian region.

For many years, Vietnam has been known as the world’s number one pepper exporter. In 2014, Vietnamese pepper export was 58% of the global market share and recorded one billion dollars. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – India had great opportunities to provide raw materials for Viet Nam's textile industry, said Doan Duy Khuong, vice chairman of the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI),

 House blast kills one, injures two, Ha Noi to inspect old villas, HIV treatment cost to be covered by health insurance, U.S. offers academic fellowships for local youth, Cable theft causes highway chaos in Lao Cai

As Zone 9 has quickly returned to its original status of a ghostly ruined factory site, and young Hanoians now pour into a new area located just a few minutes away. Situated next to Luong Yen bus station, it is known as Hanoi Creative City.

 More than 900 kids from 90 teams from schools in Huong Tra Town will compete in a football festival on Sunday.

 Russian automaker plans to make inroads into Vietnam, Vietnam sees chance to close trade gap with RoK, Bonds to be issued on banks' bad debts, HCM City opens huge factory, Vietnam's brand value takes a tumble

  VietNamNet Bridge – The ASEAN Community (AC), expected to be formed on December 31 this year, will create a single market with freely moving capital, goods, services, investment and skilled labour,

 Vietnam will continue to support efforts toward comprehensive disarmament and non-proliferation, with the highest priority given to the general and complete elimination of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – As usual at this time of year, water from upstream in the Mekong River flows forward and causes floods in Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces. But so far, water levels at river monitoring portal stations are the lowest ever.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s public debt is still within the safety line, but there are latent high risks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A free concert titled “German season in Vietnam” will take place at the HCMC Opera House in District 1 next Friday.

The Government has instructed ministries and central agencies to strive for level-3 e-supply of all public services which will permit users to fill in and send documents online to service providers.