Vietnamese photographer Viet Van recently won two Honourable Mention prizes at the London International Creative Competition (LICC), reported the Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper.

 The central city of Da Nang has urged investors of beach resorts to dismantle barriers to allow local people to use beaches freely and easily.

 The State Capital Investment Corporation has unveiled plans to sell the entire State capital of 10 big State-owned enterprises which could garner the State budget earnings of almost US$4 billion.

 The capital city's local authorities are making progress in dealing with super slim and odd-looking houses and plots of land in the city, said inspectors from the Ha Noi Construction Department.

  The Border Guard Command under the Ministry of Defence will implement e-immigration at all sea ports across the country by 2018, said vice head of the Border Guard Management Department Le Anh Tuan.

 Thailand ended Vietnam's hopes with a crushing 0-6 victory in the ASEAN Football Federation Futsal Championship in Bangkok on October 14.

 Renowned Japanese designer Kenzo Takada will join Vietnam International Fashion Week in Gem Centre, Ho Chi Minh City on October 14-18.

The Central Vietnam owns vast tourism potential thanks to its prominent heritage. Connecting the region's heritage for a Central Viet Nam heritage route is an excellent idea, said General Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Kenny G performed in a one-night only concert at the National Convention Center in Hanoi on October 13 as part of his Asian tour to promote his latest album “ Brazilian Nights.”

Model Tran Ngoc Lan Khue is urgently preparing for the 2015 Miss World Pageant, which will take place in November in China.

 A breathtakingly beautiful photo entitled ‘Alone at Sunset’ of photographer Hoang Hai Thinh has won a bronze medal at the prestigious Sydney International Exhibition of Photography.

Vietnam is keen to learn from Japan’s experience in information technology (IT) as the country boasts strength in this field, said President of the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association Truong Gia Binh.

 The telecommunications and information technology sectors have been the leading corporate taxpayers on a list of 1,000 leading corporations, accounting for 18 % of total tax payments this year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is striving to export its products directly to all large distribution chains in Europe, North America, South East Asia and North East Asia under free trade agreements it has signed.

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 General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, Nguyen Phu Trong, hailed the city's achievements in reaching targets for the 2010-15 period set by its Party Congress.

 President Truong Tan Sang hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 14 for a Japanese business delegation who are in Vietnam to attend the Vietnam-Japan economic forum held the same day. 

VietNamNet Bridge - History teachers were shocked when they could not find history on the list of subjects for the general school basic curriculum.

Vietnamese investors can transfer 5 % of their overseas projects' values in foreign currency and not more than US$300,000 towards project-related activities before getting investment licences from foreign authorities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hieu Waterfall stands out in the green jungle deep inside Pu Luong Natural Reserve, about 25km from Canh Nang Town in the central province of Thanh Hoa.