VietNamNet Bridge – The experts at the National Economics University have a message for Vietnam — speed up economic reforms aimed at improving labour productivity, or get left in the dust.

VietNamNet Bridge - It is technologically but economically unfeasible to clean “black” rivers in Hanoi, scientists say. 

 Potential grooms will outnumber brides by 4 million in 2050 according to the General Office for Population Family Planning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People whose have less than 4/10 vision, even with glasses, will not be allowed to ride 50cc to 175cc motorcycles in Viet Nam.

New Chan May Port wharf to service by 2018, Cam Ranh port debuts on UPCoM, Ministry mulls import tax on trucks, SCIC to offload Constrexim stocks, Trade deficit hits nearly US$4 billion in 9 months

 President Truong Tan Sang attended the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in New York, the US on September 27 (New York time) as part of his sideline activities at the UN Summit.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has asked the Cameroonian government to roll out critical measures to preserve the legitimate rights of Vietnamese investors, including the military-run Viettel Group. 

 Vietnam and the US are seeking to boost defence ties in the coming time during their fifth defence policy dialogue in the US.

  Viet Nam won both the men's and women's titles at the Southeast Asian Handball Championships, which ended in HCM City on September 27.

 Vietnamese movie Hoa Vang Tren Co Xanh (Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass) has won the best film award at the Silk Road International Film Festival in Fujian Province, China.

 A Sunday night flight from HCM City to Da Nang was delayed after an onboard passenger opened the plane's emergency door without permission, budget carrier Jetstar Pacific said. 

 The River Da water pipe, which ruptured for the 15th time early on Saturday, was reportedly repaired by Sunday. 

 Three people of a 10-member local tourist group lost their lives in a flash flood at a popular waterfall in the central Ninh Thuan Province yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi has lowered the target for foreign direct investment (FDI) into industrial zones (IZs), at a time when foreign investors are continuing to flock to HCM City.

 Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan officially launched a fund to support the Innofund technology incubator on September 25. Innofund is a key part of the Business Incubators Policy Project (BIPP) project.

 A Volkswagen engineer warned the company about cheating over its emission tests as early as 2011, a German newspaper reports.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreigners can only put a deposit down for houses, but still cannot sign contracts and get houses delivered, even though the 2014 Housing Law took effect three months ago. 

 People around the world are watching the skies to observe a rare celestial event, as a lunar eclipse coincides with a so-called "supermoon".

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hoi An ancient town and Ha Long city have launched many attractive tours, including tours to help foreigners experience the work of fishermen.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Some young men wearing ghost or devil masks walked on Hang Ma Street (the street for toys and decorative items, the destination of Hanoians and tourists on the occasion of the full moon festival or Tet holiday).