All nations should step up the implementation of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on gender equality and improvement of female social scale, National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong said at the first Asian-European Women’s Forum. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has committed all possible support to oil and gas cooperation between Vietnam and Russia as well as between their national oil and gas companies – PetroVietnam and Zarubezneft. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Animals Asia Foundation and the Viet Nam Oriental Traditional Medicine Association signed an agreement to end the use of bear bile in oriental medicine in Viet Nam by 2020 early this week.

VietNamNet Bridge – A gardener in the southern province of Tay Ninh is offering his ornamental garden for VND170 billion (over $6 million).

Mid-Autumn traditional toys are considered to be special as they not only bring joy to children but are also a cultural treasure imbued with national identity, furthermore they are associated with the stories of childhood of many generations

VietNamNet Bridge - A provision contained in the Housing Law two months ago allowed foreigners to buy houses in Vietnam, but most real estate developers still have few foreign clients.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta are "crying" because of the drop in prices for agricultural products such as rice, pitaya, and sweet potatoes. At the same time, shrimp breeders are suffering because of crop disease and the sharp fall of prices.

  Survey reveals IT workers in Vietnam near the bottom in terms of average annual salaries around the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This 5km concrete paved road runs through the Melaleuca forest of the Tan Lap floating village in Tan Lap Commune, Moc Hoa District, Long An Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas Vietnamese who want to buy a home in Vietnam are concerned regarding the sheer volume of evidence they must furnish to prove that they are in fact of Vietnamese heritage.

 Chemical storage site threatens people's lives, Five persons convicted in drug trafficking case, National goods stockpile filled in case of emergency, Foreign experience needed to set up national human rights body

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many economic norms exceeded plan while social issues such as flooding, traffic accidents and diseases still challenged Ho Chi Minh City’s socioeconomic development in the first nine months this year,

 In 1995, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam signed the Agreement on the Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong River Basin. After decades, it was celebrated as a triumph of the Mekong Spirit.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traditional taxi companies are raising concern over unfair competition by Grab Taxi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A young Vietnamese painter can never forget the war that ravaged his home town in central Viet Nam and the way it affected his family. Thanh Ha reports.

The recent visit to Japan by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong created a new vision for the strategic partnership between the two countries for peace and prosperity in Asia.

 Leading economists have forecasted that Vietnam’s economic growth will reach an annual rate of 6.2% this year with an average annual core inflation rate of 3% in line with the declining inflation over recent years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 40-year-old Ha Tinh man has devoted his life to providing books - and bookcases - to rural families throughout the nation. Trung Hieu reports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Justice is gathering opinions on the draft amended Criminal Code after two high school students were rejected for applications to study because of the previous convictions of their parents.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hiu hiu, Johns’ groove-toed frog or Johns’ frog in English, is a rare frog species in Vietnam which can be found at streams in mountainous areas in the northwestern region.