VietNamNet Bridge – Government officials and experts have become impatient about the slow disbursement of the VND30 trillion bailout to be pumped into the real estate market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More Vietnamese software firms target Japan as the biggest market after they obtained certain achievements and realized that it is not too difficult to get orders from the market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Education and Training Department has decided to stop the controversial enrolment mechanism under which schools admit students based on their grade books.

President Truong Tan Sang said US businesses would continue to be Vietnam's leading partners during a meeting with visiting Chairman of the US-ASEAN Business Council Evan Greenberg in Hanoi yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lawmakers continued their ongoing session yesterday, Oct 29, hearing a report on the draft law on amendments to the Notary Law and discussing the draft law on plant protection and quarantine.

 Storm St. Jude on Tuesday reached Russia after wreaking havoc in other nations of northern Europe in the past two days and continued to disrupt local transport, energy and communications in three northwestern Russian regions,

 Twitter said Tuesday it overhauled its user display to make the messaging service "more visual," as it ramps up competition against photo-sharing services like Instagram.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the reports to the Ministry of Transportation and the Office of Government, the Vietnam Railways Corporation has basically agreed with the recommendations of JICA on the North-South railway.

VietNamNet Bridge – Over 140 cities and urban centres in the Hong River delta will soon be vulnerable to climate change, while 120 settlements in the northern mountainous and Central Highlands region are expected to face landslides

 VietNamNet Bridge – The municipal Department of Education and Training is compiling a new set of standards that will strengthen its assessment of training quality at international high schools in the city.

VietNamNet Bridge – Believing that foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) are the potential borrowers, Vietnamese banks cannot approach the clients.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam may be focused on building upwards, but what's happening underground is perhaps more exciting than the latest skyscraper -- think hidden caves large enough for 40-story buildings and wartime tunnels

Vietnamese supermodel Lan Khue and make-up artist Thong Bao were listed among the top five in their category at the Asian Fashion Awards 2013.

On September 19, the ASEAN college released a notice on resuming the enrolment for the new academic year. This means that the conflict between the Ministry of Education and Training and the junior college has stopped through conciliation?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is expected to receive US$11 billion in overseas remittances in 2013, ranking it among the World Bank’s (WB) 10 leading remittance recipients in the world.

The Ministry of Science and Technology is building a pilot venture investment fund in 2014 to support the successful implementation of the "U.S. Silicon Valley scheme" in Vietnam and to put research works into practical applications.

 VietNamNet Bridge - At the height of 2,167 m above sea level, the Langbiang peak is now covered by the yellow color of wild sunflowers and the green of pine forests.

The first Russian-built submarine will be handed over to Vietnam on November 7, 201, according to RIA Novosti, one of the largest media agencies in Russia.

 Seafood surge nets exporters $5.37b in first 10 months of 2013; Banks struggle to meet credit target; India eyes Viet Nam business partnership; SBV debt pledge fails to rally shares

 VietNamNet Bridge - On October 28, organizers of 2013 Miss Universe pageant introduced the official portraits of contestants.