VietNamNet Bridge – Last night, October 27, Lieutenant General Pham Tuan--the first Vietnamese going into space, announced the name of the second Vietnamese who will fly into space: Vu Thanh Long, 20, a student from HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ngoc Linh ginseng (Panax vietnamensis), a kind of precious herb, is in the danger of getting depleted. Scientists say it is very difficult to find real purebred Ngoc Linh ginseng nowadays.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Arguments have been raised about the legitimacy the Hanoi University applies. Those, who pay tuitions late, will have to pay 0.2 percent of the tuitions more for every day of delay.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Automobile Transportation Association complained that the 3G service fee increases have neutralized the journey monitoring devices attached to vehicles. Viettel has denied this.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam plans to set up a new regulation under which foreign residents, not Vietnamese citizens, cannot deposit foreign currencies at the banks in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Truong Thi May and several Miss Universe contestants took pictures in the T-shirt featuring the national flag of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Aircraft incidents caused by human errors rose considerably in the first nine months of the year while those related to technical errors fell sharply, according to a report of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).

 VietNamNet Bridge – South Korea has started loosening visa procedures for Vietnamese visitors by reducing visa application fees and simplifying financial capability provability procedures to woo more travelers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Following the death of the legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap, experts and relevant authorities have said a museum should be established in memory of the General.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Asset Management Company will sign contracts this week to purchase more than VND1 trillion (US$47.6 million) in bad debts from Maritime Bank, Techcombank and Global PetroBank.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is not good for children to be taught early mental and super-quick maths programmes before they're able to recognise numbers, said an official from the Hanoi Department of Education and Training.

 At least seven passengers were killed and 25 others were injured after a coach en route from Haiphong to Lao Cai plunged into a canyon on October 25.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese cabinet convened for its monthly meeting in Hanoi on October 26, focusing on the implementation of socio-economic development tasks in the first ten months of this year and discussing measures

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Sa Pa Rock Church was built in 1895 and it is the most ancient architectural work of the French left in Sa Pa, Lao Cai.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Bung Binh Thien is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the Southwestern region of Vietnam. It is located near the Vietnam-Cambodia border and connected with the Binh Di River in An Phu district, An Giang province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The local livestock production sector is predicted to suffer after the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement takes effect.

 VietNamNet Bridge - For years, the word "restructuring" has become so familiar to many people, but not many people have seen the results of restructuring. Experts say that they have just heard about restructuring, not seen it.

 CPI rises less than expected; Supermarket offers big discounts; Malaysia to build thermal power plant in Vietnam; Vietnam to accelerate FTA negotiations with EFTA; Digital signatures will be used for e-customs

 VietNamNet Bridge – “My village is full of silversmiths, let me make you a ring to wear...” This folk verse has long been associated with Dinh Cong Village in Hanoi’s Hoang Mai District, which is renowned for its silver craft making.

VietNamNet Bridge – Staff of the Saola Nature Reserve in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have discovered the existence of giant muntjacs (Muntiacus vuquangensis), a rare animal species, in the area.