VietNamNet Bridge – While Chinese fruit can easily pass through border gates’ quarantine checkpoints, European farm imports face stricter requirements.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is the least to say about operating a coffee lounge, where patrons habitually drop by to sip some drinks while gossiping with friends or surfing the Internet, simply because the model is no new at all.

Vietnam Consumer Confidence has fallen slightly to 134.7 points (down 0.3% m/m) in October, according to latest report by ANZ-Roy Morgan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Agriculture, one of the most competitive economic sectors in Vietnam, needs to develop a long-term strategy to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), which has fallen in recent years.

VietNamNet would like to introduce an article by Dr. Pratibha Mehta, United Nations Resident Coordinator about poverty eradication in the country.

Mobile games, which are expected to earn VND1 trillion of the total VND6 trillion in revenue for the game industry this year, are expected to change the face of the game industry in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ensuring food safety and security as well as higher-quality products would enhance the sustainable development of Viet Nam's agricultural sector.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) is seeking the National Assembly’s approval to revise school textbooks, estimated to cost VND800 billion.

 VietNamNet Bridge - From screws, scrap and waste, a mechanical workshop in District 7 in HCM City has created eye-catching souvenirs like cyclos, motorcycles, bicycles, tanks, robots and monsters.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – A celebration of Germany's Oktoberfest will be held in Hanoi on October 23-24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Visiting Hanoi in 1991, German photographer Reisen took dozens of photos of vehicles in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Finland's Minister of Economic Affairs said yesterday that his country would help Viet Nam achieve ambitious targets for smart and green cities by providing assistance in sustainable urban planning,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Swimmer Vo Thanh Tung won his third gold medal at the ongoing Asian Para Games in Incheon, South Korea, yesterday, Oct 21.

 Technology giant Yahoo has reported profits of $6.8bn (£4.2bn) for the three months to September, buoyed by earnings from the firm's stake in Alibaba.

VietNamNet Bridge – Laborers in the hospitality sector except tour guides will be allowed to work in the ASEAN markets of their choice when the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Tourism Professionals takes effect.

 New US rules requiring air passengers from the three West African countries worst hit by Ebola to travel via one of five airports are coming into effect.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mergers and acquisitions within the Vietnamese banking industry have contributed to the sector's restructuring in recent years, but experts are suggesting that big banks get involved in the process.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has approved a proposal to apply a pre-investment licensing customs priority mechanism to labour- and capital-intensive enterprises, even those still under construction.