At least 17 people have drowned and two dozen are missing after their boat sank on the way to a wedding on the resort island of Bali, officials say.

 Symphony concert opens Asia-Europe New Music Festival; Saigon has new cultural club; Photographers gear up for “Innovative Sweden” contest; Wedding fair in HCM City to offer advice, accessories

Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group on Wednesday sought permission for its clients' customer care and support centres to make outgoing calls and send text messages to improve customer service.

 Vietnam stunned Hong Kong 7-0 in a Group C match of the Asian Football Confederation Women's U16 Championship qualifier at the Hang Utah Stadium in Malaysia yesterday.

Vietnam got off to a bad start in the AFC Under-19 Football Championships.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is considerable overlap in the nation's climate change and green growth policies, and the country needs to better prioritise funding in implementing them,

 Big waves have washed away about 8ha of public beach in Cua Dai, 5km east of the ancient town of Hoi An, in recent weeks.

 The northern province of Lao Cai has been given Government permission to hire foreign consultants to map out a plan for the Sa Pa urban tourism site.

 Sunrise 689, a Vietnamese oil tanker hijacked by pirates has been found intact, but with all its 5,200 tonnes of oil missing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – If Vietnam’s GDP grows by 5.6-5.8 percent in 2014 as economists predict, this will be the fourth year Vietnam has obtained a modest economic growth rate.

 American pop star Kelly Clarkson will take the stage on December 6 at the final round of the 2014 Miss Vietnam national beauty pageant.

 The Dong Tru arch bridge, made of steel tubes filled with cement, was opened for safety testing in Hanoi on October 9 as part of the extended Highway No. 5 project.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hours after a representative of the Honorary Consul General of Finland in HCMC proposed local authorities preserve parts of the Saigon Tax Trade Center due to be demolished soon, hundreds of locals have signed

 Prime Minister to visit Belgium, EU, Germany, Vatican; Deputy PM meets Russian Security Council officials; Vietnam to impart developmental knowledge to Laos; NA delegation pays working visit to France

 Vietnam has always considered fostering the comprehensive relationship with Japan as one of the top priorities laid down her external policy, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has stated.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee examined several Government reports on the implementation of socio-economic tasks in 2014 and draft plans for 2015 during the last day of the committee’s 32nd working session on October 9.

China’s efforts to construct a 2,000m airstrip on Phu Lam island in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa are unfounded and do not alter the fact that Vietnam holds indisputable sovereign rights over the archipelago, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of Chinese people are working without permits at Formosa Company in Vung Ang Industrial Park, one report showed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the North of Van Phong Bay, about 100 kilometers from Nha Trang City near Dam Mon Town, tourists can see many pristine beaches surrounded by dense forests and sand dunes.

Mobile subscribers complain that telecommunication services have become unbearably inconvenient: they are bothered every day with spam messages, are being swindled out of money, and are increasingly annoyed with mobile network operators’ attitudes.