Hand-foot-mouth disease, dengue fever hit HCM City; Vietnam places 45th in Global AgeWatch Index 2014; Many press agencies fined between Jan and Sept; Vietnam-UK Research Institute makes debut in Da Nang; Hanoi pilots smart cards for bus travellers

 Metro Line 2 cost seen shooting up to US$2.1 billion; HCM City to pilot half-year advertising on buses; SOE reforms go slow, says expert; SBV governor puts bad debt at VND500 trillion; Liberty denies selling five-star Pullman hotel

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has been ranked the sixth best country for solo travellers by US magazine Travel+Leisure.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Asia-Europe New Music Festival 2014 is scheduled to take place from Oct. 8-12 in Hanoi and Ha Long City for the first time with the participation of 200 local and international composers and artists

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has been asked to allow foreign cruise ships to keep their casinos open during their stopovers in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – A recent incident in Binh Duong Province in which a four-year-old girl was beaten brutally by her mother and stepfather has stirred public response on the issue of child abuse in Viet Nam once again.

VietNamNet Bridge – Some 60 art performances will be held across Hanoi between October 9 and 11 to celebrate the 60 th anniversary of the capital’s Liberation Day (October 10),

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Sy Loi, deputy head of the National Assembly (NA) Committee for Social Affairs, cast doubt on employment targets and figures presented by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – OTT TV content service providers hope they can make money with their added-value services, interaction services and advertisements as well as new user fees to be collected in 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local travel agencies are cannoning attention to new markets including Indonesia, India and Russia beside traditional ones such as the U.S., Europe, China and Japan

VietNamNet Bridge – Salvaged Ring, an airy and spacious coffee shop located in the countryside of the coastal city of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa Province has been listed as one of strong competitors at World Architecture Festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government will do all what it can convert Nguyen Hue Boulevard in District 1 into a square for pedestrians only in April next year

 The new regulation on assessment for primary school students is expected to be a breakthrough for Vietnam’s education system, one official has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Residents in Hanoi’s Phu Thuong Ward (Tay Ho District) and Vinh Ngoc commune (Dong Anh District) have been amazed in recent days at the radiance of light emitted from the Nhat Tan Bridge.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Olympic Archery Club has attracted a diverse following among locals and expats of all ages. Doan Bao Chau reports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Frequent conflicts between wild elephants in the southern province of Dong Nai and local residents have increased the need for urgent protection of the endangered mammal.

VietNamNet Bridge – The problem of finding an extra 5,000 skilled workers for the world of atomic energy that Viet Nam is about to enter was discussed at a recent seminar in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of festivities and celebrations are held every year in Viet Nam, but few people understand the significance and details of these festivals.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Samsung’s new project in the Ho Chi Minh City Hi-tech Park will be the largest one in the park in the last eight years.

VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Minh Quang admitted corruption is still prevalent in the process of issuing land use right certificates in major cities.