VietNamNet Bridge – The iPhone 6 has just appeared in Vietnamese shops and is being sold for prices as high as VND49 million (USD2,300) each.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade has decided to develop 1,000 supermarkets and shopping malls in Hanoi in a plan to replace traditional markets with modern distribution channels.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Records Organization (VRO) has announced the list of top 45 attractive destinations in Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 300 m long Hang Buom Street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter has been made a cuisine street, serving Hanoi traditional confectionery and beverage and some European and Asian dishes to visitors to the night market

 VietNamNet Bridge – The organisers of the well-known fashion reality TV show, Viet Nam's Next Top Model, have chosen 16 candidates to compete for the championship in the show's fifth season.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Phu Hien became the first Vietnamese Muay Thai world champion on Saturday night.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Do Tat Ngoc, former chairman of the Viet Nam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank), has been arrested for alleged intentional violations of State regulations on economic management.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of tons of waste from cesspools in residential quarters are dumped into the environment every day in Dong Nai, but local authorities say they have received no reports about the problem.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Airfares are expected to increase following a decision by the MInistry of Finance to raise airport fees beginning October 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The domestic petrol market is expected to become more competitive with many different price levels for consumers to choose under a new decree, Phan The Rue, chair of the Vietnam Petroleum Association, has said.

 The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam proudly presents Japanese Film Festival: PASSION 2014 from 10 October – 16 November 2014 in Hanoi, Danang, and Vung Tau.

 The Vietnam Book of Records organisation has announced the top 45 attractive destinations in Vietnam based on selections by travel agencies and tourists at home and abroad.

 Two Indian scientists have won prizes at this year's Ig Nobel awards for their offbeat research work.

Vietnam Tourism Awards 2013 about to launch; Danang visitors get free postcards; Festival of Art benefits Sa Pa artists; Hanoi tourism jumps 14.6% in eight months; Phu Quoc to see waves of int’l arrivals this November

 Motorcycle ride fights cancer; Hotel holds fundraising gala; Photo book marks Liberation Day; VN theatre stages Brecht play;  “Disney Live! Mickey’s Magic Show” makes debut in city; No-laughing show entertains viewers

Warhead explosion kills two men; Foreigner dies in City road accident; Japanese firm suffers severe damage in Binh Duong fire; HCM City looks for products contaminated with waste cooking oil

Simon Grimstrup, the pride of Denmark, savoured the sweet taste of success, securing top place at the 70-km ultra international Vietnam Mountain Marathon 2014 in Sapa on September 21.

The Vietnam Information Safety Association says hackers broke into 1,039 Vietnamese websites in the first two weeks of September, the highest figure in any two-week period so far this year.

 Eight members of a team trying to raise awareness about Ebola have been killed by villagers using machetes and clubs in Guinea, officials say.

Vietnamese athletes achieved success yesterday in shooting category. Hoang Xuan Vinh, Nguyen Hoang Phuong and Tran Quoc Cuong won the first bronze medal for Vietnam sport delegation with 1, 670 points in the men teammate’s 50m pistol slow shooting.