Karatedo martial artist Nguyen Hoang Ngan won a silver medal in the women's kata (performance) event at the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD) in Incheon, South Korea yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Early next month more than 20,000 screaming fans will be able to catch sight of pop idol My Tam, known as Queen of Pop.

 The Supreme People's Procuracy has decided to prosecute a former judge for wrongly imprisoning a man from the northern province of Bac Giang for 10 years.

 The second Latin American film week takes place at Cinematheque located at 22 Hai Ba Trung street in Hanoi from October 6-11.

VietNamNet Bridge - Samsung Heavy Industries - the 3rd largest shipbuilder in the world - is considering opening its first shipyard outside South Korea in Indonesia, Vietnam or Malaysia.

In the nine months leading up to October there were 18,697 traffic accidents throughout the country resulting in 6,758 deaths and 17,835 serious injuries, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

 President Sang welcomes Japanese guest; Vanuatu PM to visit Vietnam; Hungary’s chief prosecutor visits Ho Chi Minh City; Ambassador presents credentials to DPRK leader; NA wants review of new budget rules; VN-Denmark roundtable opens

VietNamNet Bridge – The national taxation agency plans to conduct inspections of foreign-invested firms that have declared continuous losses, including Metro Vietnam.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Chung Hong-Won agreed to conclude the negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement by the end of this year.

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) on October 2 issued a Joint Statement during the visit to the RoK by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong from October 1-4.

 Vietnam hopes that the Hong Kong government will take appropriate measures to stabilize the situation soon and protect the legitimate rights and property of Vietnamese citizens and businesses in Hong Kong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quy Nhon City in the central coast province of Binh Dinh has many sightseeing spots for travelers to discover, including some tranquil beaches in Ghenh Rang and ancient traits in Quy Hoa

 VietNamNet Bridge - The town of Bac Son in the northern border Lang Son is located in a large valley surrounded by high mountains. The valley is magically beautiful in the harvest season.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An e-wallet service boom was predicted by e-commerce experts to occur in 2009, following the appearance of the first e-wallet in the market in 2008, but the service has not been popular with the public.

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Even though it is now the rainy season in Khanh Vinh Forest in Khanh Hoa Province, people are more than willing to wander up hill and dale to pick up Malva nuts, or  “uoi nuts” as they are called by locals.

 Measuring people's sense of smell in later life could help doctors predict how likely they are to be alive in five years' time, a PLOS One study suggests.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While cardiac surgery facilities in HCM City continue to work at full capacity, the list of patients awaiting their turn runs into the thousands every year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The nation’s gross domestic product has picked up 5.54% this year from the same period last year, according to a report by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Archaeologists have found many ceramic artifacts and Balad stones, believed to be the remains of two ancient ships sunk in the waters of Ly Son island district in the central province of Quang Ngai.

 HCM City sunk floodwater; 52 people from Ebola-hit areas under close surveillance; PM orders stop to tobacco smuggling; Wildlife still widely consumed in Vietnam; Japan unveils visa requirement relaxation for Vietnam;