An historic milestone was set for Vietnamese gymnastics at the 17th Asian Games yesterday as Phan Thi Ha Thanh performed excellently to bring home the women’s vault bronze medal – the first ever Asiad medal won by a Vietnamese gymnast.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Land erosion is becoming severe in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, affecting the lives of thousands of people.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On Monday evening, many people brought flowers and candles to a house at No. 30, Hoang Dieu Street, Hanoi to commemorate General Vo Nguyen Giap on his first death anniversary.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Security Daily’s monitoring system found that 1,039 websites were hacked in the first two weeks of September, but the hacked organizations do not seem to be concerned.

 Two air routes connecting Phu Quoc island district in southern Kien Giang province with Singapore and Siem Riep of Cambodia will be officially launched in November this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The repair of an AAG subterranean optical cable will be completed four days earlier than expected thanks to better weather.

Hilton Hanoi Opera to host Italian night; Hard Rock Cafe raises funds for research; Dragonfly Theatre to stage Beckett drama; Night of short videos at restaurant; FVH tour to reveal unheard-of legends; East meets West at Manzi concert

Mobile World Investment Corporation general director, Nguyen Duc Tai, skyrocketed onto the list of the top 10 richest people on Vietnam's stockmarket after the company's market capitalisation rose to almost VND11 trillion (US$521.3 million).

 Nguyen Anh Khoi of Viet Nam won one match and drew one yesterday to jump to the fourth position in the World Youth Chess Championships boys' U12 rankings.

 Rich and strong beers from Belgium will feature at Viet Nam's first Belgian Beer Festival in Ha Noi next week.

 Tourists may soon be seen shuttling around HCM City in electric buses like they do in Ha Noi as part of a pilot project just approved by the People's Committee.

 Wushu artist Bui Truong Giang carried off a silver medal for Vietnam on September 24 after being outplayed by Zhao Fuxiang of China in the final match.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is proud of a large number of attractive tourism destinations that lie along its S-shape. These beautiful venues are also famous for owning outstanding records.

 The General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) passed a vote to elect Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh as the new Chair of the WIPO Coordination Committee during its 54th session on September 23.

 Former Prime Minister and Emeritus Senior Minister of Singapore, Goh Chok Tong, concluded his visit to the capital city of Hanoi on September 24, during which a stronger Vietnamese-Singaporean strategic partnership was formed.

Vietnam, Belarus hold talks on security cooperation; NA Vice Chair discusses gender equality with UN, Swedish Ambassador; Military delegation visits Cambodia; VFF agrees on personnel plans for next tenure

 Adults and children should consider having TV-free days or limiting viewing to no more than two hours a day under new proposals to tackle obesity.

VietNamNet had a conversation with Deputy Minister of Information and Technology – Mr. Nguyen Minh Hong – on how Vietnam can develop world-class IT products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Committee for Economic Affairs Nguyen Duc Kien told Nhan dan newspaper about the Autumn Economic Forum, which opens this weekend in Ninh Binh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For Trong Tan, who has been singing patriotism-themed songs for more than 20 years, it is a calling.