Rain from typhoon Kalmaegi caused the deaths of two children in northern mountainous Ha Giang Province on Wednesday, bringing the typhoon's death toll to 11.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents living along banks of rivers and canals in HCM City have been in a state of anxious suspense for many years as landslides often occur after heavy rains or high tides.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many Vietnamese refuse to believe that local workers’ productivity is 1/15th that of Singaporeans, as reported recently by the International Labor Organization (ILO).

Vietnam’s nine-member archery team, comprising six archers and three officials, departs for Incheon, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on September 19 for the 17th Asian Games (Asiad).

 Ha Long Bay in the northern coastal province of QuangNinh has been selected as one of the six “Most Brilliant Places for Exploration” by travel website Youramazingplaces.com.

 A grandfather shot dead his daughter and her six children before taking his own life at a home in Bell, Florida, police have said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to grant VND234.5 billion (about $11 million) to 14 localities to resolve problems caused by drought and sea water encroachment.

VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said that many new diseases have appeared in recent decades, with SARS, A/H5N1 influenza, MERS-Cov, A/H7N9 influenza, and Ebola in the past ten years and they are big threats to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The boom in unlicensed OTT television services since mid-2013 is threatening the business of TV content service providers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many have likened the experience of exploring Thien Ha cave in Ninh Binh Province to stepping into another world.

 Press freedom must abide by law: PM; NA Vice Chair meets AIPA partners in Laos; AIPA-35 concludes third working day; PM calls for ASEAN’s closer ties to ensure universal health coverage

 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is expected to provide Vietnam with funding packages worth US$1.37 billion in 2014 and US$1.24 billion in 2015 to support its sustainable growth.

VietNamNet Bridge – A number of waterway projects are being carried out in the Mekong Delta in a bid to enhance the region’s transport capacity, lower transportation costs, reduce the burden on overland routes, and improve the region’s links

In the flood season, special markets appear in the southwestern region, selling animals that are caught thanks to water rising, such as eels, snakes, turtles, rats, snails, and crabs. When the flood recedes, the markets also close.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Overdue debts at credit institutions in Ha Noi reached VND61.3 trillion (US$2.9 billion), or 6.72 per cent of the total outstanding loans, by the end of August.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the year-end season comes to an end, young singers are releasing new and catchy music videos (MV) after long days of working in the studio.

 ASEAN skills competition set for October; Six Mekong Delta cities benefit from WB-funded project; Highway 1A expansion to finish late next year; HCM City seeks EPC contractor for Nguyen Hue street upgrade project

 2016-2020 socio-economic development on focus; Korean investors eye opportunities arising from new Construction Law; Firms discuss winning consumer trust; Foreigners keen to join bad debt settlement; Vietnam suffers support industry shortcomings

 VietNamNet Bridge – The international online short film festival YxineFF 2014 will open from September 19.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is considering issuing US$1 billion in sovereign bonds for the third time to swap with debts that are becoming due next year. But the proposal still needs to be evaluated based on potential cost,