VietNamNet Bridge - Weightlifter Do Thi Thu Hoai, women’s 48kg category, recorded the weight that is similar to the world bronze medal but she did not win the prize because her weight is 260g more than her rival.

 A teenager opened fire at a school in the US state of Nevada Monday, killing a teacher and critically wounding two students, police and reports said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese singers may be paid half of revenues from digital music sales, according to their discussion with a host of a local online music site.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in Vietnam are discussing solutions to rice production so as to increase the incomes of farmers who have continued to complain about modest profits.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has proposed the National Assembly raise the 2013-14 budget deficits to 5.3% of GDP to meet development investment requirements and pay debts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's growing industries produce increasing amounts of waste while only around 5 per cent of waste water is treated, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 VietNamNet Bridge - "In the Midst of Life" is a solo exhibition of wood burn paintings by Hanoi-based artist Ngo Van Sac, which will open at Craig Thomas Gallery, 27i Tran Nhat Duat Street in District 1, HCM City from October 25 to November 25.

 VietNamNet Bridge – 3G service turns out to be a violent battlefield for telecom groups. The market has become choppy after the three biggest network operators announce the service fee hike.

 The police have arrested seven offenders who operated a large-scale online gambling website in HCM City, with accounts worth hundreds of billions of VND.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Maybank Kim Eng Viet Nam received approval from the State Securities Commission (SSC) this week to become the country's first completely foreign-owned securities company.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This Temple is called Dat Set (Clay) because it has hundreds of large and small statues made from clay. This pagoda also has eight candles weighing a total of 1.4 tons.

 VietNamNet Bridge - While Mr. Pham Binh Minh inherits diplomatic experience from his father, veteran Foreign Minister Nguyen Co Thach, Mr. Vu Duc Dam had a long time as an assistant to late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet.

 Vietnam encourages investment in deprived areas; Banking sector audit shows mixed results; Exports increase in three quarters; Thanh Hoa rolls out welcome mat for Nghi Son EZ

 VietNamNet Bridge – Shares finished up last week on both national stock exchanges thanks to net buying by foreign investors, with speculative stocks proving particularly attractive.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The internationally renowned French university Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan (ENS Cachan) presented Professor Nguyen Van Hieu with an honourable doctorate degree in a ceremony on October 18.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A flood-tide rising to 1.59m, exceeded the level three warning, flooded a number of roads in HCM City on Saturday afternoon.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The pair of lions with brown fur at the Cu Chi Water Park in Ho Chi Minh City delivered five baby lions, including two with white fur, which is a very rare phenomenon.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has been chosen as the first country hosting the "Boîte" contemporary art project outside French territory.

Vietnamese people look forward to the National Assembly and the Government to promote inspection, investigation, prosecution and trial of big corruption cases, according to the report on voter opinions.

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to the latest rankings of FIFA, Vietnam’s national football team earned 15 points and 2 spots up on the rankings thanks to a surprise 2-1 victory over Qatar.