VietNamNet Bridge – Representatives of international donors have appreciated Vietnam’s effective use of official development assistance, and pledged to continue to cooperate with and support the country in its future development.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Truong The Linh’s "Blinking” defeated nearly 300 entries to win the top prize, worth VND120 million ($6,000) of the annual self-portrait painting competition named Dogma.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On October 17, the Department of Food Safety announced the test results of Aptamil milk originating from England, which showed aluminum levels ranging from 3 to 3.44 mg per kilo.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Three days after the campaign "I Do" supporting same-sex marriage was launched, the fanpage “I Do” attracted more than 8,500 likes and thousands of photos and clip with the contents "I do."

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Government has nominated two candidates for the post of Deputy Prime Minister - Head of the Government Office Vu Duc Dam and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the last two days, the Hoai River’s water level rose highly, causing severe flooding in many streets of Hoi An ancient town in Quang Nam province.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After three days in hospital, two female workers of the Z121 firework factory in Thanh Ba district, Phu Tho province, died of the severe burns, bringing the death toll in the explosion to 26.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Total fatalities from tropical storm Nari and following floods in the central region have climbed to 10, according to the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control on October 17.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Solutions have been found in the issues relating to the Vietnamese state owned enterprises (SOEs), one of the toughest topics in the negotiations for TPP.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese Grandmaster (GM) Le Quang Liem won the third round match of this year Spice Cup Chess Tournament in the US.

 Viet Nam will compete in an Asian football tournament for under-17 students in Thailand from November 6 to 16.

 U.S. stocks finished mixed Thursday, with the Standard & Poor's 500-stock Index ending at its all-time high, after a last-minute deal was struck to reopen the U. S. government and raise the debt ceiling.

The Vietnamese embassy in Laos has pledged to cooperate with the Lao side to support families of plane crash victims.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday (Oct 17) affirmed the Government's gratitude and sound management of official development assistance (ODA) from the international community.

VietNamNet Bridge – Zalo, the latest offering from Vietnamese company VinaGame (VNG), hopes to win over new customers and foster their relationships with friends and family with its slogan "Nhan Gui Yeu Thuong" - Talk To Your Love.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Travel enterprises expect that the visa exemption agreement for ordinary passport holders signed between Vietnam and Myanmar will help attract more Vietnamese tourists to the peer ASEAN nation in the future.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The capital city will ramp up its efforts to create resources for investors, in an effort to attract US$1.3 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) by the end of the year, according to the municipal People's Committee.

 11 bodies have been recovered from the crash site of Lao Airlines flight QV301, Director General of Civil Aviation Yakao Lopangkao told Xinhua on Thursday.

 U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night approved a deal to raise the debt ceiling and reopen the federal government, clearing final hurdle of the legislation in the Congress.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of IPv6 users in Viet Nam is limited by the lack of IPv6 supported devices, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.