VietNamNet Bridge – Although the annual cost of sending and receiving files at State agencies is over VND130 billion, only six ministries, government agencies and provinces are using electronic services,

VietNamNet Bridge – More capital will be pumped into the economy in the rest of this year, as the State Bank of Vietnam said it would seek to loosen both budgetary and monetary policies to outcast the gloomy cloud over the local economy.

 Rising ocean surface temperatures caused by climate change could make fish accumulate more mercury, increasing the health risk to people who eat seafood, U.S. researchers said Thursday.

 Vietnam's first-ever justice index was released yesterday, casting light on citizens' feelings towards the country's judicial procedures.

 The 2013 Miss Global Emily Kiss and runners-up Joanna Hill and Emilia Zoryan have arrived in HCM City at the invitation of super model Vu Ha Anh and Caravelle Saigon Hotel.

 NFSC assesses Jan-Sep economic performance; Local book company among top 500 Asia-Pacific retailers; Tuna exports to ASEAN surge; Vietnam has trade surplus with Germany

 VietNamNet Bridge – Samsung Electro-Mechanics Vietnam (SEMV) Co Ltd on Wednesday received a licence from authorities in the northern province of Thai Nguyen to invest US$1.2 billion in electronics production.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The plan to equitize Vietnam Mobile Telecom Service Company, the operator of MobiFone network, will proceed after a long pause, said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Le Nam Thang.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At 4am this morning, 60 border guards of Quang Ngai Province were mobilized to rescue a Panama cargo ship which was stranded at the sea of Ly Son Island, with two large holes in the body.

Vietnam’s best female gymnast, Phan Thi Ha Thanh scored the highest point ever in the women’s single vault event and got a ticket to the finals at the World Championships in Antwerp (Belgium) tomorrow night, October 5.

 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief warned Thursday that if U.S. Congress failed to raise the government's borrowing authority, it would seriously damage both the U.S. economy and the global economy,

 VietNamNet Bridge - Pho, bun cha and bun thang will be honored at the Tourism festival of traditional villages of Hanoi and the Red River Delta provinces in Hanoi from October 8 to 12.

Painter and curator Le Thiet Cuong, 51, assumes the role of selecting artworks by 10 young artists to introduce to the public. Cuong has selected a trade center in Hanoi to organize this exhibition.

Up to 89 officers in the mountainous district of Son Ha in the central province of Quang Ngai have been detected of committing embezzlement of over VND4.7 billion of the welfares for veterans and war invalids who are ethnic minority people.

 The death toll from the sinking of a migrant boat off an Italian island carrying about 500 people could well top 200, according to local media reports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coffee and sugar producers have proposed to remove the VAT to help reduce troubles with enterprises and clear the tax frauds.

 Danish Ambassador to Vietnam John Nielsen and internet celebrity Arsenal fan “Running Man” Vu Xuan Tien will both compete in the 21km Vietnam Mountain Marathon through Sa Pa’s picturesque mountain landscape.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Khmer ethnic people on Oct 3 began celebrating Sene Dolta, the traditional festival held to worship ancestors, one of their most important events of the year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Relevant ministries have got puzzled when listing Vietnam-made information technology (IT) products that the state funded projects will prioritize to use.

Vietnam hopes that the US Government’s current shutdown is only temporary and would not affect the two countries’ relations, a Foreign Ministry spokesman has said.