In October, cultural festivals will be taking place across the country, from the Kin Lau Khau Mau festival in Lai Chau, Co Le Pagoda festival in Nam Dinh to the Kate festival in Binh Thuan or Dolta festival and cow racing in An Giang.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eight out of the nine weak banks have finished the restructuring process, while the ninth one may be sold to foreign investors. There is no precedent for such a move in Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung pledged all possible support for Korean investors, especially Samsung, while receiving Vice Chairman of Samsung Corporation Yeon Joo-jung in Ha Noi yesterday, Sep 30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A review of 2013's socio-economic development and the three years' implementing the 11th Party Congress Resolution are high on the agenda for the 8th Plenum of the Party Central Committee which opened in the capital yesterday.

 The White House Office of Management and Budget late Monday night ordered the federal agencies to begin their plans for a government shutdown, due to a lack of bipartisan funding bill.

Tourism service providers say that employees need more training on foreign languages and soft skills like communication, teamwork and problem-solving, though they are largely satisfied with marketing, sales and other skills of employees.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the afternoon on September 30, a Japanese female teacher was crashed to death in front of a bus stop in HCM City while walking on crutches along the road to catch a bus.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The contract worth over VND1.7 trillion will be signed between the state-run Vietnam Assets Management Company (VAMC) with Agribank today, October 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Popular sopranos Ngoc Tuyen and Trieu Yen have released their first album, which blends opera and dance electronic music.

VietNamNet Bridge – State-owned Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC), launched in late July to clean up banks’ bad debts, is considering buying up the first non-performing loans from four banks burdened by high bad debt rates

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some telecom groups are preparing to provide OTT service on 3G network, which allows the connection from phones, computers to mobile phones. Analysts believe that the OTT battle may turn to a new branching road.

The comment “excellent” made by teachers can be understood by the parents that their children are given 10 marks for their school works. However, in most of the other cases, marks show clearer messages than comments.

In order to have money for the 100 Airbuses, VietjetAir will have to seek capital from different channels, including the export credit financing, commercial loans from foreign banks or initial public offering.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Nam's ninth symphony, Cuu Long Day Song (The Mekong River Rising in Waves), was performed for the first time last week at the September Concert at the HCM City Conservatory of Music.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northern border province of Lang Son's Police have started investigations into the affairs of a woman who is believed to have run off with hundreds of billions of dong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Paintings featuring the unique feathery expression of famous Japanese artist Iwasaki Chihiro have gone on display at an exhibition in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Haiphong City leaders held a meeting with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on September 28 to consider Haiphong’s dossier seeking a UNESCO title for its Cat Ba islands.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment targets collecting and fully treating all hazardous solid wastes by 2015.

Jewelry companies had to wait for the State Bank of Vietnam’s nod to import gold materials for domestic processing. And now they have to wait for a circular from the Ministry of Science and Technology to turn this into reality.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Danang, a coastal city in the central, is a mixture of stunning beaches, splendid islands, picturesque mountains, rich ancient history, and many beautiful bridges.