VietNamNet Bridge – The author of “Perfect Spy X6 Fully New Updated Edition” planed to write about the life of Colonel Tu Cang, another Vietnamese spy who was a comrade of famous spy Pham Xuan An.

 U.S. space company Orbital Sciences Corp. said Sunday that the rendezvous of its Cygnus cargo ship with the International Space Station (ISS) was delayed for at least 48 hours due to a computer data link glitch between them.

 The fourth Oktoberfest German Beer Festival which will be held in Hanoi on October 24-25 and participated by more than 3,000 people.

 Viet Nam will take part in the upcoming World Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium from September 30-October 6.

Vietnam’s Hanoi capital has risen to fifth place among the top ten destinations in Asia 2013, according to a recent report by Hong Kong-based travel and trade journal, Smart Travel Asia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh secured a bronze medal at the Japan Open championships in Tokyo, after losing 0-2 to the world top seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia on September 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Indonesia defeated Viet Nam 7-6 in a penalty shootout to claim the ASEAN Under-19 Football Championships on their home turf yesterday, Sept 22.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The compulsory restructuring of 8 out of the 9 weak banks has completed successfully.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A group of six record makers of Vietnam were presented the honorary doctorate degree of the World Record University on September 21 in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has assigned the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to submit dossiers to the UNESCO to seek the world natural heritage title for Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park for the second time.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Long Hai is a town in Long Dat District in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province renowned for romantic beaches, Dinh Co Temple and the Palace of Mr. Hoa.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A woman and her two sons died one day after a gas cylinder explosion at her home in Tan Khai commune, Hon Quan district of Binh Phuoc province on September 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge – All coastal provinces from Quang Ninh to Phu Yen and mountainous northern provinces have been asked to accelerate emergency preparations as storm Usagi moves closer.

 Two women and three children are still missing after a car was swept away by floodwaters late yesterday in the central province of Nghe An's Nghia Hong Commune.

A government delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai is paying official visits to Italy and Belgium from September 23-27.

 VAMC issues bonds to buy bad debts; US rejects anti-subsidy tax on Vietnamese shrimp; FDI exceeds annual national target; HCM City’s GDP higher than Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investors are very interested in the Dau Giay - Phan Thiet highway projects, after a series of preferential policies are announced.

 President Barack Obama used a memorial service for the victims of America's latest mass shooting on Sunday to make another impassioned appeal to reform gun ownership laws.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is scheduled to leave Viet Nam today (Sept 23) to start his three-day official visit to France from September 24-26.

The latest exit poll results showed Sunday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats and their Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union could have an absolute majority to govern without a coalition partner.