First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba’s Central Committee, General Raul Castro has sent his condolences to Vietnamese Party, State and Government leaders over the death of General Vo Nguyen Giap.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first international mountain marathon in Vietnam took place in Sa Pa in the northern province of Lao Cai on October 6.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Economists believe lifting the ceiling budget overspending level is just a temporary solution to the current budget deficit, while it won’t help in the long term.

 Russia's Olympic torch relay got off to a rocky start on Sunday when the flame briefly went out on one of the torchbearers just as he was passing through a Kremlin gate.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh has failed to defend her bronze medal in the women’s single vault at the World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Photo exhibition "Hello Northwest” by Nguyen Thanh Tung takes place from October 2 to 30 in HCM City to introduce realistic and perspectives of the Northwest Region.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The best chau van items of len dong rituals were performed at Hanoi’s Cong Nhan Theatre on October 4-5.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vingroup has announced the development of its Vin Kids Center (VinKC) system in major cities of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – According to the latest report released on October 4, damage caused by typhoon Wutip in the central provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Binh Thuan and Quang Binh is up to VND11 trillion (about $523 million).

 President Truong Tan Sang and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Bali, Indonesia on late afternoon October 6 for the 21st Economic Leaders’ Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC 21) forum.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In memory of General Vo Nguyen Giap who passed away on October 4, the U19 football team of Vietnam will wear the black armband during the qualifier match of U19 Asian Championships this afternoon, October 7.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam considers devaluating the dong in an effort to boost the export after a long period of keeping the dong/dollar exchange rate stable.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Female dancer and choreographer Ta Thuy Chi will stage a show in HCM City this month, marking her return after four years of study in China.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Security at hospitals have never seen such alarming situations, with a series of violent assaults on medical staff, causing anxiety and fear for both doctors and patients, police have said.

 US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warned Sunday that Congress was "playing with fire" as Republicans raised the threat of a US default if President Barack Obama refuses to negotiate on spending.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Electric bicycles are believed to be the green means of transport, which specially is useful in urban areas. However, in fact, they are not green as thought.

 At least 51 people were killed and about 270 injured in Egypt's clashes between security forces and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) on Sunday, official news agency MENA reported, citing the health ministry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s leading travel operator Saigontourist will welcome 4,500 foreign passengers and crew members on three luxury cruise ships touring Vietnam this October.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The annual flooding in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta could reach its peak this weekend with rivers in its upstream areas rising by 8-10cm daily,

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more people have the opportunities to use wi-fi free of charge, which has vexed mobile network operators.