VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has been ranked 81st in the ICT Development Index for 2011, a jump of five places from the previous year's index, the Ministry of Information and Communications announced on Friday in a conference

Not only small real estate developers, but the big guys have also got involved in troubles, when they cannot implement their projects and pay buyers money back.

 Middle Eastern oil and gas companies have been targeted in massive attacks on their computer networks in an increasingly open cyber war where a new virus was discovered just this past week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Award-winning singer Khanh Hoa has released a DVD of songs in praise of the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands and the troops stationed there.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam attracted more than 4.8 million international visitors and serviced 25.5 million domestic tourists in the first nine months of 2012, earning VND110,000 billion, up 15 percent over the same period last year.

Shares increase amid signs of rising caution; Tourism projects hit roadblocks; Thirteen foreign-invested projects halt operations; Exports hit more than US$88 billion; Shell to expand business in Vietnam; Luxury cars hit with higher tariffs

 Eradicating infectious diseases; Ninh Binh unveils master plan; Blood donation festival for cancer patients; Traffic still chaotic but ‘improving'

Nearly 30 cai luong (reformed opera) plays exploring modern social topics will be showcased at this year's National Cai Luong Professional Stage Festival, which started on Saturday, Oct 20, at Bien Hoa City in the southern province of Dong Nai.

  The national squad will face Turkmenistan in the opening match of 2012 VFF Cup on October 24 in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Unfolding claims of sexual abuse against late BBC star Jimmy Savile have plunged Britain's national broadcaster into its biggest crisis for 50 years, a senior reporter has warned.

An exhibition exploring the rich history and culture of Singapore is now open to the public at the Vietnamese Women's Museum as a fruit of a collaboration with the Singapore Philatelic Museum offering a unique perspective of the famous city.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese chess GM Le Quang Liem was placed second after a draw with Philippine rival Wesley So in his last match of the US Spice Cup Festival on October 22.

Three people were dead and four others wounded in a mass shooting Sunday at a spa in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, police said. The gunman died of a self- inflicted gunshot wound. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam's first overhead route for cars opened for traffic on October 21. This highway is expected to shorten 50 percent of the travel time from the west to the south of Hanoi and to reduce traffic congestion in the city.

 Spain seems condemned to pay for its own banking rescue after Germany flatly refused to let the eurozone's future bank supervisor do so, analysts say.

Dong Xuan Phong, former official of the Anti-Smuggling Team of the Hai Phong City Customs Bureau, has been identified to conceal and help Duong Chi Dung, former director of the Vietnam Maritime Administration, to escape.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Malaysia triumph at Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper's International Under-21 Football Championships yesterday, Oct 21, at Pleiku Stadium in Gia Lai Province.

Analysts believe that the biggest advantage of small businesses is the small operation scale which allows them to change flexibly to get adapted to the new circumstances.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam wushu team yesterday, Oct 21, left for China to take part in the World Sanshou Cup.

 VietNamNet Bridge – International scholars have presented evidence at a recent workshop in Paris, rejecting China’s sovereignty claim in the East Sea, especially its U-shaped line.