SC Bank provides US$1 million for eye care program; Festival for ophthalmology sector; National seminar on journalism ethics; HCM City flyover planned to alleviate traffic chaos

  Int’l Fashion Fair opens; HTV singing contest begins tonight; Sene Dolta festival celebrated in Can Tho; Nhu Quynh works as jurywoman of Hanoi Int’l Film Festival

 VietNamNet Bridge - "The autumn weather in Hanoi is pleasant. I’m completely overwhelmed. Vietnam is a great destination," Mrs. World 2012 April Lufrice said.

Twenty-four people from the central city of Da Nang, who have high dioxin concentrations in their blood, were discharged from Military Hospital 103 in Hanoi on October 11 after a month-long detoxification course.

The Quang Nam People's Committee yesterday, Oct 11, decided to stop the development of two hydropower plants and suspend the construction of 17 others after delays had led to problems and mounting frustration in the area.

VietNamNet Bridge – German Director Michael Haneke, who won the prestigious Palme d'Or Award at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, refused to go to Vietnam to attend the Hanoi International Film Festival because he could not travel by air.

  VietNamNet Bridge – At this special fair, held once a year, people can buy many things of the past.

Unable to sell products and access bank loans, a lot of businesses have come to an impasse. The circumstances are so serious that they even do not have money to pay salaries to workers.

Vietnam asks China to respect its sovereignty and refrain from wrongful actions so as to make practical contributions to developing the friendship and cooperation between the two countries as well as maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea.

Wrestlers compete in Thai Nguyen; Vietnamese chess players invited to UAE tournament; Marksmen Thanh shoots for top prize in Thai World Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 21st World Military Taekwondo Championship will be held at the Military Zone No.7’s Sport Complex Centre in Ho Chi Minh City from October 19-26.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam continues to play a very active role within the United Nations, Ms Pratibha Mehta, UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam has said in a recent exclusive interview with the Vietnam News Agency.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The biggest surprise at the national tennis championship came in the semi-finals when the newly-emerging talent Ly Hoang Nam beat the current champion Do Minh Quan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Laos should further strengthen cooperation in legal activities, especially in the making and verification of laws.

After information about 19 Vietnamese sailors who were abandoned in the UAE was published on local newspapers, a letter asking for help of a 17-member crew of the Thai Son 18 vessel has been sent to the local media from the Philippines.

ASEAN renews its commitments to the promotion and implementation of the rule of law at the national and international levels in accordance with the fundamental principles of the Charter of the United Nations (UN).

Hundreds of groupon websites mushroomed in the golden age, but a lot of the websites have shut down quietly, which shows the big problems of the model in Vietnam.

 The crisis-hit European Union, Belarusian or Russian human rights activists, or a non-violent protest theorist whose ideas inspired the Arab Spring? Speculation ahead of Friday's Nobel Peace Prize announcement is rife.

The serious poaching which has not been eased over the last many years has led to the sharp fall of the number of elephant individuals in Vietnam, from 1500-2000 in 1990s to tens of elephants now.

Watchdog agencies and culturists believe that Vietnamese original traditional festivals would help attract more tourists. However, travel firms do not think so.