VietNamNet Bridge – A symposium dubbed ‘Fundamentals of the Langlands Program’ in honor of famous Vietnamese professor Ngo Bao Chau, will be held by Fields Institute in Toronto Canada from October 15-18.

VietNamNet Bridge – Saigontourist Cable Television's decision to only pay studios if their serials top a certain rating has left the latter bewildered.  

In the past, shopping malls were understood as reserved for high income earners only. However, things are getting quite different: the high grade shopping malls now target popular customers as well.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In many streets in Hanoi, there are products that are sold on the sidewalks, do not need advertising or promotion, but people have to queue to buy them.

 VietNamNet Bridge - One of the hottest topics on newspapers these days is related to the tragic situation of moguls.

In many cases, the improvement in the current assets does not always mean the improvement in intellectual property. In many localities with high living standards, people still have low education levels.

Suffering from anemia and brittle bone disease, Tuan Tu is 5 years old but he looks like a 2-years-old baby. Each month he lives for 18 days in hospital for three times of blood transfusions, which cost up to VND4-5 million ($200-250).

 Over 200 firms in Ca Mau go out of business; Slowdown sees smart phone slump; Foreign reserves surge to $20b, says ADB; Vacancy rates fall for retail space; IT firms struggle in own market; $1.3 billion invested in central EZ

 Incumbent Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won Sunday's presidential election with 54.42 percent of the vote, while opposition leader Henrique Capriles has accepted defeat and congratulated the socialist president.

  VietNamNet Bridge - The 2013 football season will surely be held, but the draw schedule will be postponed.

While the global economic crisis has dealt a strong blow on enterprises in many business fields, software firms still can live well because they can grab the opportunities in the crisis.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On October 6, more than 60 dragons, unicorns, and phoenixes attended the Hanoi Dragon Dance Festival at the My Dinh Stadium Square.

  Salary increases this year have in general been higher than inflation rates, a new survey has found.

 Trade deficit may shrink to $1b; HCM City seeks way out of housing quagmire; Intervention in VN gold market urged; Importers to register gas prices; Clamp on credit growth appropriate, say experts; Banks urged to help firms

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has been very impressed by Vietnam’s active preparations for the 18th Asian Games.

 An unmanned cargo capsule blast off Sunday night to launch the first commercial delivery to the International Space Station, marking a major shift in how U.S. sends supplies and gear to the orbiting lab.

  VietNamNet Bridge – The Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) Group of mogul Doan Nguyen Duc will provide $200,000 to the Lao Football Federation in two years, to help it hire foreign coaches.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung recently signed a decision to grant the national treasure title for 30 historical artifacts, including the three items in Danang city: the My Son E1 and Tra Kieu altars and the Tara Bodhisattva statue.

  Community role in preserving cultural heritage; Bac Giang honoured with official titles; 10,000 people participate in ‘Let’s Sing Along’; Exhibition recalls the days and nights of Hanoi’s 1972

 The eurozone finally gets its 500 billion euro rescue fund on Monday when finance ministers meet amid growing uncertainty over Greece's tortuous debt bailout and whether Spain will need help in turn.