The number of U.S. people initially applying for unemployment aid last week moved higher after hitting a 9-week low in a week earlier, indicating that hiring is still modest, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of Mozart’s best loved operas Cosi fan Tutte will be performed by the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) at the Hanoi Opera House on Friday and Saturday (Oct 5 and 6).

The invented automated teller machine (ATM), nano technology which helps eliminate toxicity from water or fuel saver for motorbikes have all brought high income and helped humans save energy.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has drawn up a plan to recompile textbooks for general school students, estimating that the work would cost 70 trillion dong. Meanwhile, educators believe the program is too costly.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s island ecosystem has been degrading because of the spontaneous development of tourism with more and more accommodations rising which discharge untreated waste water into the environment.

VietNamNet Bridge – Her one-year term as the Tourism Ambassador of Vietnam has ended but actress Ly Nha Ky still has to finish the remaining tasks because relevant bodies did not find a substitute yet.

Chinese goods have been flowing to Vietnam in masses, thus worsening Vietnam’s trade deficit and putting big difficulties for domestic production.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At a meeting of the Steering Board for Bird Flu Prevention on October 2 in Hanoi, it was announced that Vietnam has now developed a vaccine that can control the new highly toxic strain of bird flu virus.

The Circular No. 47 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) which allows exploiting 160 species of wild beast for commercial purposes has caused big worries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is almost certainly that the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) will have another vice president, who will be elected at the next annual general meeting.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts from Military Zone 5 yesterday, Oct 3, inspected the evacuation plan for people living in earthquake-affected areas near Song Tranh Hydropower Plant in central Quang Nam Province.

  New rules govern share issuance, redemption; Carrying gold in, out of country may be banned; BIDV delays share listing yet again; Starved for cash; Thang Long-Noi Bai road toll may increase; Shortfalls in seaport planning    

The Asian Development Bank has lowered its forecast for Viet Nam's economic growth this year to 5.1%, predicting growth of 5.7% next year in the context of continued weakness in external markets and domestic credit.

  NAO, the super-smart humanoid robot, has been flown into the city to be the big star at the Metalex-Nepcon Vietnam and the fifth exhibition on supporting industries in HCMC’s Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC).

VietNamNet Bridge - At the position of a missing fang, a tumor grew up on the outside of the jaw. Doctors noted that this tumor was a "tooth bag" that sat across the position of the fang and two other teeth.

  Hundreds of people fleeing from a building fire; Director arrested for insurance fraud; Border guards seize 18kg of illicit drugs; Seasonal downpours leave Binh Phuoc under water

VietNamNet Bridge – Not only multi-national groups, but domestic big enterprises also spend big money on TV ad campaigns.

  VietNamNet Bridge – While writing on the blackboard, three first-grade students and their teacher were hit on their heads by plaster falling from the ceiling. One student was seriously injured, had to undergone a brain surgery.

 Sculpture camp strengthens Vietnam – Laos friendship; MTV finds its Viet Nam VJ through talent contest; Filipino jazz singer performs at Caravelle Hotel; Metal bands to rock Saigon Deathfest

  VietNamNet Bridge – In economic difficulties, the Vietnam Professional Football JSC (VPF) has proposed to give financial support to football teams, from the champion to the team at the bottom of the ranking list.