The 14th National Assembly convened its second meeting in Hanoi on October 20 and dedicated the first day to the country’s economic affairs presented by Government members.

The fact that poor students have sent letters directly to ministers asking for help has raised controversy. Some show sympathy for the students, while others say the students are "faint-hearted". 

VietNamNet Bridge - Some Vietnamese products face risks of becoming defendants in lawsuits filed by import countries that suspect Chinese goods are brought to Vietnam before they are exported to third countries in order to avoid anti-dumping duties.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The coast of the central province of Quang Binh is now covered with all kinds of wastebrought in by flood water.

 For a long time, the image of women with a palm-leaf conical hat known in Vietnam as “Non La” has become a symbol of Vietnamese charm and beauty.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts have warned that millions of Vietnamese workers, especially in the electronic parts, footwear and garment industries, will become redundant because of the use of robots at factories.

 The thousand-year-old capital city Hanoi is a combination of old and new.

 Typhoon Haima has passed north of Luzon island, the Philippines, to enter the northeast of the East Sea, the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting announced on October 20. 

Thanks to dairy cow breeding, the average income of households in Moc Chau Farm Town is VND35-VND40 million ($1,600-$1,900) a month. All 600 families here are Vietnamese dong billionaires.

VietNamNet Bridge - On October 12, Samsung announced that it will stop making Galaxy Note 7 after realizing that the phone may still bring high risks to users despite great efforts to improve the product.

Among 8 million fixed internet broadband subscribers, there are 5.5 million FTTH (fiber to the home) subscribers. The modest number of FTTH subscribers means there are still opportunities for new service providers.

 Slow ODA disbursement is badly affecting Vietnam's credibility and development according a workshop on ODA programmes heard on October 18 in Hanoi.

 It has been five years since the economic restructuring programme was launched, and despite some improvements to the Vietnamese economy, there has been little change in the growth model.

 The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee has told the Government to present a separate detailed report on the need to build an expressway linking the north and south of the nation.

The Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk) has come to a cooperative arrangement with FPT Retail to open a retail store chain selling Vinamilk products. 

  Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan on Tuesday signed a licence allowing Gtel Mobile Joint Stock Company (Gtel Mobile) to provide 4G telecommunications service in Viet Nam.

 HCM City athletes were successful on the first day of competitions at the National Swimming Championship in Hanoi on October 18.

 The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has made a proposal to the prime minister on next year’s public holidays scheme.

VietNamNet Bridge - Chief Editor Vo Dang Thien and Deputy Editor Pham Thanh of the online newspaper Infonet have been suspended in order to clarify personal responsibility for the newspaper’s recent violation.

 A new case of Zika infection has just been recorded in Ho Chi Minh City, the fifth in the city so far, triggering concern that more Zika cases are likely to appear in the southern hub.