VietNamNet Bridge – Here and there in the ancient town of Hoi An, food delicacies offer an insight into local culinary art and culture. 

A seminar was held in Moscow, Russia on October 7, focusing on the situation in the East Sea following the recent ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration on the Philippines’s lawsuit against China’s claims in the waters. 

 Unemployment rate in urban areas would be below 4 percent and the proportion of poor households would be reduced to 8.62-8.42 percent this year as according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

 The Immigration Office of Malaysia’s northwest Penang state arrested 30 foreigners on October 7, including three Vietnamese, for not possessing valid documentations and work permits. 

NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong has affirmed that Vietnam encourages cooperation in the fields of agriculture, food processing, pollution treatment, shipbuilding, green growth during the Vietnam-Denmark cooperation forum.

 Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga called on countries to continue committing resources to development at a session discussing the UN development cooperation held by the 71st UN General Assembly’s Economic and Financial Committee.

President Tran Dai Quang on October 8 hosted separate receptions for Ambassadors of France, Canada, the Republic of Cyprus, Qatar, Croatia, Gambia and Turkmenistan, who presented credentials before taking office in Vietnam. 

 The national economy continuously showed signs of recovery and stable growth in the last three quarters, with the GDP growing at an estimated 5.93 percent.

 Party Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong emphasized that issues on the agenda of the fourth plenary meeting of the 12th Party Central Committee are important to the successful implementation of the 12th Party Congress’ resolution. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Van Bon, an electronics engineer in Thu Duc district of HCM City has made a smoke treatment machine based on CRT TV screen technology.

VietNamNet Bridge – The ancient fig tree in Phu Khong, inside the Trang An scenic spot in Ninh Binh province, is the most special fig tree in Vietnam as it produces fruits in two shapes, round and flat.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With thousands of books of all kinds, Dinh Le Street is the bookstore of Hanoi, where visitors can findout-of-print editions. 

Seventy photographs about Vietnam were introduced recently at a photo exhibition "S Vietnam – a Wonderful Vietnam" by Le The Thang, Huynh Phuc Hau, Ngo Huy Hoa and Tran Nam Thuong.

A Vietnamese man has created a motorcycle and a bicycle from tree stumps. Here are the unique vehicles of Mr. Le Quang Son, 52, in Ha Lam commune, Da Huoai district, Lam Dong province.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many large foreign corporations have increased investment in the housing market of Vietnam by forming joint ventures or buying shares of domestic enterprises.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha spoke with the Nhan Dan (People) weekly about private tutoring and education reform plans.

The Da Phuoc Waste Treatment Complex has asked municipal authorities to suspend receipt of an additional 2,000 tonnes of garbage per day in response to residents’ complaints about a foul odour coming from the plant.

VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang will spend nearly VND70 billion ($3.2 million) to install nearly 1,700 street cameras from now to early 2017.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Marine ecosystems play a very important role in mitigating the impact of natural disasters but unsustainable socio-economic development has contributed to their further deterioration,

VietNamNet Bridge - The average expenditure for science and technology of Vietnamese enterprises is only 0.02% of their total annual spending.