Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem now ranks 27th of 150 players at the ongoing Isle of Man International Chess Tournament in the UK.

More than 240 artistic photos by 192 photographers throughout the country will be displayed at the Viet Nam Art Photo Exhibition in the northern province of Quang Ninh between October 30 and November 8.

 Have you had an iced tea with an iguana? What about a coffee with a kitten? Latte with a lizard or started the day having a nice beverage with some birds? Well you can do all that and more in HCM City!

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam have won five golds at the ongoing Southeast Asian Shooting Championships in China.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese comedies produced by private HCM City filmmakers will be released during the Christmas and New Year holidays. 

One year after a surgery for cataracts, 75-year-old Tran Thi Tuyet from the northern province of Nam Dinh is worried about her vision once again. Over the last few days, everything started to go blurry.

 The Inspection Commission of the Communist Party of VN Central Committee yesterday announced the outcomes of its 30th session held in Hanoi on October 17-19, giving conclusions on wrongdoings at several Party organisations.

 Legislators will look into State budget and the mid-term public investment plan on October 29, during the sixth session of the 14th National Assembly. 

 Vietnam faces the double burden of malnutrition, namely the coexistence of under-nutrition along with overweight and obesity.

 The processing time for tax credit claims has now been cut down by 75 percent compared to the procedures in 2015. This has been a result of the shift to information technology application, making it easier for tax payers to complete the paperwork.

 Vietnam’s U19 women football team crushed Jordan 4-0 in the last qualifying match of Group E at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Women’s Championship in Hanoi on October 28.

A small well dug in the middle of a coffee plantation has been the lifesaver for the beans in Dak Lak Province well-known for its year-round burning heat and severe droughts that can last for months. 

 The beauty of Thang Long Citadel, or Hanoi nowadays, is retraced through more than 20 mural painting walls in Phan Dinh Phung street, Hanoi. These murals recall memories of an old capital. 

VietNamNet Bridge - In the cutthroat competition in the forwarding service market, the maximum delivery time  has been cut from several days to several hours, and now to 60 minutes. 

The Museum of History in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue is showcasing 200 photographs of Agent Orange (AO) victims and planning related activities following the lawsuit against producers of AO.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Super typhoon Yutu, with wind speeds up to 200km per hour, was heading for the East Sea on Saturday morning, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of large-scale smuggling cases employing sophisticated methods have recently challenged the country’s customs agency.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four workers died from a massive electrical shock on Friday afternoon in the central province of Ha Tinh while trying to erect a telecommunications pylon in a rice field.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government does not intend to relax policies to control inflation, as macroeconomic stability remains the top priority, according to Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung paid a working visit to France from October 26-28 to continue cementing ties between Viet Nam and France.