Vice chairman of the National Assembly’s Social Affairs Committee Bui Sy Loi talks to Đại biểu nhân dân newspaper about how grassroots healthcare system must be the foundation for improving the sector.

 Trains are known to be the friendliest, comfortable and relaxing of any form of long-distance travel.

Long An to host third Vietnam Rice Festival, Saigon Hi-Tech Park to be part of HCM City’s innovation district, Vietnam Cycle 2018 to open in Ha Noi, Ben Tre to hold agricultural fair in November     

Nghe An to scrap hydropower projects, HCM City allocates funds to upgrade health stations under national project, Vietnam, Iran exchange cinema development experience, Higher ed administrators get int’l training

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts believe that food is now the most cutthroat segment in O2O (online to offline) business with big players such as GrabFood, Now and Lala.

Believing that it would be better to let children learn foreign languages as soon as possible, many Vietnamese parents send their children to class at a very young age.

VietNamNet Bridge - Mai duong tree, or Trinh nu than go (Mimosa pigra), an invasive exotic species, has been growing vigorously in Hanoi’s suburbs in recent years, harming the local ecosystem.

 The Telegraph has compiled a list of some of their favorite beaches.

Dr Nguyen Thi Thuy Huong is the first scientist who has successfully optimized the root system, growing the precious plant on a large scale. 

 Every year in the tenth lunar month, Xo Dang ethnic people start harvesting nice and celebrate new rice season festival. 

 Contest centered on beauty of Hanoi and Hanoians and open to both Vietnamese and foreign photographers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City’s People's Committee has approved the use of Bach Dang Wharf once again for river-based tourism after a three-year gap.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival 2018 was launched on Sunday in the historical land of Ninh Binh Province.

 Latest Ken Research report predicts great future for Vietnam's cold chain market.

 Long Phu 1 thermal power plant is riddled by uncertainties around international loans as the project contactor is subject to sanctions from the US.

 Samsung’s vice chairman Lee Jae Yong is visiting Samsung subsidiaries today in Hanoi, the northern province of Bac Ninh, and Ho Chi Minh City.

 The HCMC Department of Transport will devise a scheme to control emissions from motorbikes if the municipal government gives the agency the green light, reported Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists at the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources have announced the discovery of a new fish species endemic to a cave system in the central region’s Quang Binh Province, 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many commercial banks intend to open more branches and transaction points overseas, or allocate more capital to their overseas branches.

Quang Binh Province debuted tour itineraries to the Hang Vom-Gieng Vooc Cave system late last week, offering visitors another choice for caving trips aside from the world’s biggest cave, Son Doong.

 An art exhibition is displaying around 100 paintings created by eight journalists and photographers in HCM City until November 5.

 Major General Ngo Minh Tien, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army received Eamonn O'Shaughnessy, head of the New Zealand Ministry of Defence’s International Branch, in Hanoi on October 29.

 The HCMC People’s Economic Court has once again adjourned the suit filed by taxi operator Vinasun against ride-hailing service Grab, which accuses it of unfair business practices and demands compensation.

 Vietnam believes that close and effective cooperation among coastal countries is the only solution to dealing with challenges and preventing water resources conflicts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 815 enterprises in HCM City owe more than six months of social insurance payments, while thousands of enterprises owe two months.