Le Thanh Thao, country representative of the UN Industrial Development Organization in Vietnam, writes about the circular economy – a new method of creating value and ultimately prosperity as well as protecting the environment.

Companies and organisations talked about their view on Vietnam’s foreign investment journey, what changes they would like to see, and what upcoming trends they anticipate.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ten years ago, Bui Thanh Thuy drew three question marks to describe herself.

 Tay Ninh: New hospital to boost poor people’ access to quality health care, Quang Binh: 520 scholarships presented to poor gifted students, ASEAN youngsters seek ways to end gender violence, promote equality

 Naval commander holds bilateral meetings on sidelines of WPNS, Vietnam proud to be dynamic, responsible member of ASEM, Deputy PM Truong Hoa Binh welcomes Vientiane Mayor

VietNamNet Bridge - With the government’s Decree 60, businesses now have the right to lift the foreign ownership ratio ceiling to 100 percent. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many creative students have used their initiatives to help their communities.

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment launched a campaign on October 12, calling for joint efforts in plastic waste prevention nationwide, in response to the 2018 “Make the world cleaner” campaign.

 Vietnam is now edging even closer to the coveted emerging market status, after FTSE Russell announced that the country is now on the watch list to join its secondary emerging market ranking.

 Asia is a huge and mysterious part of the world which has so many incredible places that it would take us years to visit and properly feel them.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Gao Giong - Cao Lanh in the southern province of Dong Thap was in the middle of the flooding season.

 Concern grows over Tet price hikes; PVTrans’ pre-tax profits soar over nine months; Da Nang invests efforts in developing sea-based economy; Vietnam has huge potential to develop its blue economy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Len, a 60-something veteran, is preparing blankets and cleaning up beds for elderly lottery ticket vendors who stay at his house.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vinamilk and Nutifood have decided to enter foreign markets. 

 Huynh The Du, lecturer at the Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management, highlights the importance to have in place breakthrough policies to optimise the efficiency of state capital divestment and state-owned enterprises’ equitisation process.

Addressing the High-level General Debate of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on countries to continue highlighting the role of the UN and join hands for a world of peace, equality and sustainable development.

Artist Thang Trần Phềnh was not only one of the first Vietnamese artists to graduate from the École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine (Indochina Fine Arts College) — the first fine arts school in Indochina — he was also among the first to display

 The Philippines is initiating an investigation on whether to apply safeguard measures on imported cement, raising concerns that Vietnam could lose a major export market.

 Việt Nam’s No 1 chess player Lê Quang Liêm will compete in the Isle of Man (IoM) International Chess Tournament, one of the strongest open tournaments in the world.

 The HCM City General Sciences Library has opened a new reading room serving young readers aged between five and 18.    

 The Consulate General of France in HCM City will host the first Franco-Vietnamese Days of Innovation from October 18-20.

 Singer Tuấn Hưng will perform during a fashion show on October 14 at the National Convention Centre in Hà Nội.

 A delegation of 25 travel businesses from Europe are seeking opportunities to work with Vietnamese partners to promote tourism during a fact-finding tour to discover Hà Nội’s tourist attractions from October 4-14.

 Hospitals in HCM City have been told to detect, classify and isolate patients with measles, dengue fever or hand-foot-mouth (HFM) disease to avoid cross-contamination, Minister of Health Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến has said.

 The iNut Smartcity Team from Việt Nam’s University of Economics and Law has won the World Technopolis Association (WTA) 2018 Bình Dương Smart City Initiative Competition.