The Club of Chief Financial Officers (CFO Club) will convene its 48th World Congress in Ho Chi Minh City from November 15-16.

 Vietnam attaches importance to ties with Belgium, a founding member with an important role in the European Union, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told King Philippe of Belgium during their meeting in Brussels on October 18. 

 The 14th National Assembly (NA) will conduct a vote of confidence on those holding the positions it elected or approved, during the sixth session scheduled to open next week.

 A France-Vietnam Days of Innovation opened in Ho Chi Minh City on October 18 as a joint effort of the Consulate General of France and the city’s French Institute to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many areas in Quang Ngai City are overrun by rubbish while residents await the completion of a new waste treatment plant.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A top leader of HCM City yesterday apologised to residents for the authorities’ wrongdoings in the construction of the Thu Thiem New Urban Area.

 Say goodbye to 2018 and hello to 2019 by traveling to the best places in Asia to celebrate New Year`s Eve.

Bac Giang attracts large tourism projects, New internal water cargo route to be built in central city, Dong Nai opens 7-million-USD food processing factory, Credit institutions expect improved business performance in 2018

VietNamNet Bridge - The government is moving ahead with the plan to reduce its ownership ratios in large state-owned banks, including BIDV and Vietcombank.

The current low electricity price and high investment rate in solar power development are discouraging investors, but they see great opportunities in the long term.

After three years of developing ecological IZs on a trial basis, 72 enterprises in Vietnam have saved VND70 billion by reducing the volume of waste discharged to the environment.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education centers have been established in Vietnam to satisfy high demand. However, more efforts will be needed to organize STEM education in general schools.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said it is time to further strengthen and step up Asia-Europe connectivity and cooperation towards the target of sustainable development and common prosperity. 

 ASEAN women, children commission builds results framework of work plan

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 18 for heads of delegations attending the sixth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Drug Matters (AMMD-6). 

 Vietnam will compete in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U22 Championship 2019 to be held in Cambodia from February 17 to March 2, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has announced.

VietNamNet Bridge - Parkson recently shut down its shopping center at Cantavil An Phu in district 2, HCM City. To date, the big retailer from Malaysia has closed five malls in Vietnam.

 Scientists say they have found a way to make self-lubricating latex condoms that become slippery on contact.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Before moving to Vietnam five years ago, Jovana Benoit – wife of the current Haitian Ambassador to Vietnam Jean Lesly Benoit, surfed the Internet to learn about the country. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The talent and efforts of female Vietnamese scientists are depicted at an exhibition held at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A calendar for 2019 named ‘Trường Sa in My Heart’ was recently launched at HCM City’s Book Street.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People’s Committee will conduct the 2019 census of all Vietnamese living in the capital city starting on the morning of April 1 next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers and workers in the informal sector are often reluctant to buy voluntary social insurance because they do not understand its benefits and lack knowledge about the programme, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fish have died en mass in Binh Thanh Commune because farmers were forced to move their raising cages to avoid typhoon, causing a sudden and fatal shock.

 Vietnam faces challenges in tackling tuberculosis, Photo exhibition on rural women’s contribution to sustainable development, Vietnam Airlines organizes drawing competition for Hanoi students