The number of new dengue fever infections nationwide has dropped for eight consecutive weeks, announced the General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Health Ministry on October 26.

VietNamNet Bridge – For a long, long time, the very mention of Hai Duong has conjured up in most Vietnamese minds images of luscious clusters of lychee and stacks of delicious powdery mung bean cake

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a plan on the establishment of a national natural resources and environmental monitoring for 2017-2022.

 The 2017 Global Destinations Cities Index produced by credit card company Mastercard said foreign arrivals in the city grew at 16.4 percent between 2009 and 2016, the fastest after Osaka, Chengdu, Colombo, Abu Dhabi, Jakarta and Tokyo.

 Auditors and land management experts are sceptical about the efficiency and transparency of projects carried out under Build-Transfer contracts in Vietnam, after many BT projects have suffered long delays and major problems along the way.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The food and beverage market is expected to see potential for further development in the 2017-18 period, according to the Viet Nam Report Company (VNR).

 VietNamNet Bridge – A database to store, standardise and manage the basic information of all Vietnamese citizens will be put in use by early 2019, 

VietNamNet Bridge - Once the pioneering and leading locality in the development of IZs (industrial zones) and EPZs (export processing zones) for a long time, but the competitiveness of IZs and EPZs in attracting investment has decreased.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rain comes along with terrible fear for the villagers of Ninh Thuong in Khanh Hoa Province.

VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition displaying the best photos from the Viet Nam Heritage Photo Awards was held on Thursday at the Hoa Lu Stadium in HCM City’s District 1.

The Ministry of Defence has agreed to hand over land to HCM City authorities for construction of a flyover near Tan Son Nhat International Airport to prevent the constant traffic jams that occur there.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The only lake that provides water to the southernmost province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau is at risk of getting polluted because of a waste treatment plant.

A bank teller of the Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade’s (Vietinbank) Long Thanh Branch has been arrested for allegedly appropriating billions of Vietnamese dong.

Local authorities say that the number of ethnic minority juveniles engaging in drug trafficking at the Vietnamese-Lao border in the central province of Quang Tri has increased sharply over the last five years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On Nguyen Son Street in Ha Noi’s Long Bien District, there is a small alley which is home to dozens of mini-shops standing close to each other.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After Viet Nam received a “yellow card” from the European Commission because of its failure to meet standards against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Buildings constructed of bamboo and wood by Ha Noi-based H&P Architects (HPA) have won gold and silver medals in an international architecture contest.

VietNamNet Bridge - The divestment of a number of foreign strategic investors from Vietnamese banks is a sign that foreign technology doesn’t always help.

Vietnamese defender Doan Van Hau is among eight players who could make a name for themselves in the upcoming qualifiers of the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship, according to the the-afc.com.

A debate ensued in the National Assembly on Thursday morning on the controversial exemption of criminal liability for those in charge of restructuring financially unstable banks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Planning and Investment has asked the city’s People’s Committee to approve a new flood-prevention project funded by Denmark.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police of Dong Hoi City in the central province of Quang Binh have launched an official investigation into an assault on a doctor at a city hospital.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Thi Thu Thao of Ha Noi brought home a gold medal in the women’s long jump category of the National Athletics Championships in HCM City on Thursday.

 The Minister of Industry and Trade, Tran Tuan Anh, on Thursday asked the Department of Market Watch to look into the origin of products of the Khaisilk Group following a complaint that it was selling fake products made in China.

 The National Assembly ratified the appointment of Nguyen Van The to the post of Minister of Transport and Le Minh Khai to the post of Government Inspectorate General at its fourth session on October 26.