VietNamNet Bridge – Lacquer paintings depicting nature, plants and flowers throughout the year are on display at an exhibition by artist Nguyen Tran Cuong.

As people in flood-hit provinces struggle to piece together severely disrupted lives, local authorities are calling out for urgent help to deal with major damage suffered by dykes, irrigation works and other constructions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series of resettlement houses in Ha Noi remain partially empty as their intended residents have not moved in, wasting State resources, 

 The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Viet Nam (Vietcombank) has reported VND2.68 trillion (US$119 million) as its pre-tax profit for the third quarter, marking a yearly increase of 31 per cent.

 A delegation of Vietnamese fruit and vegetable export firms will travel to three European countries - France, Germany and Poland - to explore business opportunities there, baodautu.vn reported.

 Viet Nam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will compete in the Yonex French Open 2017, which begins today in Paris.

 More than 100 tonnes of precious old and new books will be sold very cheaply, with prices starting from VNĐ1,000, at northern Viet Nam’s  largest book fair. 

 The Vietnam Open 2017 tennis tournament began on October 23 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Many policies for the disabled remain impractical and have yet to help students with disabilities access tertiary education. 

 The poor standing of Chinese contractors in infrastructure projects in Vietnam has cast a cloud over the Long Thanh International Airport project.

 David Letterman, a pioneering entertainer who was the longest-running host of late-night TV in U.S. history, was honored on Sunday for his contributions to American culture.

 Days before Apple Inc’s much-awaited iPhone X opens for preorders, a survey by brokerage Bernstein showed that demand for the device will be substantial, but not exceptional, 

 A rapidly weakening typhoon Lan made landfall in Japan on Monday, setting off landslides and flooding that prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people, but then headed out to sea 

 120 contestants of Miss World 2017 were selected for "Dances of the World" on October 22 in China.

In the first nine months of the year, Vietnam imported $680 million worth of fruits from Thailand, or 60 percent of total fruit imports. 

 The fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) is providing numerous challenges, besides opportunities, to SMEs in joining global value chain, heard a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on October 23.

 Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong on October 23 received outgoing US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius, who came to bid farewell to the municipal leaders.

 A send-off ceremony for security forces and a counter-terrorism exercise to protect security at the coming APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Da Nang city were held on October 24.

The Central Post Office is a famous tourist attraction in HCMC. Those visiting the post office can see street art performances just in front of the French-built building every Saturday morning, 

 Vietnam should have a strategy for the logistics sector to enable it to achieve higher growth, heard a conference in HCMC last week.

 The last matches in the 22nd round of the V-League 2017, on the evening of October 22, saw hosts Hanoi FC beat visitors XSKT Can Tho 4-0 to climb to the top of the rankings with 39 points after 22 matches played.

 Vietnam’s no. 1 tennis player, Ly Hoang Nam, has been drawn against Go Soeda of Japan, who ranks 387 places higher than Nam in the ATP rankings, in the first round of the Vietnam Open 2017.

 The second Diwali Fest 2017, the annual Indian light festival, will be held at the Indian Cultural Centre, No.63 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hoan Kiem District, in Hanoi, at 5pm on October 27.

 The Government affirmed its efforts to cut spending in the time to come at the October 23 afternoon session of the ongoing fourth session of the 14th National Assembly.

 Russia is interested in initiatives raised by Vietnam, including drafting joint action programmes within the APEC framework to strengthen economic, financial and social inclusive development, said a Russian official.