Viet Nam lacks long-term nutrition research that could provide a scientific foundation for nutrition consultancy, doctors and nutritionist have said.

 The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has warned that high tides in HCM City and the Mekong Delta over the next few days could cause flooding in the area.   

 The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) is a Governmental agency which is responsible for providing official information and documents of the Party and State, according to a recently released Government Decree.

 The Construction Minister has not completed the draft plan for utilising land once occupied by State agencies’ headquarters, just a week before the ministry is to submit the plan to the Prime Minister on Monday.

 The Government should set out a roadmap in order to ensure economic growth is stable, legislators said on the sidelines of the ongoing fourth sitting of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on October 31.  

 Da Nang Hospital has saved a foreigner suffering multiple serious injuries from a traffic accident while travelling from the central city of Da Nang to Hoi An town in neighboring Quang Nam province.

 The national innovation and start-up festival Techfest 2017 is going to take place under the theme “Start-up Ecosystem Connect” in Hanoi on November 14-15.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception on October 31 for new Bangladeshi Ambassador to Vietnam Samina Naz, during which he affirmed that Vietnam always pays great attention to developing partnership with the South Asian country.

 The Law on Special Administrative-Economic Units must create breakthroughs in mechanisms and preferential incentives to boost economic development, experts have said.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 31 for AB InBev CEO Carlos Brito, during which he said Vietnam wants Belgian businesses to invest more in the Southeast Asian country.

Legislators discussed the results of the implementation of the socio-economic development and State budget plans for 2017 during the plenary sitting on October 31.

 Having been familiar with Halloween for a long time, Duy Anh and his younger sister Thuy Trang have always enjoyed the eventful and spooky atmosphere.

 The People’s Council of the northeastern border province of Quang Ninh has approved a project proposing the establishment of Van Don special administrative-economic unit at its sixth meeting of the 13th tenure in Ha Long city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nom da trau and nhot xanh cuon bap cai wrapped in cabbage, are unique and tasty specialties of the ethnic Thai group in the northwestern province of Son La.

HCMC has been increasingly appealing to international tourists owing to its bustling activities of the modern lifestyle. However, the city is also charming in another facet: its unique streets specializing in a particular type of product. 

 Foreign tourist arrivals hit over 1 million again, Vietjet’s pre-tax profit hit 131 million USD in nine months, VN goods shown at HK fashion fair, Ten-month FDI grows 37% to $28 billion

VietNamNet Bridge – Dr Nguyen Thien Tao has discovered more than 40 amphibians and reptilian species, including the Trung Khanh viper.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese drug and medical instrument market is expected to have value estimated to exceed $10 billion per annum by 2020.

Vietnamese digital firms have urged the government to take necessary measures to force cross-border service providers to set up legal entities in Vietnam and fulfill tax obligations.

 Central Highlands urged to ensure absolute safety during APEC 2017, Vietnamese officers, nurses update about first aid, Exhibition spotlights Vietnam-Laos special solidarity, Tunnel completed ahead of APEC

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Industry has decided that Vietnam needs to have an additional 20,000 PhDs by 2020. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A two-day workshop on reality-based sound with sound wizard Ernst Karel will be organized at VUI Studio, 3C Tong Duy Tan Street, Hanoi on November 6, 8 (10am-6pm).

Many Hanoians have high praise for the automatic selling machines - also called vending machines - that have operated in some central districts for a year, including around Hoan Kiem Lake and Giang Vo Lake.

Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi will be reproduced at Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) Fall/Winter 2017.

Ninety contestants of the Miss Earth 2017 pageant took part in a swimsuit contest judged by the press at the Diamond Hotel, Manila, the Philippines on October 30.