A regional safe water supply project with total investment of about 1.7 billion USD will be launched in the Mekong Delta, said a representative from the Technical Infrastructure Agency of the Ministry of Construction.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Ngo Huong Nam has paid a courtesy call on Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop.

 After graduating from high school, Le Minh Tu, who has a hearing impairment, enrolled in college in HCM City and paid an interpreter to help her study.

  Vietnam has actively partaken in the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and the fourth ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) which freshly concluded in Clark city of the Philippines.

The Ministry of Finance is drafting regulations on e-bills and will ask the Government to set a deadline of July 2018 for businesses to switch over from paper. 

 The special meeting of the Council of ASEAN Chief Justices (CACJ) took place in Manila, the Philippines, on October 27.

 The year 2017 sees the second time Vietnam has played host to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum after 19 years of being a member of the forum. 

VASEP has proposed urgent measures to avoid receiving the European Commission (EC)’s “red card” warning after six months of a “yellow card” it has applied on Vietnam’s seafood, towards re-winning the “green card”.

 The National Assembly discussed the draft revised Law on Fisheries at its plenary session in Hanoi on October 27. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Last month, a farmer in southern Phu Yen Province surprised everyone with the successful demonstration of a machine he designed and made for sugarcane cultivation.

The National Assembly (NA) yesterday discussed a Government feasibility study on the acquisition of land for the construction of Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province.

Vietnam needs a gradual sustainable increase in forex reserves, rather than a shocking increase as seen in the last two years, according to analysts. 

 Amid the spiralling ramifications of climate change in Vietnam, energy-saving and CO2-reducing technologies have proven an inevitable trend for small- and medium-sized enterprises.Bich Thuy reports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Recess at the Nghia Chanh Elementary School in Quang Ngai City is a surprisingly quiet affair, far from the usual din of students enjoying their break from classes.

The talented French conductor Henri Pompidor, together with the choir and orchestra of Vietnam National Opera & Ballet, will bring to Hanoi audiences two concert nights honoring French composer Jacques Offenbach. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – “I started selling fruit in Ha Noi several years ago. At that time, income from this business was just enough to cover my daily needs. 

Arriving in the US at the age of 18, holding no professional certification, with limited English skills, Hang later secured a position in an European export-import firm while at the same time doing business on her own.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Promoting innovative start-ups is a global trend, but it was never of great interest of APEC economies — until now.

  FPT officially launched the technology contest the “Digital Race 2017 – 2018” with the theme of self-driving cars on Thursday.

 With its steady economic growth, political stability, a youthful population, and equitisation of State-owned enterprises, Viet Nam’s securities market is attractive to investors, the Gateway to Vietnam Conference heard in HCM City on October 25.

 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).

 Thang Long Warriors crushed defending champions, Danang Dragons, 82-72, to lead the rankings at the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League on October 26.

 Vietnamese fencer Vu Van Hung brought home a silver medal in the men’s individual sabre category from the Asian U23 Fencing Championship, which opened in Hanoi on October 26.

 Olympic gold medallist, Hoang Xuan Vinh, failed in the qualifying round of the men’s 10m-air pistol at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Final.

The citizens of Da Nang City have been asked to smile during the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit next month, the most imporant activity of the APEC Year 2017.