Vietnamese agencie are aiming to ally with the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports to propose to UNESCO to recognise dan bau, the nation’s monochord zither, as a world heritage.

 Authorities in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau are working with government agencies to provide financial assistance to farmers who suffered losses after the recent mass death of farm-raised fish in Long Son Commune.

 The Urban Railway Management Board has submitted a construction investment project for the fifth metro line to the HCM City People’s Committee.

 HCM City police must crack down on gangs using deadly weapons and street robbery, Senior Lieutenant General To Lam, Member of the Politburo and Minister of Public Security said.

 The Government Inspectorate has detected several violations in the building and operation of Dinh Vu Polyester Manufacturing Plant in the coastal city of Hai Phong, which led to huge economic losses.

  President Tran Dai Quang expressed his pleasure at the development of the relationship between Vietnam and the UN in the past five years during the tenure of UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pratibha Mehta. 

 Myanmar President Htin Kyaw and his wife will pay a State visit to Vietnam from October 26-28. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The Saigon Container Café is located in Trung Son residential area. The cool green space is made up of two old containers and decorated with tires and tanks as objects.

 Vietnam and Belarus signed a memorandum of understanding on the exchange of public security personnel following the talks between Minister of Public Security To Lam and Chairman of the State Security Committee of Belarus Vakulchik Valery Pavlovich.

 The second Vietnam-Cambodia defence policy dialogue took place in Hanoi on October 21. 

 Revisions to the Penal Code and agricultural land use, tax exemption were the focus of discussion during the second working day of the 14th National Assembly (NA)’s second session. 

  Vietnam and Uruguay will work for the early establishment of a joint committee on economic, trade and investment cooperation in accordance with the Framework Agreement on Trade and Investment that took effect in April 2016. 

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VietNamNet Bridge - Singaporean investors have expressed great interest in Sun Group’s vacation real estate projects, particularly those on Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s largest island in the southern province of Kien Giang.

 Second mosquito-killing campaign launched, Nearly 2,400 counterfeits of world famous brands destroyed in Hanoi, Polluted water causes fish deaths in Binh Thuan, Massive bomb found on Quang Tri river bank

 The Government Inspectorate has urged the Ministry of Public Security to investigate PetroVietnam's USD359-million polyester manufacturing plant after it made huge losses.

VietNamNet Bridge -  Many Vietnamese business executives say they cannot easily find deserving successors.

 Ban Gioc Waterfall is a must-see site for visitors to the northern upland province of Cao Bang.

 Vietnam is planning to merge the Hanoi Stock Exchange and HCM City Stock Exchange into the Vietnam Stock Exchange to improve transparency and attract more foreign investors.

 The local authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have been trying to stop the operation of makeshift markets that have encroached on roads in the city since early October.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The three regions of Vietnam – the north, the south and central – look amazing in photos taken by aerial cameras by amateur photographer Le The Thang,

HCM City’s Management Board of Urban Railways has submitted a proposal to the city’s People’s Committee on the construction and investment policy for the first stage of the Urban Metro Line No. 5 project.

VietNamNet Bridge – For six years, artist Tran Vu Hai has brought his talents to Ha Noi, turning disused sites into communal art spaces with a distinctly vintage aesthetic.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are times when there’s bad news and even worse news.One such time is dealing with the problem of drug-resistant diseases in Viet Nam and elsewhere.

VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities say they want to replace the “black” of coal mines with “green” tourism projects, but many residents in Quang Ninh Province are yet to come on board.