Artist Bui Cong Khanh of HCM City has been nominated for the 11th Benesse Prize in Singapore.

All stretches of roads in Da Lat are now ablaze in a blanket of wild sunflowers. The wild and splendid beauty allures visitors to the romantic land.

 Vietnam faces a serious shortage of high-quality workers in information technology (IT), which poses challenges to the country as digitalisation, the fourth scientific revolution, is taking place worldwide. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the equitisation of electricity-generation corporations under the EVN, PetroVietnam and Vinacomin. 

 Vietnam became the biggest importer of Korean ginseng among ASEAN member countries and the 6th biggest buyer in the world last year. 

Two people died and thousands of houses were inundated yesterday as floodwater continues to rise in the central provinces of Quang Binh and Ha Tinh. Flooding also occurred in late afternoon in Quang Tri.

 Health interventions costing as little as $1.72 per person could prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths from breast and cervical cancer in developing countries, scientists said on Tuesday.

 Ho Chi Minh City’s Customs Office said its officers and anti-trafficking police uncovered over 700 kg of African elephant tusks hidden in wood blocks transported via Cat Lat port on November 1.

 A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) participated in the 11th Congress of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) from October 28-31.

 Germany’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited Ho Chi Minh City on November 1 as part of his trip to Vietnam. 

 A number of economic matters were debated at the ongoing second session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on November 1.

 The 11th Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) of the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle Area opened in Gia Nghia town, the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on November 1.

 Asian shares stumbled and the U.S. dollar was on the defensive on Wednesday as signs that Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump could be closing the gap with his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton spooked investors.

 Nha Trang city in the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa will host the first among a series of events within the framework of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Vietnam 2017. 

 Vietnam’s female footballers are determined to win the qualifying round of the 2017 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Women’s Championship, coach Mai Duc Chung said. 

 The 2016 Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) opened its Project Market, Talent Campus and “Vietnam landscapes in foreign movies” exhibition on November 1. 

VietNamNet Bridge - A festival of kylin, lion and dragon dance performance took place for the first time in Ho Chi Minh City on October 30.

 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) said on Tuesday it planned to invest more than $1 billion by the end of June 2017 to boost production of system chips at its Austin, Texas, facilities in the United States to meet growing demand.

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of enterprises investing in agriculture remains modest, though the field is considered a national advantage, according to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

At least 13 people were killed after a fire broke out at a karaoke venue yesterday afternoon and tore through four neighbouring buildings in Hanoi's Cau Giay District.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Tran Van Dung, former chair of the Hanoi Stock Exchange, has been appointed the chair of the HCM City Stock Exchange, replacing Mr. Tran Dac Sinh who has retired.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a decision to appoint two assistants, Mr. Nguyen Duy Hung and Mr. Bui Huy Hung.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Lam Dong province has proposed auctioning a precious stone weighing 20 tons, which was recently discovered in Tan Loc commune in Bao Lam district.

 Many people know about Ninh Hoa District, Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, through its famous Sour Meatball.

With the free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and EAEU (Eurasian Economic Union) having taken effect, many Vietnamese export items now enjoy a zero percent tariff. However, it will be not an easy task to boost exports.