Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has announced the national census programme, which will include three general censuses and eleven specific censuses.

 Many pupils in Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces haven't been able to return to school and may have to dropout due to family difficulties after the recent floods.

 The rail lines from Hanoi and Long Bien stations to other northern provinces built by the French during the early 20th century have now blended into many residential areas.

 A funeral was held in Ho Chi Minh City in the morning of October 21 for three crewmembers of the EC130T2  aircraft who died in a flight training session.

 Four Vietnamese hotels have won coveted spots in this year’s Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards, with the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi and Park Hyatt Saigon placing in the top three on the list of the “Top Hotels in Southern Asia”.

 Credit growth in Vietnam has reached 11.24 per cent, its highest ever point, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc revealed during the second session of the National Assembly (NA) on October 20.  

 Berjaya’s Vietnamese partner, Vietnam Lottery One-member Limited Liability Company (Vietlott), has denied rumours that it is unable to pay the VND92 billion ($4 million) jackpot prize.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) have licensed four operators, namely Viettel, VNPT, MobiFone, and Gmobile, to provide 4G on the 1800 MHz bandwidth.

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 Moody’s Investors Service on October 19 concluded its review of eight Vietnamese banks.

 Two passengers who hit a female airline employee at the Noi Bai International Airport on Tuesday have been banned from flying by Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

 Three Vietnamese films produced by Vietnam Television have been shortlisted for the final round of the ABU Prizes 2016, which is held annually by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese representative Nguyen Thi Le Nam Em won the silver medal in the evening gown competition of the group 1 at the Miss Earth 2016 pageant.

 Umeda Kunio was appointed as Japan’s new ambassador to Vietnam at a cabinet meeting on October 21.

 A draft law on amendments and supplements to the 2015 Penal Code were submitted to the 14th National Assembly (NA) for consideration on October 21 morning during the parliament’s second session.

VietNamNet Bridge - The high expected growth rate of 30-40 percent per annum and the low 8 percent of the population with life insurance policies all make the sector attractive. Nineteen life insurers have been competing fiercely in the field.

 Tra Que Vegetable Village is a “must-see” for visitors to the ancient town of Hoi An in the Central province of Quang Nam.

 The Royal Flight Airlines of Russia on October 20 launched its first charter flights from Vladivostok International Airport to Cam Ranh city of Vietnam’s central Khanh Hoa province and Phuket of Thailand.

 Vietnam’s U19 football team qualified for the Asian quarter-finals for the first time as they tied 0-0 and shared one point with top-placed Iraq at the final qualifying match in Bahrain on October 20.

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to open a direct route from Hanoi to Sydney, Australia in April next year. 

 About 5,000 tariff lines will be cut to zero after the free trade agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union took effect on October 5, 2016, in accordance with a government decision and the Vietnam special import list 2016-2018 

VietNamNet Bridge - After winning a jackpot worth VND92 billion (nearly $4 million), the family of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Anh Dao in the southern province of Tra Vinh has encountered manyproblems because of curious people.

 A year ago on October 21, 2015, Vietnam was elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council – one of the six major UN agencies that deals with international socio-economic, cultural, educational, health and humanitarian issues.

Vietnam will propose measures to step up economic integration and cooperation in the Mekong Sub-region, geared towards sustainable development in the area, during several upcoming summits hosted by the country.