Vietnam has been elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in the 2016-2018 period.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities are working on a plan to encourage homeowners to build their own small reservoirs to collect rainwater in an aim to prevent flooding.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the Transport Ministry's pilot project on "Application of information technology in supporting the management and connection of commercial passenger transportation by contract" (GrabCar).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Brand matters have not received the due consideration they deserve from local companies, which consequently lead to the country’s brand value devaluation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Railway Company will partner with member companies of the tourism associations in HCMC and Binh Thuan, Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen and Binh Dinh provinces to arrange low-cost tours from HCMC to these localities.

 The Vietnam–Philippines Bilateral Cooperation Committee convened its eighth meeting in Hanoi on October 21, looking into specific measures to lift the bilateral ties to a greater height. 

VietNamNet Bridge - While the Ministry of Transport (MOT) claims the port authority model should be applied to all ports in Vietnam, economists have reconsidered the idea.

VietNamNet Bridge - A teacher at an international school in HCM City has angered the public after calling the first grader a donkey. The child insisted on withdrawing from school after the insult.

Infant dies after injected with Quinvaxem, VN seeks foot and mouth disease vaccine, Ministry targets use of banned substances, Jetstar Pacific offers 10,000 cheap tickets, Dong Nai wants Long Thanh airport site ready early

VietNamNet Bridge - Only Viettel, MobiFone and VNPT have asked for permission to provide 4G services on a trial basis. Meanwhile, the other big players – FPT, CMC and VTC – have remained silent.

VietNamNet Bridge - Air and water pollution from China have affected Vietnam, and no solutions have been found.

 Lawmakers continue plenary session, examine budget allocation, Vietnam hopes for closer ties with California, President applauds association’s efforts to boost Vietnam-Japan ties, Party officials visit Greece, Italy to strengthen ties

 VietNamNet Bridge – The special “Pau Po Cu” Corn Cake is usually made in the 4th and 5th months of the year (according to the Lunar Calendar) in Lao Cai.

 Following their acclaimed success last year, top-ranking German boyband GOLF will be returning this autumn to launch a five-city tour of South East Asia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Trans-Pacific Partnership membership is expected to make medicine more expensive in Vietnam.

The Government has asked the State Capital Investment Corporation to develop a roadmap to sell state capital worth around $3 billion in 10 large State-owned Enterprises. This is considered great news for investors, especially foreigners.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi-based National Eye Hospital has temporarily postponed conducting eye surgeries due to a lack of medicine and supplies, except for emergency operations.

Da Nang's property market seeing some prices double and talk of a bubble appearing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Archdaily, the world's most visited architecture website is impressed by Sen (Lotus) Village Community Centre designed by Vo Trong Nghia Architect in Long An Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The authority of District 1 in HCMC said around 2,100 square meters of Tao Dan Park would be cleared to make room for a station of Metro Line No. 2 running from Thu Thiem New Urban Area in District 2 to Tay Ninh Coach Station.

VN's marine industry looks for path forward, New strategies urged for TPP, Border residents entitled to import tariff exemptions, Auto prices to nearly halve by 2019, Vietnam-Laos oil pipeline survey conducted

 Experts at a discussion in the US’s Washington D.C. on October 20 examined recent security developments in the East Sea, underlining the serious impacts of activities that change the status quo. 

 The HCM City police are hunting for three Nigerian men who allegedly cheated a number of Vietnamese women of over VND1.6 billion (US$72,000) through a series of online romance scams.

VietNamNet Bridge - It is still unclear how much of Vinamilk’s stake will be sold to foreign investors. Experts have warned that once foreign investors hold the controlling stake in Vinamilk, they would control the Vietnamese dairy market.

 A drug-resistant malaria parasite found in South East Asia can also infect mosquito species in Africa, a study shows.