President Truong Tan Sang praised Kuwaiti Ambassador to Vietnam Hamad Saleh Al Jutaili for sparing no effort to further friendship and cooperation between the two countries at a farewell meeting in Hanoi on October 6. 

 The 11th Party Central Committee touched upon socio-economic situation in 2015 and tasks in the following year during the second working day of its 12th plenary session in Hanoi on October 6. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to many experts, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement will be the "push" for Vietnam’s economic development. 

The fresh conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement negotiations will enable Vietnam to expand cooperation and deepen her relations with leading partners in the region and beyond, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – While the Ministry of Finance wants the highest special consumption tax rate imposed on autos, at 75% of a car’s value, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is pushing for a maximum of 150%.

 VietNamNet Bridge – 40 km north of the central city of Hue is the small village of Phuoc Tich, which has changed very little in hundreds of years. The modest, peaceful village is a popular destination in Hue.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera will stage a concert to mark the 150th birthday of late Danish composer Carl Nielsen at the HCMC Opera House in District 1 at 8 p.m. on Friday.

Investors in overseas projects are allowed to transfer abroad an amount of foreign currencies not more than 5 percent of their total capital contribution to the venture, and not more than $300,000.

Dr. Ho Long Phi, director of the HCM City National University’s Center for Water Management and Climate Change, believes that it would be better to deal with flooding by ‘living together with water’ by expanding spaces for floodwaters.

Experts believe now is the right time for Vietnam to think of developing the Internet of Things (IoT) as a solution to foster socio-economic development, and discuss the use of an open and closed technology platform to ensure sustainable development.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many students who could not satisfy the requirements to enroll in universities have unexpectedly been admitted to schools after intervention by heads of ministries. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government on October 5 began an integrated nutrition and food security programme to end malnutrition and stunting for children and vulnerable groups in Vietnam.

 Mr. Adam Sitkoff, Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce, issued the following statement welcoming the conclusion of Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Transport enterprises are concerned about fees that they have to pay for their operations at bus stations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “I know I’m an acquired taste – I’m anchovies. And not everybody wants those hairy little things.” – Tori Amos

 50 percent of beverage market share taken by foreign producers, Bad debt ratio slashed to 3.21 percent, Vietnam seeks shorter time for resolving business disputes, Cashew exports drop on costlier raw nuts

 Fifty highly-polluted craft villages across Hanoi will be helped with waste treatment between now and 2020, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade. 

 Helicopter tours will soon be available for tourists to enjoy an aerial view of the World Cultural Heritage of My Son Sanctuary in the central province of Quang Nam, a local official said. 

Preparations for the 2016 Asian Beach Games (ABG) were at the forefront of discussions during a conference held in central Da Nang city on October 6.  

 The fifth Science Film Festival in Vietnam themed “The World of Light” will take place from October 11 to December 6, the Goethe Institute announced on October 6. 

 The fourth International Puppetry Festival will take place in Hanoi from October 10-16, drawing puppeteers from host Vietnam and nine foreign countries. 

 The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement will benefit Vietnam in not only economic but also institutional and social terms, said Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang. 

The completion of the historic Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement on October 5 has received positive response from many countries.  

 One person was killed and seven others were injured in a collision between two coaches carrying Vietnamese nationals in Laos’s central province of Salavan on October 5. 

The Vietnam-Korea Vocational College of Quang Ngai, one of five vocational colleges to be established nationwide using official development assistance funds from the Republic of Korea, commenced its first course on October 6 with 130 students.