The investor of the Da Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway announced on Wednesday that it has reprimanded several officers for mismanaging up to VNĐ410 billion (US$18.2 million) by the State audit.

 Iranian film The Dark Room won the best feature length film award at the 5th Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF).

 Some local lawyers have claimed that a Vinasun victory in its court case against app-based car booking service Grab would badly affect the Vietnamese business and investment environment.

 Many buildings in Ho Chi Minh City are being tainted by graffiti while the local authorities struggle to deal with the situation.

 Authorities in Danang City have proposed to build a new terminal to ease the burden for the Danang International Airport which is forecasted to face overcrowding.

 Although completing the majority of its economic targets for 2018, Ho Chi Minh City is still burdened with heavy pressure from its budget collection, said Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee at a meeting on November 1.

 An outbreak of A/H5N6 influenza, also known as bird flu, which is transmittable to humans, has been detected in the central province of Phu Yen, said a local official.

 The Toyota Classics 2018 event themed “Music that Moves Lives” is scheduled to take place at the Municipal Theatre of Ho Chi Minh City on November 17, heard a press conference in the city on November 1.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc made clear several issues under the watch of the Government during a question-and-answer session at the ongoing sixth plenum of the 14th National Assembly on November 1. 

 Deputies of the 14th National Assembly had a plenary meeting on November 1, the last day of the question-and-answer session.

 The US embargo against Cuba is a backward step which intensifies tension between the two countries, said the head of Vietnam’s mission at the United Nations.

 Russian team LC1BC won the global-scale cyber security competition Whitehat Grand Prix 2018, which took place in Hanoi on November 1.

 More than 107,000 pre-school teachers will be considered below standard and need to receive more training if the amended Law on Education takes effect in 2019.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has added eight more cultural icons to the list of Vietnam’s national intangible cultural heritages.

 French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on November 2 begins his three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and relevant documents will be submitted to the National Assembly (NA) on November 2.

 General Ngo Xuan Lich, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence, is paying official visits to Australia and New Zealand from November 2 to 9.

 Foreign media has reported on Vietnam’s hosting of a Formula One race in April 2020, becoming the third Southeast Asian nation to welcome the top-flight racing. 

The ‘free’ foreign currency market has operated for many years. People go to gold shops to buy and sell dollars every day, even though the transactions are illegal.

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