Handicapped swimmer Vo Thanh Tung broke another record at the ongoing Asian Para Games in Indonesia after triumphing at the men’s 200m freestyle S5 event on October 10.

Tomaso Andreatta, co-chairman of the Vietnam Business Forum, shared his views at the national conference on 30 years of FDI attraction in Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the ASEAN Leaders’ Gathering (ALG) in Indonesia and pay a working visit to the country from October 11-12 at the invitation of Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

Domestic banks have been expanding their network of branches and transaction offices rapidly in recent years in an effort to increase market share.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has encouraged Japanese businesses to become strategic partners of Vietnam’s State-owned enterprises (SOEs), especially in industrial infrastructure construction. 

Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet on October 10 signed two agreements worth a total of US$1.2 billion with foreign institutions to finance its ambitious fleet expansion.

 Hanoi’s craft streets and villages are featured at a photo exhibition being held at the Temple of Literature.

 As part of their Southeast Asia tour, German band Isolation Berlin will perform at several venues in major cities of Vietnam from November 1 to November 10.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi and HCMC each year between 2018 and 2020 will receive 110,000 new households, adding to the demand for houses and apartments.

 Painter Nguyen Thanh will hold an exhibition reflecting environmental issues titled “The Mask” at VICAS Art Studio in Hanoi from October 11 to November 4.

The HCMC People’s Committee has announced its e-government architecture, which is expected to create favorable conditions for departments and relevant agencies to develop IT solutions to offer smart public services to its citizens and enterprises.

 Binh Thuan dragon fruit has seen its prices plummet to VND500-VND1,000 a kilo now from VND25,000 two weeks ago, sending farmers to a fresh but repeated agony. 

Vietnam CEO Forum 2018, an annual event for Vietnamese chief executive officers, is set to kick off on October 24 in HCMC. 

 The Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) People’s Committee yesterday announced the official electronic government structure of the city.

 HCM City People’s Committee asked the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to work with local administrations to enhance supervision on environment violations issuing stiff penalties on violators.

 A cab driver of Mai Linh Corporation helped a pregnant woman to deliver a baby in his cab while they were on the way to the nearby hospital on Monday.

 BKAV launches two new smartphone versions on October 10.

 The HCM City property market has witnessed robust growth in various segments, such as retail space, offices, serviced apartments and hotels, according to property consultancy Savills Vietnam.

Vietnamese PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and leaders of other Greater Mekong Subregion countries attended the Mekong-Japan Business Forum held in Tokyo on October 9 with the participation of about 600 enterprises from the GMS nations and Japan.

 Most investment funds in Viet Nam’s equity market have recorded modest gains and were beaten by the growth of the benchmark VN-Index in the past three quarters.