Vietnam is expected to enjoy a trade surplus of US$900 million in October, raising the total surplus of the country until the end of October 2017 to US$1.23 billion.

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events will take place in in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 Trong Luan’s hat-trick helped Vietnam beat strong rivals Indonesia 4-3 to stay on top of Group A at the ongoing ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Futsal Championship - HDBank Cup 2017 in HCMC yesterday.

Vietnam led the Asia Pacific region’s most generous market, with 78.5 per cent of consumers giving to charities.

 Two now awaiting recognition from UNESCO as intangible cultural heritages in need of urgent protection.

 As a daily habit, Siu Jeh visits a village where people infected with leprosy live in Ia Ka Commune, Chư Pah District in Central Highlands Province of Gia Lai.

 Since Vietnam signed a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union - Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan - the demand for skilled workers with Russian proficiency has increased.

 Da Nang city has selected and trained volunteers and communicators to support delegates at the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting early next month.

 The northern region is expected to experience another cold snap soon, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

 Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has asked authorised agencies to commence criminal proceedings against people who commit violence against health workers to ensure the safety of doctors in their workplace.

 The entertainment world is familiar with cases of many celebrated actors turning singers. Venturing into a whole new field means you have to take a risk and accept the consequences. 

 On the first Saturday of every month, reporters and journalists in the provincial capital city of Quang Ngai gather at the Sala Riverside Coffee Shop, Le Hong Phong Ward for a familiar activity – drinking coffee.

 The HCM City People’s Committee has proposed that the Ministry of Construction apply a high tax on second and subsequent homes, as well as when there are a high number of real estate transactions within a year.

 Conglomerate Hoang Anh Gia Lai’s chairman Doan Nguyen Duc will sell 23 million HAGL shares as guaranteed assets to help the company restructure its debts.

 A flamenco dance show titled “The Small Things” with the performance of dancer Úrsula López will take place at Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on November 6.

 The International Media Centre for the 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week officially opened on October 28 in Da Nang city, serving domestic and international reporters to cover the event. 

 Higher spending on children has boosted the sale of goods and education-related and entertainment activities.

Dau Anh Tuan from VCCI said that of every 10 dong worth of export turnover, 7.5 dong belong to the foreign direct investment (FDI) sector. The figure was five out of 10 dong some years ago.

 Despite high demand for housing, many people have refused to move into resettlement buildings in Hanoi and left thousands of apartments lying empty due to low quality.

 The Ho Chi Minh City-based Binh Dan Hospital successfully carried out robotic operations for 222 cancer patients in its first year of applying the technology for adults.