VietNamNet Bridge – Well-known British comic JoJo Smith will perform at Game On Saigon, 115 Ho Tung Mau, Ho Chi Minh City on October 25 and at Standing Bar, 170 Tran Vu, Hanoi on October 26.

VietNamNet Bridge - The world-famous Vietnamese violinist Bui Cong Duy will perform four concertos for violin at two concerts on the night of October 25 and 26 at the Hanoi Opera House.

 Vietnam should put a special focus on traditional rice importers in Asia to ensure the country’s rice trade stability in the long run, said Huynh Minh Hue, secretary general of the Vietnam Food Association.

 The Hanoi municipal chapter of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) honoured 10 outstanding young people for their contributions during 2012-2017 at its 15th Congress held in the capital city from October 18-20. 

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade has explained it suspended the competitive electricity generation market from October 1 due to abnormal weather that has made power supply unpredictable, coupled with unforeseen electricity supply and demand.

 An exhibition of Japanese Katazome paintings by artist Toba Mika will be held at Museum of Cham Sculpture in Da Nang on October 20.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam gave Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province permission to organize an international yacht race.

 Vietnam has set a goal of making the final of the AFF Futsal Championship – HDBank Cup 2017, scheduled to take place at Phu Tho Gymnasium in Ho Chi Minh City, from October 26 to November 3.

 The second Vietnam IT Outsourcing Conference 2017, the largest of its kind in Vietnam, opened at Quang Trung Software City in HCM City on October 19.

As Uber and Grab are gradually coming to dominate the domestic taxi market, a series of Vietnamese technological groups and traditional taxi companies have invested in their own ride hailing applications to compete.

 It’s time Viet Nam shift its attention to quality and sustainable development and eye industry 4.0 technologies to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), experts said at an online dialogue on FDI promotion strategies organised on Tuesday in Ha Noi.

 The Government should consider international practices to re-define its public debt in the revised Law on Public Debt Management that is scheduled for submission to the National Assembly late this month.

 Finance officials from 21 APEC member economies gathered in the central province of Quang Nam’s Hoi An ancient city on October 19 to draft the Joint Ministerial Statement.

Having smaller charter capital and not being as well-known as big companies like Hoa Phat and The Gioi Di Dong, smaller companies still can make fat profits and become ‘kings’ in their business fields.

 HCM City and Hanoi have the highest number of overweight children with children in city centres more obese than children in the suburbs.

Vietnamese representative Ha Thu took part in a bikini contest with the other contestants at Miss Earth 2017 on October 18 in the Philippines.

Hoi An lanterns with the logos of APEC Vietnam 2017 and central Quang Nam province will be presented as special gifts for delegates attending the ongoing APEC Finance Ministers Meeting October 19-21 in the ancient town of Hoi An.

 Twelve outstanding Vietnamese students aged 14-16 were presented with ASEAN scholarships at a ceremony held on October 18 in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Science Film Festival is back with its seventh edition in Vietnam. This year, it will be held on October 22 to 29 during both morning and afternoon. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Well-known French and Indian movies will be introduced to audiences in Hanoi on October 20.