Upcoming entertainment and cultural events in Vietnam's major cities on October 31 - November 6.

The Vietnam National Symphony and Orchestra (VNSO) is set to hold a special concert on November 1 as part of the 39th Korea International Music Festival in Seoul - the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Vietnam’s outbound investment, including both newly-registered and adjusted capital, exceeded 450 million USD in the first 10 months of this year, equivalent to nearly 70% of the figure recorded in the same period last year.

Tropical storm Nalgae, the sixth of its kind to hit the East Sea this year, has changed its course, and is forecast to gather strength when it is swirling across Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.

Lee Jae-yong, chairman of Samsung Electronics, is expected to travel to Vietnam at the end of this year to strengthen the giant’s global management and seek new investment opportunities, reported Korean media outlets.

The US magazine Travel Leisure has recently named Vietnam one of the 12 most amazing yet affordable honeymoon destinations for newlyweds.

The Can Tho University on October 30 inaugurated a laboratory complex and a high-tech building, the most modern of their kinds in the region, using the official development assistance from Japan.

Hanoi’s authorities are prioritizing land in the inner city for greenery development. However, multi-story buildings, not public parks, have been built on the land where factories, hospitals and universities were located.

Lacking initiatives and preparation, it has been challenging for Vietnam’s enterprises to join global supply chains, according to the Vietnam Confederation of Industry and Commerce (VCCI)’s latest study.

The Vietnamese government has encouraged manufacturing of electric vehicles under the green energy development plan, but standards for electric vehicles are unavailable.

With a large population and rapidly increasing per capita income, golf has become a highly popular sport, opening up great potential for the golf course market in Vietnam.

Older, labor-intensive, high-emission models in industrial zones (IZs) and export processing zones (EPZs) need to be eliminated, said HCM City’s Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Van Nen.

Vietnam earned US$44.9 billion from exporting agro-aquatic-forestry products over the last 10 months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 14.1 percent.

Bat Trang Ceramics Museum tells the story of 19 native families in the village who have developed their pottery imbued with the culture of each dynasty in the flow of time.

An exhibition at Hanoi Museum is showing a combination of engraved lacquer paintings of folk themes to help preserve and develop the folk painting genre in the modern era.

A visit to Thung Nham bird park leaves visitors amazed by nature, the fresh atmosphere and thousands of singing birds.

More than 67% of enterprises paid "unofficial" costs in construction inspection activities and 61.36% for conditional business licenses.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his delegation arrived in Beijing on October 30 afternoon, starting an official visit to China at the invitation of Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) will propose to the Government to issue policies aimed at encouraging domestic pharmaceutical enterprises to produce rare medicines in order to ensure domestic supply.

A Vietnamese citizen was confirmed to be among the people killed in a Halloween celebration stampede in Seoul on October 29 night, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK).