VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has more than doubled the fee for household garbage collection.

 Foreign direct investment (FDI) commitments in the first ten months totaled US$27.9 billion, down 1.2 per cent year-on-year, but disbursements rose by 6.3 per cent to $15.1 billion, as per official data.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of international and local string soloists will give four concerts during the annual Saigon International Guitar Festival in HCM City from October 31 to November 4.

 Viet Nam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam won the men’s doubles title at the Viet Nam F4 Futures – Hai Dang Cup 2018 in the southern province of Tay Ninh yesterday.

 Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem now ranks 27th of 150 players at the ongoing Isle of Man International Chess Tournament in the UK.

More than 240 artistic photos by 192 photographers throughout the country will be displayed at the Viet Nam Art Photo Exhibition in the northern province of Quang Ninh between October 30 and November 8.

 Have you had an iced tea with an iguana? What about a coffee with a kitten? Latte with a lizard or started the day having a nice beverage with some birds? Well you can do all that and more in HCM City!

 The Vietnamese government has approved a two-year extension of the pilot e-visa issuance programme for foreigners visiting the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam have won five golds at the ongoing Southeast Asian Shooting Championships in China.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese comedies produced by private HCM City filmmakers will be released during the Christmas and New Year holidays. 

One year after a surgery for cataracts, 75-year-old Tran Thi Tuyet from the northern province of Nam Dinh is worried about her vision once again. Over the last few days, everything started to go blurry.

 The Inspection Commission of the Communist Party of VN Central Committee yesterday announced the outcomes of its 30th session held in Hanoi on October 17-19, giving conclusions on wrongdoings at several Party organisations.

Among the diverse and beautiful caves, mountains, lakes and historical relics in Ninh Binh, the Trang An scenic landscape complex is sure to give visitors a chance to put their mind at rest in an peaceful atmosphere like in heaven.

 Legislators will look into State budget and the mid-term public investment plan on October 29, during the sixth session of the 14th National Assembly. 

 Vietnam faces the double burden of malnutrition, namely the coexistence of under-nutrition along with overweight and obesity.

 The processing time for tax credit claims has now been cut down by 75 percent compared to the procedures in 2015. This has been a result of the shift to information technology application, making it easier for tax payers to complete the paperwork.

 Vietnam’s U19 women football team crushed Jordan 4-0 in the last qualifying match of Group E at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Women’s Championship in Hanoi on October 28.

A small well dug in the middle of a coffee plantation has been the lifesaver for the beans in Dak Lak Province well-known for its year-round burning heat and severe droughts that can last for months. 

 The beauty of Thang Long Citadel, or Hanoi nowadays, is retraced through more than 20 mural painting walls in Phan Dinh Phung street, Hanoi. These murals recall memories of an old capital. 

VietNamNet Bridge - In the cutthroat competition in the forwarding service market, the maximum delivery time  has been cut from several days to several hours, and now to 60 minutes.