VietNamNet Bridge – The number of poor ethnic minority households accounts for 52.7 per cent of the country’s total poor households, according to Do Van Chien, Minister-Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Families in the central province of Ha Tinh who were relocated 10 years ago to make way for a development project still have no access to fresh water.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top tennis pair Ly Hoang Nam and Le Quoc Khanh defeated Congsup Congcar and Kaliyanda Poonacha on the third day of the Việt Nam F4 Futures – Hải Đăng Cup 2018, 

More than 160 tonnes of fish raised in floating cages on Cai Nho River in Tan Thanh Commune in the Mekong Delta Province of Tien Giang have died over the past few days, incurring an initially estimated loss of up to dozens of billions of dong.

 Viet Nam’s securities watchdog, which disallowed companies from issuing non-voting depository receipts (NVDR) in 2015, is reconsidering the move.

 Most Vietnamese enterprises lack awareness about free trade agreements (FTAs) the country plans to sign with other countries, especially the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement.

 Housing prices in Viet Nam lack stability and are inflated beyond most citizens’ ability to afford them, according to the Ministry of Construction’s report submitted to the 14th National Assembly.

 A Viet Nam Report survey on the 500 most profitable companies in the country said most business insiders expect technology to remain the leader in attracting investment.

 The Ministry of Transport will keep the ceiling rates for airfares unchanged despite proposals from airlines to increase the rate.

A silk painting featuring a woman holding a paper fan by noted painter Nguyen Nam Son, co-founder of the Indochine Fine Arts college, shocked experts after being sold for 440,000 euro (US$504,300) at an auction sale

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition featuring works by two popular Vietnamese ceramic artists – Nguyen Trong Doan and Nguyen Bao Toan – is ongoing at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum.

 Chinese President Xi Jinping has officially opened the world's longest sea crossing bridge, nine years after construction first began.

 The State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) has carried out 222 audits out of total 232, equivalent to 95.7 percent of its yearly plan, recovering nearly 8.4 trillion VND (360.5 million USD) for the State budget in the last nine months.

 Vietnamese commercial banks are racing to develop their networks by opening representative offices and subsidiaries in foreign nations, paving the way for them to expand their overseas operations, according to market watchers.

Party General Nguyen Phu Trong was elected as State President for the 2016-2021 tenure during a plenum of the 14th National Assembly's sixth session on October 23.

Nguyen Khuc Thuy Tien, who represents Vietnam at the Miss International 2018, has presented traditional Vietnamese conical hats as souvenirs to foreign contestants of the pageant.

Major instant coffee producers have taken note of the huge potential Vietnam's rising coffee consumption offers.

 Tourists visiting HCMC from November can scan a quick response code (QR code) to gain all information, images and videos about tourist attractions such as the Central Post Office, Saigon Opera House and Ben Thanh Market in the city.

VietNamNet Bridge - The trend of investing in oil refinery projects that began 10 years ago has met a dead end.

 Many voters across the country have expressed concern over the shortcomings in the use and management of land and natural resources and the increasing environmental pollution, Lao Dong newspaper reported