Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology and Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in science, technology, and innovation in Hanoi on October 16.

 Vietnam holds great potential to develop its paper industry and is likely to rake in more than 1 billion USD a year from paper exports, heard a seminar in Hanoi on October 16.

 Students aspiring to become entrepreneurs should improve their soft skills and seek mentors in their fields, speakers said at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on October 16. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Huong chats with Graeme Armour, a designer from the UK, who has recently teamed up with domestic fashion brand IVY moda at their Autumnl-Winter fashion show.

Established years ago, the taskforce in charge of fighting transfer pricing under the General Department of Taxation (GDT) remains unheard of by the public. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A night of dances will feature two pieces Bolero and Suite en Blanc by choreographer Le Ngoc Van at Ha Noi Opera House on October 17-18.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese female boxer Nguyen Thi Tam has the golden touch. The fighter has scooped a gold medal at the fourth Women’s and Women’s Youth Boxing Tournament in Bulgaria yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Đào Thiên Hải Chess Open will take place on October 20-21 in HCM City.

Dengue fever in Hanoi has dropped since last month, down 95.8 per cent against the same period last year, but the risk of contracting the disease is still high, warned Dr Nguyen Nhat Cam, director of the city’s Disease Control Centre.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam won seven gold prizes for best puppet performance and puppeteers at the fifth International Puppet Festival which ended in Hanoi on Monday. 

 France could provide $1.3m in ODA funding for a consultancy project to study the expansion of Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi to serve up to 80-100 million passengers per year with a view to 2050.

 Vietnam has for the first time won a gold medal at the 18th annual Asia Pacific Information Communication Technology Awards (APICTA) held recently in China.

Head coach Park Hang-seo is hoping to lead Vietnam to the top of their group at the upcoming ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Championship, the AFF Suzuki Cup, which will be held in a new format early next month. 

 Many kinds of Vietnam tourism promotion activities have been implemented in Kuwait.

 Vietnam is ranked sixth in a list of countries and territories with the largest number of students who are studying in the US in the 2016-2017 academic year, up 4.8 percent, according to the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Competitive electricity generation market program will be fully operated from January 1 next year, opening chances for more businesses to invest in the field and offer competitive, reasonable and practical wholesale prices.

Vietnam have been drawn in Group A, together with Thailand, Timor Leste, Laos, Brunei and the Philippines, at the 2019 AFF U22 Championship, to be hosted in Cambodia from February 17 to March 2.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Quyet has been named V.League Player of the Season for 2018 just days after his team Ha Noi FC were crowned champions.

With wooden materials and green trees, the coffee shop in Dong Da district, Hanoi has a unique design and draws inspiration from tropical forests, attracting a large number of young people.

 After impressive announcements, several mega real estate projects with investment values ranging from several hundred to billions of dollars in Ho Chi Minh City’s southern part remain empty after long years.