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 American photographer Michael Groissl will launch a photo book entitled “The Daily Life in Vietnam – The North” on October 6 and at the same time will be holding an exhibition showcasing some of his photos from October 6 to 19.

 HIWC (Hanoi International Women’s Club) will hold its Annual HIWC Charity Bazaar 2018 on November 18 at Starlake Tay Ho Tay new town.

 A plan to revive the Kim Nguu River which is one of the worst polluted in Hanoi has attracted lots of attention from the public.

Quang Tri announced on October 4 it will restore the old office of the Foreign Ministry at the headquarters of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam, a national historic relic in Cam Lo district.

 Masan Group Corporation has announced the completion of SK Group’s purchase of 109.89 million of its treasury shares at VND100,000 (US$4.28) per share for a total consideration of $470 million.

 Around 3,000 fires were reported across Vietnam in the first nine months of this year, killing 73 people, according to the Fire Prevention, Fighting and Rescue Police Department.

 Liquidity in the banking system has improved in the past week, pushing the State Bank of Viet Nam to make a net withdrawal of over VND13.6 trillion (US$581.2 million).

 New data from the Business Climate Index (BCI) of the European Chamber of Commerce in Viet Nam (EuroCham) shows European companies are more optimistic about doing business in Viet Nam.

 Viet Nam will institute new policies designed to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) by boosting the development of local companies and setting up value chains driven by advanced technologies.

 Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Viet Nam have made technology their top investment priority to ensure growth, according to the ASEAN SME Transformation Study.

Ta Lien Son forest is at an altitude of 2,993m above seawater level. Located in Ta Leng commune, Tam Duong district, Lai Chau province, it is one of the primeval forests in the Hoang Lien Son range.

 The new restriction on banks of using only 40 percent of their short-term deposits for long and medium-term loans should not take effect next year, the Ho Chi Minh City Real Estate Association (HoREA) has said.

 A formation of many beautiful rock layers has recently been discovered at Ghenh Da Dia in the central coastal province of Phu Yen.

 A Raglai ethnic artisan in the central province of Khanh Hoa is making efforts to preserve his group’s traditional crafts of weaving papooses and creating crossbows and chapi (a musical instrument), which has largely been fallen into oblivion.

 The Hanoi Book Festival 2018, themed “Books and Digital Technology”, opened at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long on October 3.

 The Muong Lo Tourism-Culture Week and the Mu Cang Chai Terraced Field Festival will take place in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on October 12-14, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Duong Van Tien has said.

 More than 8,000 runners will compete in the sixth Ho Chi Minh City Marathon, which is scheduled to kick off on January 12, 2019.

 Hanoi is working on gradually digitising the household registration books of over 7.6 million residents, a move to simplify administrative procedures related to residence management.

 Vietnam’s aquatic products are forecast to bring home 9 billion USD from exports in 2018, up 7 percent from the previous year, said the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).