The fifth Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) closed at the Cultural Friendship Palace on October 31 night with an award-presenting ceremony. 

 Foreign investors cannot take their eyes off the Vietnamese real estate market, one of the most dynamic emerging markets globally, according to an article by regional managing director, Southeast Asia, CBRE Vikram Kohli  on www.bussinesstimes.com.sg.

 Vietnam pursues a consistent policy of respecting and ensuring full human rights in conformity with international standards and attaches importance to cooperation and dialogue on human rights.

 The “Italian Voices to Chaconnes by the Masters” concert kicked off the annual Saigon International Guitar Festival in Ho Chi Minh City on October 31.

 VietNamNet Bridge – If you’re looking for a wide open space away from the city to enjoy a family meal, then head down to Sunshine on the Red River. 

 He's been referred to as the JRR Tolkien of Chinese literature and the grandfather of martial arts novels - but very few people have heard of him outside the Chinese-speaking world.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese businesses are still pursuing ambitious plans to make mobile phones and compete with foreign giants in the home market. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Kien Giang, the southernmost province of Mekong River, bordering the West Sea, is facing challenges caused by climate change. 

A debate has begun among educators and students about the clothing students should wear, following the posting of a picture on the internet of a student showing a lot of cleavage. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The huge debts incurred by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and their ineffective operations have been blamed on ineffective monitoring.

 Hanoi on the verge of the new season always has its own charm, with foliage full of colours and lakes dim in the early morning fog.

Agriculture ministry advises boosting shrimp farming, Vietnamese startups to compete in November, Latest G-bond auction raises 85.6 million USD, Vinamilk imports 200 more dairy cows

Drug trafficker arrested in Quang Tri province, Laguna Lang Co named among Robb Report’s top resorts in Vietnam, Vietnam hosts Colombo Plan’s meeting on gender equality, Workshop talks lessons from China’s reform, opening-up

 Legislators continued to question members of the Government about pressing issues within their remit on October 31, part of the ongoing sixth session of the 14th National Assembly (NA).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Iran is well-known for its exotic cinema industry, and its films received 516 awards at international film festivals in 2016. It is estimated that Iran wins 18 global film awards each week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have plans to reserve public spaces around the municipal city of Hue for community art shows.

 The Singapore Film Festival will for the first time be brought to HCMC by Singapore Film Society and RICE & Partners early next month, introducing four movies by well known Singaporean directors at CGV Vincom Dong Khoi in District 1.

 The Embassy of India will hold Diwali and Dussehra Celebration at Swami Vivekananda Cultural Center in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi on November 2.

 Team Pangolin of Vietnam, comprising Nguyen Van Thuan and Mai Thanh Tung from RMIT University Vietnam, won the third prize in the final round of ASEAN Data Science Explorers (ADSE) competition held in Singapore on October 30.

Of the 12 loss-making projects under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, only two have reported profits and most other projects had their debts restructured after incurring more bad debts.