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.

 Vietnam may face United States tariffs on its products if Chinese goods shipments are allowed to enter the country to disguise their origin due to the ongoing U.S.-China trade conflict, economic experts warned at a seminar today, October 24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A workshop featuring Hàng Trống folk paintings, a genre of traditional Vietnamese woodblocks by artisans in Hanoi, will open next week in HCM City. 

 The expenditure for environmental protection amounted to VND72.42 trillion in 2013-2018, or VND14.5 trillion annually. 

Every morning, Dr Bui Thi Thanh Huyen and her colleagues in the palliative care unit at HCM City Children’s Hospital make their rounds in the neonatal intensive care department to assess the need for palliative care, 

 The Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development is compiling a draft circular to give a list of key national agricultural products, with 15 items having been tentatively chosen, the local media reported.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese soprano Hien Nguyen – a member of the semi-classic music group Moc Mien, has decided to pursue a solo career with the release of her debut music video La Vie En Rose.

 The Ministry of Finance proposed banning the import of cryptocurrency mining machines, but the Ministry of Industry and Trade has voiced its objection, noting that a ban would be inappropriate and could contradict other regulations.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment is preparing a draft Government decree on the construction of and business conditions needed for golf courses.

 Tourism has generated an estimated VND505 trillion, or some US$21.5 billion, in revenue in the year to October, rising some 21% year-on-year. This achievement is nearly equivalent to the figure of VND510 trillion for all of 2017.

The M&A deals made recently among online tourism firms are the first steps taken by Vietnamese firms to conquer the regional market, analysts say.

 Artist Pham Huy Thong, one of Vietnam’s most articulate and talented young artists, will hold an exhibition named “Hope – Full” at Craig Thomas Gallery in District 1 of HCMC from November 2 to 21.

 Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, at a question-and-answer session before the National Assembly on October 30, said locally made pharmaceutical products met half the local demand last year.

 Many Polish films are being screened in Hanoi, HCM City and Da Nang as part of the Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF 2018).

 Being overweight or underweight could knock four years off life expectancy, a study in a Lancet journal suggests.

NA deputies on October 30 voiced concerns over the local automobile market being heavily affected by the import tax cut while automobile prices either remain unchanged or have risen.