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 VietNamNet Bridge – The annual ox racing festival at Rô Temple is a popular event for both locals and tourists. This year’s edition, which took place on October 14-15, gathered 25 pairs of strong oxen from all over Tinh Bien District. 

 England’s coastal communities haven’t faced up to the reality of rising seas through climate change,

The shortcomings in the Vietnam seafood industry have been exaggerated by foreign media, placing obstacles on domestic seafood exports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi State agencies have made 9,000 employees redundant so far this year.

 At least 14 children have been injured in a knife attack at a kindergarten in Chongqing, south-west China.

Traffic congestion has cost Hanoi between US$1 and 1.2 billion per year and has made air pollution five times worse, the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy under the Ministry of Transport said.

Vietnamese beauty Bui Phuong Nga was named in the Top 10 of Miss Grand International 2018 in the grand final held in Myanmar on October 25.

 Vietnam’s healthcare market will grow at a substantial rate due to the liberalization policy adopted by the government and an increase in demand for healthcare services.

 More than 3,000 workers at the Ivory Vietnam Company in Thanh Hoa Province have gone on strike over the past five days to protest against the company's policies on overtime.

 Vietnam’s first-ever private orchestra, Sun Symphony Orchestra, will perform classics by Mozart and Tchaikovsky at a special concert held at the Hanoi Opera House on October 26.

 A smart tourism information portal called VTV Travel will be launched this December, with the aim of providing a variety of smart tourism experiences for visitors during their time in Vietnam.

 Hanoi is losing $1-1.2bn a year due to traffic congestion according to the Transport And Development Strategy Institute under the Ministry of Transport.

 Hoi An People's Committee has collaborated with Health Bridge Vietnam and German Development Agency (GIZ/TUMI) to start the bicycle plan in Hoi An to encourage locals to use bicycles on a daily basis.

 Illegal foreign currency transactions are an everyday sight in many areas in Hanoi, particularly on Ha Trung Street, the capital city’s biggest foreign currency market.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade wants to take advantage of market and policy opportunities to promote automobile manufacturing projects of domestic automakers including Thaco, Thanh Cong Group and VinFast.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of singers, dancers and musicians will perform at the Music Fest concert in HCM City tomorrow.

 Since the recognition of The Memory of the World Regional Register for Asia-Pacific recently, the ancient book titled ‘The Envoy Ship Journeys to China’ has been carefully preserved by both the family and local authorities.

 Vietnam’s FIFA world ranking for October remained unchanged from the previous month, with 102nd place still good for the top spot in Southeast Asia.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Permanent Vietnam Mission to the United Nations, attended the First Committee on Disarmament and International Security’s debate on conventional weapons on October 24.