VietNamNet Bridge – The number of people registering to donate organs after death or brain death across the country has reached over 20,000 so far.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Performances by famous Vietnamese and international belly dancers are on show at the Ahlan International Belly Dance Festival held on October 19-23 in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

Vietnamese tennis player Vu Ha Minh Duc defeated Wang Kaiwei from mainland China in the first round of the Viet Nam F4 Futures – Hai Dang Cup 2018 on Saturday in the southern province of Tay Ninh.

 Diep Van Thanh has been stripped of his post as chairman of the Tra Vinh City People’s Committee in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh for committing serious violations while on duty, the local media reported.

Phan Van Vinh, former head of the General Police Department, and Nguyen Thanh Hoa, former director of the Anti-high-tech Crime Police Department are expected to go on trial next month for alleged involvement in an online gambling ring.

 A primary school built with funds from Azerbaijan’s Heydar Aliyev Foundation has been inaugurated in Giap Trung commune in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

 Many experts have raised concerns about the quality of language centres in Vietnam.

 The Ministry of Education and Training has honoured 33 students who achieved high results at international and regional olympic contests.

 Vietnamese startup travel company Ecohost has beaten 110 competitors to take second prize in the 2018 Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) challenge. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 400-year-old temple dedicated to a mandarin under the Le reign in Dong Son District in the central province of Thanh Hoa has been deteriorating for the past few years.

 The Ministry of Health has issued a decision approving a plan to give additional measles-rubella (MR) vaccine shots to children in the 1-5 age group in the 2018-2019 period.

 The sixth session of the 14th National Assembly is of great importance as it will review the country’s performance in the first half of the 2016-2020 tenure, said NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan at the opening of the session in Hanoi on October 22.

 The Dung Quat Biofuel Plant, based in the central province of Quang Ngai, produced the first batch of E100 ethanol fuel on October 19 after five days since restarting, the company officials have announced.

 Four Vietnamese treasures made of bronze have been featured on a stamp set designed by Tran The Vinh and released by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visits to Austria, Belgium, Denmark and the EU have arrived at a fine success that created many breakthroughs and an important driving force to bring Vietnam’s relations with partners to a depth.

VietNamNet Bridge - Seafood companies complain that retailers are playing tricks to dislodge their products out of supermarket chains.

 A delegation of the Da Nang Tourism Department will attend Seatrade Cruise Asia Pacific, scheduled to take place from October 23-25 in Shanghai, China, to introduce the city’s cruise tourism.

 Vietnam was among the 25 countries and international organisations that participated in the 18th International Meeting on Early and Preschool Education in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico from October 18 – 20.

 Vietnam will undertake the Chair of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) in 2019, according to the Vietnam National Space Centre.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Heat had their sights focused on reaching the semi-finals of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL), said Le Phuong Khanh, CEO of the team.