VietNamNet Bridge – L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi will host the installation “Portrait of Life, Episode VI – The bag” by artist Tran Duc Quy from November 9, 2017 through January 14, 2018.

 Private Japanese firms are boosting their investment in Vietnam with support from their government’s official development assistance for Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The exhibition “Flower Your Culture Art” and Breakdance Jam featuring Bboy Aleandro Paolillo will open at 5.30pm on November 1, Hang Da Market, Hanoi.

 A blood test in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy could indicate a risk of miscarriage or premature birth, early research suggests.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three French films - “Minuscule: La vallée des fourmis perdues”, “Jappeloup” and “En quête de sens” - will be introduced at L’Espace at 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi, next week.

The 5th edition of Hanoi DocFest, Vietnam’s only annual festival, dedicated to independent creative documentaries, experimental and hybrid films, will be jointly held by Hanoi DocLab and Goethe-Institut Hanoi on November 5-12.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam as well as APEC member economies welcome new opportunities, but also face many challenges to adapt and develop.

 The price of Bitcoin has surpassed £5,000 per coin - a new record.While it is a historic moment of sorts, Bitcoin is usually compared to the dollar.

More than 3 million tons of meat were consumed in Vietnam in 2016, according to Euromonitor. With a value of $18 billion, Vietnam is the third largest market for meat in Asia, behind China and India.

 An Uzbek immigrant has been charged by US prosecutors with causing the deaths of at least eight people in New York by mowing them down in a truck.

 The Ministry of Transport has requested Uber and Grab use their logo on cars so that they can be recognisable.

 All preparations for the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Week have been already completed, ensuring the success of the most important political-diplomatic event of Vietnam this year.

 Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dipped to 51.6 in October, from 53.3 in September, with weaker increases in output, new orders and employment, according to Nikkei’s IHS Markit report.

 Vietnamese citizens wanting to enter casinos under a new rule effective early next month must prove they earn regular monthly income of at least VND10 million (US$440).

In HCMC, the nation’s fastest growing city, there still exists a century-old bronze incense burner casting village called An Hoi where only five households are holding on to the traditional craft.

 National Assembly deputy Tran Cong Thuat of Quang Binh Province has suggested building a cable car system in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the province to attract more tourists to Vietnam, though similar proposals have been rejected earlier.

 Choreographer Alexander Tu and The Young Lyricist will represent Vietnam to compete at Dance Proms 2017 in London, the UK in November.

 The Mekong Delta region is facing two tropical low pressures with one at high risk of turning into a storm, according to the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control.

 Vietnam-based manufacturers are looking forward to a more stable power supply in the near future, with a series of build-operate-transfer power plants speeding up and coming online.

 Industry insiders are scrutinising a Ministry of Planning and Investment draft to the decree regulating investment into innovative startups that has recently been publicised to elicit comments from the public.