The Ministry of Industry and Trade has decided to resume the operation of the competitive electricity generation market (CGM) on November 1 after a one-month suspension.

 The industrial production index rose by 17 percent year-on-year in October, pushing the ten-month increase by 8.7 percent, higher than a 7.3 percent rise from the same period last year and 7.9 percent growth recorded in nine months. 

Many NA deputies have shared the views that heads of State agencies should take higher responsibility in staff reduction on the sidelines of their discussions on law enforcement in the reform of State administrative apparatus for 2011-2016.

 General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping received in Beijing on October 30 Hoang Binh Quan, special envoy of the Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

 Lawmakers looked into law enforcement in the reform of State administrative apparatus during 2011-2016 at the fourth sitting of the 14th National Assembly (NA) in Hanoi on October 30. 

La Salsa, Bobby Chinn, Le Petit, and Don’sare luxury restaurants with European cuisine and highly appreciated in Hanoi. On weekends, choose one of the listed restaurants to enjoy a romantic dinner.

 One of the twin boys who were conjoined at the head has opened his eyes four days after a historic surgery to separate them in India, 

 Spain is set to put in place measures to take direct control of Catalonia in response to the region's declaration of independence last week.

International friends have recognized the 2017 APEC as both a challenge and a great opportunity to promote growth and linkages in Asia Pacific and the world. VietNamNet would like to introduce an article by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of specialized motorcycles and vehicles have been mobilized from other localities to the central city of Da Nang to prepare for APEC 2017.

 Concentrations of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere surged to a record high in 2016, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

The open studio of artist Truong Que Chi, “WHEN I STOP BY THE CAPE”, curated by Chau Hoang at Nha San Collective will open at Nha San Collective, 15th floor, Hanoi Creative City Building, 01 Luong Yen, Hanoi from now until November 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Japan Foundation in Hanoi and Nha Nam Publishing House will co-organize the meet-up and discussion with Japanese writer Ono Masatsugu on his works with the topic of “Write painlessly about pain” tomorrow.

VietNamNet Bridge – The artworks of 15 artists from many countries will be displayed at “Utopia Land” Exhibition at Heritage Space, 1st Floor, Dolphin Plaza, 6 Nguyen Hoang, Hanoi from October 29 through November 30.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) says 70-90 percent of goods available at supermarkets are ‘Vietnamese’. But consumers say it is very difficult to find ‘Vietnamese goods’ at supermarkets.

 The 12th Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee has set a target of reducing at least 10 percent of staff of the political system apparatus by 2021 under Resolution 18.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dr Carl Thayer, emeritus professor at the University of New South Wales and an expert on Southeast Asia, talks to Vietnam News Agency ahead of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting 

 Legislators are discussing State apparatus reforms at the ongoing 4th session, focusing on measures to reduce the number of payroll.

 The US Cable News Network (CNN) will continue to promote Hanoi tourism on its channel from October 30 to November 8 across the regions such as Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South Asia.

 Mergers-and-acquisitions in Vietnam in this year’s first nine months has seen continuously strong momentum, with a number of key transactions in commercial and residential sectors.