Thang Long Warriors crushed defending champions, Danang Dragons, 82-72, to lead the rankings at the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League on October 26.

 Vietnamese fencer Vu Van Hung brought home a silver medal in the men’s individual sabre category from the Asian U23 Fencing Championship, which opened in Hanoi on October 26.

 Olympic gold medallist, Hoang Xuan Vinh, failed in the qualifying round of the men’s 10m-air pistol at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Final.

The citizens of Da Nang City have been asked to smile during the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit next month, the most imporant activity of the APEC Year 2017.  

 Education experts from Australia shared their country’s experience in running universities to meet the criteria of world university ranking systems at a workshop in Hanoi on October 26.

 The second "Green Heritage" Culture and Tourism Week will take place in Hanoi from November 21-23 as one of activities celebrating Vietnam’s Culture Heritage Day, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on October 26.

 Located in Ninh Binh province, Van Long is the biggest wetland nature reserve in the northern delta region.

 The Philippines treasures cooperation with Vietnam and hopes to further develop bilateral defence ties, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich.

 The number of new dengue fever infections nationwide has dropped for eight consecutive weeks, announced the General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Health Ministry on October 26.

VietNamNet Bridge – For a long, long time, the very mention of Hai Duong has conjured up in most Vietnamese minds images of luscious clusters of lychee and stacks of delicious powdery mung bean cake

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a plan on the establishment of a national natural resources and environmental monitoring for 2017-2022.

 The 2017 Global Destinations Cities Index produced by credit card company Mastercard said foreign arrivals in the city grew at 16.4 percent between 2009 and 2016, the fastest after Osaka, Chengdu, Colombo, Abu Dhabi, Jakarta and Tokyo.

 Auditors and land management experts are sceptical about the efficiency and transparency of projects carried out under Build-Transfer contracts in Vietnam, after many BT projects have suffered long delays and major problems along the way.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The food and beverage market is expected to see potential for further development in the 2017-18 period, according to the Viet Nam Report Company (VNR).

 VietNamNet Bridge – A database to store, standardise and manage the basic information of all Vietnamese citizens will be put in use by early 2019, 

VietNamNet Bridge - Once the pioneering and leading locality in the development of IZs (industrial zones) and EPZs (export processing zones) for a long time, but the competitiveness of IZs and EPZs in attracting investment has decreased.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rain comes along with terrible fear for the villagers of Ninh Thuong in Khanh Hoa Province.

VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition displaying the best photos from the Viet Nam Heritage Photo Awards was held on Thursday at the Hoa Lu Stadium in HCM City’s District 1.

The Ministry of Defence has agreed to hand over land to HCM City authorities for construction of a flyover near Tan Son Nhat International Airport to prevent the constant traffic jams that occur there.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The only lake that provides water to the southernmost province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau is at risk of getting polluted because of a waste treatment plant.