Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong on October 23 received outgoing US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius, who came to bid farewell to the municipal leaders.

 A send-off ceremony for security forces and a counter-terrorism exercise to protect security at the coming APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Da Nang city were held on October 24.

The Central Post Office is a famous tourist attraction in HCMC. Those visiting the post office can see street art performances just in front of the French-built building every Saturday morning, 

 Vietnam should have a strategy for the logistics sector to enable it to achieve higher growth, heard a conference in HCMC last week.

 The last matches in the 22nd round of the V-League 2017, on the evening of October 22, saw hosts Hanoi FC beat visitors XSKT Can Tho 4-0 to climb to the top of the rankings with 39 points after 22 matches played.

 Vietnam’s no. 1 tennis player, Ly Hoang Nam, has been drawn against Go Soeda of Japan, who ranks 387 places higher than Nam in the ATP rankings, in the first round of the Vietnam Open 2017.

 The second Diwali Fest 2017, the annual Indian light festival, will be held at the Indian Cultural Centre, No.63 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hoan Kiem District, in Hanoi, at 5pm on October 27.

 The Government affirmed its efforts to cut spending in the time to come at the October 23 afternoon session of the ongoing fourth session of the 14th National Assembly.

 Russia is interested in initiatives raised by Vietnam, including drafting joint action programmes within the APEC framework to strengthen economic, financial and social inclusive development, said a Russian official. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Former VN Pharma chairman of the Board of Directors-cum-general director Nguyen Minh Hung and former director of H&C International Marine Trade Company Vo Manh Cuong 

 Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), the sole airport company managing the 22 airports across the country, has recently been found to have committed several violations relating to the enforcement of regulations as well as capital and land use.

Earlier this month Idemitsu Q8 Petroleum LLC opened its first retail outlet in Ha Noi’s Thang Long Industrial Park, marking the first time a wholly foreign-owned company has entered the fuel retail sector.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fish farmers in central Quang Ngai Province are concerned about thousands of dead fish, which are polluting a local lake.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s 218 Dance Crew qualified for Asia’s Got Talent Season 2 last Saturday, with the qualifying round airing at 8pm on national channel HTV3 - DreamsTV.

Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh has met the other contestants at Miss World 2017 in China.

 While in many countries tourism contributes remarkably to the economy, it makes up less than seven percent of Vietnam’s GDP. The figure is modest compared to the country’s potential.

US President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Vietnam is expected to create a positive attitude among the US business community, which is likely to unlock further bilateral trade and investment opportunities.

 The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has announced that the 4x400m medley category for mixed teams will be included among the track events at the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 and 2020.

 Global IT platforms such as Google and Facebook should be required to establish legal entities in Viet Nam in charge of conforming to the country’s laws, a representative of VTC Mobile has proposed.

 Record-high foreign reserves will enable Viet Nam’s central bank to keep the dong, the local currency, stable for the rest of the year, Bloomberg quoted a central bank official as saying.