Vietnamese celebrities Hoang Ku, Phi Phuong Anh, Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc, Chau Bui and Mach Huy have flown to the Republic of Korea to partake in Seoul Fashion Week.

About 20 local and international designers will attend the Vietnam-International Fashion Week Fall-Winter 2017 set to take place at the National Convention Centre, Hanoi on October 31 -November 3.

Tip-toeing through the door after a phone call at midnight, Cuong used to run from his house. His mother would try to follow him, calling his name and crying in vain. He was bent on getting his fix.

 Cantho Catfish beat host Hanoi Buffaloes in a dramatic 77-75 victory on Tuesday at the Viet Nam Basketball Association League.

 Vu Thi Anh Thu of Viet Nam advanced to the fourth round of the World Junior Badminton Championships’ women’s singles, ongoing in Indonesia.

 Internet submarine cables linked to Viet Nam will be fixed on October 24, said the Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunication Group, one of the largest Vietnamese internet providers.

APEC finance ministers will focus on discussing four cooperation priorities in 2017 at their 24th meeting and related events in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam, from October 19-21.

 Two Indonesian naval Sigma-class corvette vessels docked at the Ho Chi Minh City international port on October 18, starting a four-day visit to the southern economic hub.

Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for South and Southeast Asia of the US Dr. Joseph Felter co-chaired the Vietnam-US defence policy dialogue 2017 in Washington D.C on October 17.

Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday won the reversal of a $72 million verdict in favor of the family of a woman whose death from ovarian cancer they claimed stemmed from her use of the company’s talc-based products

 More than 170 foreign professional athletes and entrepreneurs will take part in a yacht race from Hong Kong to Vietnam’s Nha Trang City slated for October 18 to 25.

 Many cities and provinces are overspending their health insurance funds while Vietnam Social Security (VSS) is tightening its payouts, said Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien.

 Idemitsu Q8 Petroleum Co Ltd (IQ8), which has launched the first wholly foreign-owned gas station in Vietnam, may find it hard to expand its retail network across the country.

 The central coastal city of Da Nang has designed a wide range of tours to serve 10,000 delegates to the APEC Summit 2017 set to transpire on November 6-11.

 Vietnamese representative Hoang Thu Thao on October 16 appeared in national costume designed by Brian Vo at Miss Global Beauty Queen 2017 in the Republic of Korea.

 Snap Inc, parent company of messaging and video app Snapchat, and NBCUniversal launched a joint venture studio on Tuesday to produce scripted shows and other genres to air on Snapchat.

 South Korean investigators raided the Seoul office of McDonald’s Corp on Wednesday, following a series of complaints that children fell ill after eating hamburger patties alleged to have been undercooked, 

 Foreign retailers continue to invest heavily in Vietnam, according to Navigos Search, opening up opportunities at all levels of employment.

 Despite predictions of falling prices in the buy-to-let housing segments in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City due to increased supply, as of now the segment remains one of the most profitable for investors.

Though Idemitsu Kosan has impressed Vietnamese with high-quality, friendly service, it will still meet difficulties to cement its position in the Vietnamese market, experts say.