Autumn returns to Hanoi with blooming milk flowers and golden leaves. Let’s wander through the streets in the capital city and enjoy the romance.

Approximately 80 contestants of the Miss Grand International 2017 arrived at Dong Hoi airport in Quang Binh province on October 9 for more pre-pageant activities.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Cai Mep–Thi Vai container port in Ba Ri –Vung Tau province, built with investment capital of $2 billion, is now running at 15-20 percent of capacity.

The foreign-invested sector, with electronics taking the lead, is expected to continue occupying the lion’s share of Vietnam’s exports over the next few years.

VietNamNet Bridge – Cameras designed to tackle rampant traffic violations in Viet Nam are sowing confusion among drivers suddenly confronted with fines without being aware of any wrongdoing on their part.  

Vietnamese film My Nhan by director Dinh Thai Thuy will open the APEC Film Week 2017, which runs this week in Ha Noi and Da Nang in conjunction with APEC Viet Nam 2017.

 OPEC’s Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo on Tuesday called on U.S. shale oil producers to help curtail global oil supply, warning extraordinary measures might be needed next year 

 Catalonia’s secessionist leader faced increased pressure on Monday to abandon plans to declare independence from Spain, with France and Germany expressing support for the country’s unity.

 Nokia plans to reduce up to 310 jobs from its Nokia Technologies unit and halt development of its virtual reality camera “OZO” and hardware, the Finnish company said on Tuesday.

 Hanoi’s authorities have announced that they would ban and seize all homemade three-wheeled motorbikes not owned by disabled veterans as of June 30, 2018.

 A landslide in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai buried up to seven carriages of a train on the evening of October 9.

 Leaders of Vinasun taxis in HCM City have pledged to remove all the decals with slogans opposing Uber and Grab services from their cars.

The HCM City People’s Committee has approved two river dredging projects in District 9 at a total cost of VND2 trillion to improve the capacity of its waterways to transport cargo and reduce the pressure on roads.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mai Duc Chung will take charge as national head coach in his last match as Viet Nam host Cambodia in the Asian Cup 2019’s third qualification round today.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Huy Hoang set three national records at the National Swimming Championships held at Phu Tho swimming club in HCM City on October 8.

The annual Science Film Festival is bringing 19 science films mostly targeting young people in Viet Nam’s big cities, with screenings beginning this month and running until December 7.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese blockbusters will be shown for free for a month at CGV cinemas nationwide.

 Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma called on Vietnam to step up multi-faceted cooperation with his country, focusing on agriculture, fishery and mining. 

 The Government has just launched an action programme to implement a Politburo resolution on developing the tourism industry into a spearhead economic sector.

 The central coastal city of Da Nang is focusing all resources to complete preparations for the APEC Summit Week in November, including infrastructure, urban decoration, security-health and communication campaigns.