HCM City Steering Center of Urban Flood Control Program and Quang Trung Industry Joint Stock Company yesterday signed a principle contract to hire the company’s smart pumping system to cope with flooding in Nguyen Huu Canh street.

 Natural disasters in the first nine months of 2017 left 169 people dead or missing, while causing damages estimated at nearly US$946 million, according to the latest statistics from the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.

When it is impossible to break through market saturation and escape the downward spiral of stagnant growth, founders of local retail businesses often decide to sell their enterprises to find other opportunities.

Here are selected photographs of the Mid-Autumn Festival in early 20th century Hanoi. The photos are part of an exhibition showcased at the Heritage House at 87 Ma May Street, Hang Buom ward, Hanoi.

 Vietnamese designer Vo Viet Chung said he has been invited by President of Miss World Beauty Vadim Khusainov to serve as a judge at the beauty pageant scheduled to take place in Russia in November.

 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced a series of measures designed to speed to market generic versions of complex drugs such as Mylan NV’s emergency EpiPen

 Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on October 2 urged the Government Inspectorate to conduct an inspection into the equitisation of Vietnam Feature Film Studio (VFS).

 Vietnamese singer and actor Ho Vinh Khoa has just shocked local fans by a same-sex wedding with a US model, Rhonee Rojas who was a candidate in Mister International 2011. 

 Land prices in the eastern area of Hanoi have sharply increased following the news of four planned bridges.

A group of Overseas Vietnamese students in Manchester city, the UK, have developed a mobile application named Tubudd in a hope to create a network that will connect foreign visitors with local tour guides in Vietnam.

Uber and Grab are in a fair competition with traditional taxis, so they operate within the confines of existing laws, said a representative from the Ministry of Transport.

 U.S. scientists Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young won the 2017 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday for unraveling molecular mechanisms that control our internal body clocks.

 New draft amendments to the Fisheries Law will allow lease of sea surface areas to be used as collateral for bank loans.

Toong and the United Overseas Bank in Viet Nam are joining forces to support businesses, especially those involved in financial technology (Fintech) in Viet Nam and Asia.

 Mekong Capital reported total earnings of nearly US$79 million from its divestments this year to date, including the recent sale of its remaining holdings in the agricultural company Loc Troi Group.

 Ha Noi has proposed to the Prime Minister to put in place a special mechanism to build 22,300 commercial apartments, which would help add to the housing stock for relocation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The transport ministry is in favour of the project to upgrade the Ha Noi Railway Station, as well as its surrounding areas, and to concretise the capital city’s general planning, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Thi Khanh Ly won her second silver medal at the World Wushu Championships in Kazan, Russia, on Sunday.

 Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has called for greater efforts to address the shortage of raw materials faced by the domestic cashew processing industry.

  Enterprises providing transport services and construction materials planned to increase charges following an increase in fuel prices on the domestic market recently.