Sixty-three girls nationwide have been selected to compete in the semi-final round of the Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 in Nha Trang beach city of the south central province of Khanh Hoa.

VietNamNet Bridge - A high number of consignments to the US have been refused this year because Vietnamese exporters were unaware of new regulations set by the US.

 HCM City’s programme for tracing the origin of poultry meat sold at retail outlets kicked off on October 3, according to the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc was worried about the slow disbursement of public investment capital while chairing the government’s regular meeting in Hanoi on October 3. 

VietNamNet Bridge – A book on the country’s revolutionary fine arts in the 1950s was released last weekend in HCM City, after years of work by staff of prestigious museums and associations. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – With a new series of 3D colouring books, children can scan their pen-and-paper creations into an app that lets them digitally render their drawings in the real world.

 The Prime Minister has approved a project to preserve ancient red pine trees at the Yen Tu National Forest in Uong Bi city of the northern province of Quang Ninh.

International artists will join the Artists in Residence programme from now to October 28 at the Flamingo Dai Lai Resort in the northern province of Vinh Phuc as art of the Art in the Forest project.   

 Ly Hoang Nam  will take part in the Thailand Men’s Futures F7 which began yesterday in Nonthaburi Province.

 Acclaimed Russian artists - the world-renowned Beryozka Folk Dance Ensemble and two classical musicians—have upcoming performances in Hanoi and HCM City.

 A retiree armed with multiple assault rifles strafed an outdoor country music festival in Las Vegas from a high-rise hotel window on Sunday, slaughtering at least 59 people before killing himself 

Vietnam and Myanmar would continue fostering comprehensive cooperation between their armed forces and work together towards effective outcomes, following the official visit of Minister of Defence Ngo Xuan Lich to Myanmar from October 1-3.

 Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Phung Quoc Hien has advised caution in amending the Law on Public Investment, saying that adjustments are necessary but must not be made hastily, lest the legal system be disrupted.

The Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose in September, with faster rises in output, new orders and employment on the back of stronger customer demand.

 Vietnam brought home four gold medals from the Canada Open taekwondo tournament, which closed on October 1 in Montreal.

A total of 14,362 traffic accidents occurred across Vietnam in nine months from December 16, 2016 to September 15, 2017, resulting in 6,125 deaths and 11,786 injuries.

The Vietnam-Cuba Inter-Governmental Committee convened its 35th meeting on October 2, under the chair of Vietnamese Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha and Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz.

A special Mid-Autumn festival began at Hanoi’s Temple of Literature on September 29, imbuing visitors with memories of the old days. Let's explore the event through the following photos.

 Rate of mother-to-child HIV transmission falls to 3.6 percent

The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs has provided more than 112,500 EUR through the Embassy of Germany in Vietnam for the restoration of Phung Tien palace, part of the world heritage site Hue Citadel.