Die Fledermaus (The Bat), the best-known opera by Austrian compose Johann Strauss II, will be fluttering back to the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House for the second time on October 28.

 As Vietnam strives to ensure sufficient energy sources, it has been urged by the international community to enable private investors to engage more in the country’s energy industry.

 A pedestrian road along Huong River decked with a rare and valuable wood has attracted many young people although its construction has not yet been completed. 

 If there was a gold medal for bad air, Delhi would be hard to beat.Yet, despite high levels of air pollution, more than 30,000 people, many wearing masks, took part in the capital's half marathon on Sunday. 

VietNamNet Bridge - More than one electricity generator and wholesaler exists in Vietnam, but the country still does not have a competitive electricity market.

 A new bus route carrying passengers from Noi Bai International Airport to Hanoi’s My Dinh bus station and vice versa was launched by the Transport Corporation Hanoi (Transerco) last weekend. 

 Deputies of the 14th National Assembly cast secret ballots on October 23 morning to elect a new State President during its ongoing 6th session in Hanoi. 

 She is athlete Bui Thi Thu Thao, who recently won a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games. Thao is also one of the 10 outstanding citizens of Hanoi this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese cuisine includes many types of chè (pudding) such as chè bà cốt (pudding made of glutinous rice, ginger, and sugar) and chè con ong (honeycomb-shaped pudding).

 Numerous billion-dollar projects have been stalling for decades due to issues with land clearance and not receiving construction permit.

 The Missosology website has excitedly selected Vietnamese representative Minh Tu among its top 10 hot picks for Miss Supranational 2018.

 A Vietnamese firm has successfully bought a moon chunk at USD600,000 at an auction in the US and would display it at a pagoda in Ha Nam Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City residents have better benefited from the faster administrative services provided by non-state agencies despites shortcomings from these administrative procedures.

 VietNamNet Bridge – ‘Queen of Vietnamese Pop’ – diva Thanh Lam, has reunited with her ex-husband, music producer Quoc Trung, for a music project beginning with a concert at the beginning of next month.

 Fierce debate broke out during last week’s hearing between Vinasun and Grab as the Vietnamese taxi operator accused the Singaporean ride-hailing app firm of anti-competitive business practices that have resulted in lost earnings.

 The completion and appraisal of the feasibility study for the site clearance project for Long Thanh International Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai is behind schedule, according to a government report.

 A flash flood occurred on October 22 in Ban Ria commune, Quang Binh district, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, after long-lasting downpours, killing one man and leaving his son missing.

 Co Loa Citadel in Hanoi has been badly damaged by lack of public care and lax management. 

The National Assembly Standing Committee has stripped Nguyen Bac Son of his title as the former Minister of Information and Communications for his serious violations in a now-cancelled deal.

Low-lying areas in the south, comprising HCMC, Can Tho, Vinh Long and coastal areas of the Mekong Delta, will likely suffer heavy flooding, as water levels downstream of the Mekong Delta River are forecast to surge rapidly this weekend.