It is necessary to develop the HCM City-Vung Tau river route to ease the passenger and cargo load on the HCM City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay expressway, the director of the HCM City Port Authority, 

 Outgoing US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius has announced that he will take a new post as vice chairman of the Fulbright Vietnam University after finishing his term.

 The Department of Education and Training in HCM City has submitted a list of 201 pupils that have violated the traffic regulations in August and September.

Becamex IDC will float over 311.2 million shares, equivalent to 23.63 per cent of its charter capital, in its initial public offering (IPO) on December 1 on the HCM Stock Exchange.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two farmers in central Quang Tri Province found 60 bomblets yesterday while digging soil to grow bananas in their garden.

 Although fluctuations in international demand and pricing have put pressure on returns from Viet Nam’s mining industry, the sector remains a magnet for foreign direct investment (FDI), a sign of confidence in its long-term prospects.

 Hanoi-based artist Nguyen Duc Phuong (aka Phuong Gio) will unveil his art at an exhibition at Manzi Art Space on Friday.

 Malaysian referee Zamzaidi Katimin has been invited to officiate the V.League match between Quang Nam and Quang Ninh Coal in the 24th round on Saturday.

 Vietnamese football clubs, Nam Dinh and Quang Ninh Coal, will play a friendly tournament, the second China-ASEAN Cities Invitational, in Nanning City, Guangxi Province, in late November.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged relevant ministries, agencies and localities to take drastic measures to cope with potential flooding from a tropical depression that is developing close to coastal areas.

 A worker died inside a coal mining tunnel of Mong Duong Mine, owned by Mong Duong Coal Company, in Cam Pha City, northern Quang Ninh Province, on Wednesday.

APEC Economic Leaders Week is a crucial opportunity for businesses throughout central Vietnam to seek trade partners and export markets as representatives of foreign firms flock to the APEC business forums from November 5-11

 Vietnam shipped 5.05 tonnes of rice worth $2.25 billion in the first ten months of 2017, up 22.3 percent in volume and 21.1 percent in value year on year, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) is under pressure to complete its divestment scheme towards the end of this year with many large companies still in its portfolio.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 1 for Song Tao, special envoy of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Xi Jinping.

 Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang received visiting Indian Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa in Hanoi on November 1.

 Lao Deputy Prime Minister Sonesay Siphandone welcomed Vietnamese Minister of Information and Communications (MIC) Truong Minh Tuan in Vientiane on November 1.

 Lawmakers continued their discussions on the implementation of the socio-economic development plan and state budget in 2017, as well as orientations and measures for 2018 on November 1.

 The Central Power Corporation has worked with the Da Nang Power Company Limited and the Central Grid Company to ensure the supply of electricity for the upcoming APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in any circumstances.

 The Bank of England believes that up to 75,000 jobs could be lost in financial services following Britain's departure from the European Union.