Localities are making every effort to prepare for the arrival of typhoon Sarika, the seventh of its kind to hit the East Sea so far this year, which is forecast to directly impact the northeastern and central regions on October August 19.

PepsiCo Inc (PEP.N) has set a target for reducing the amount of sugar in its soft drinks around the world as part of a suite of goals aimed at tackling problems ranging from obesity to climate change. 

The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has said that the north-south highway requires lower costs compared with other projects, but the Ministry of Finance (MOF) says the required investment is high compared with the long-term public investment plan.

 After being temporarily shut down due to landslides in the central province of Quang Binh, local sections of the North-South railway were reopened to traffic on October 17. 

VFF President Nguyen Thien Nhan has called on organisations and individuals at home and abroad to continue support for poor people, especially those affected by natural calamities, to help them overcome difficulties and escape poverty. 

  President Tran Dai Quang led a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam’s State, National Assembly and Government to the Thai Embassy in Hanoi on October 17 to pay respect to late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. 

Some members of the National Assembly’s Finance and Budget Committee suggested the government increase monthly basic salary by 7 percent to VND1.3 million ($59) in 2017 at the fourth session of the NA’s Standing Committee in Hanoi on October 17. 

 Voters in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem and Ba Dinh districts contributed their opinions on a range of issues like rural construction, environmental protection and Party building during their meeting with Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on October 17.

 Chilean Deputy Foreign Minister Edgardo Riveros Marin has paid a working to Vietnam and attended the fourth political consultation at the deputy foreign minister level.

 The 7th Vietnam-US defence policy dialogue took place in Hanoi on October 17, with both sides looking to enhance ties and multiply cooperative areas. 

 At least two people died and six were severely injured on Monday in an explosion and fire at chemicals maker BASF's biggest production site in Germany,

VietNamNet Bridge – Many people in the HCM City had to cancel their plans for fear of flooding after the Southern Region Hydrometeorological Forecast Station forecasted the city would experience heavy rains last Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – SHB Da Nang team has completed procedures to secure Vietnamese citizenship for Argentina-born striker Gaston Merlo ahead of the next V.League season.

The Vietnamese revere lotus for its natural beauty, as well as for its nutritious and medicinal properties. Every part of the lotus can be used to cook nourishing dishes and to make herbal medicines to treat many ailments.

 Heavy expenditures for State vehicles and operations of public associations may be curbed for the sake of wage reform, Le Hong Huyen, head of the Department of Social Affairs under the Central Economic Committee, said at a seminar.

Located in the northeastern part of Vietnam, about 170 km away from Hanoi, Bac Kan is a province rich in tourism potential. This feature is credited to Bac Kan's abundance in natural resources as well as its charm in cultural identity.

 A couple of Russian and Belarusian companies are preparing to set up auto joint ventures in Vietnam to benefit from two protocols between Vietnam and the two nations on production of vehicles here in the country.

 Every Sunday night, local residents and tourists in ​Viet Tri city, in the northern province of Phu Tho, lose themselves in melodious folk song at Van Lang Park.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The street corners, street vendors, festivals and small hamlets of 1980’s Ha Noi were lively and truthfully depicted through the len of photographer John Ramsden.

 A new international terminal will be put into use at Danang International Airport on April 30, 2017 to serve the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to be held later that year.