With autumn in full swing, here are four excellent homestays near Sapa that offer a perfect combination of comfort and luxury for a holiday that travellers will cherish for a lifetime.

Below are the first photos of Vietnamese contestant Nguyen Thi Loan at the Miss Grand International (MGI) 2016 pageant, which takes place in Las Vegas, US on October 10-26.

Viet Nam has honoured its commitment to the Paris climate agreement through diverse activities under the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions framework which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Vietnamese representative Nam Em took part in many activities at Miss Earth 2016 pageant in the Philippines on October 10-11.

 The second runner-up of Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 2016, Pham Ngoc Phuong Linh has been named Miss "Visit Japan" Tourism Ambassador at the on-going Miss International Beauty Pageant in Japan.

 Over 100 Canadian Institutions will participate in the largest ever 8th Annual Canada Education Fairs in Vietnam.

 Contractors, engineers and workers are hurrying up constructing the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien underground metro station of the Vietnam’s first metro line stretching on 20km.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Nature Museum is a wonderful destination for tourists and students in Hanoi. The museum is an interesting journey from 3.6 billion years ago to now. 

 Multi-level marketing company Isagenix Vietnam Company Limited has announced to stop its operations and leave Vietnam because its Vietnamese business line is not necessary for its parent Isagenix International Company.

Hoa Phat Group has proposed Quang Ngai province’s Dung Quat Economic Zone Authority to resume the construction of the Guang Lian Dung Quat steel project, which had its investment certificate revoked in early September.

  Samsung Viet Nam on October 12 officially announced it was recalling its Galaxy Note7 smartphone after reports of the device catching fire while charging.

 Vietnamese imports of telephones and components from the US soared by up to 1,288 per cent in the first eight months with turnover of US$25.6 million.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) issued a decision to establish a steering committee for the sale of shares of two leading brewery companies.

  The country's total non-performing loans by the end of June stood at VND346.96 trillion (US$15.489 million), equal to 9.2 per cent of the country's GDP.

PetroVietnam will strive to exploit more than 6.49 million tonnes of oil by the year's end, including 3.88 million tonnes of crude oil and 2.61 billion cubic metres of natural gas, to achieve total output of 27.59 million tonnes of oil.

 Economic growth this year would climb up to 6 per cent on the back of recovery signs shown in the third quarter, falling short of the 6.7 per cent target set by the Government.

With HCM City now discouraging investment in labour-intensive sectors and preferring technology-based industries, investment in its industrial parks and export processing zones decreased by 53.95 percent in the first nine months of this year.

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam CAAV) has asked for approval from the ministries of Transport and National Defence to build a reservoir to solve flooding at Tan Son Nhat Airport.

 Many health facilities in HCM City have run out of flu vaccines at a time when the peak influenza season is arriving.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang is worried that its main source of fresh water will be polluted if a steel factory in Quang Nam Province is relocated to the banks of the Vu Gia-Thu Bon River.