Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa flower festival 2018 will last 13 days from February 8 to February 20 providing fun and entertainment for visitors and local residents during the Lunar New Year festival.

 Vietnamese representative Do My Linh finished the talent contest at Miss World 2017 with a monochord recital.

 Miss Tourism Vietnam 2017 Khanh Ngan has departed Vietnam to vie for the title of Miss Globe 2017, taking place in Albania from October 23 to November 3.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Vovinam (traditional Vietnamese martial arts) Championships opened in the southern province of Binh Duong on October 25.

 The West Lake has had a new look after the project to dredge it has almost been finished.

The Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam has asked the Deo Ca Investment Joint Stock Company, main investor of Hai Van Tunnel, to examine cracks on the walls of Hai Van Tunnel No 1.

 More than two millions litres of adulterated petrol have been found at a number of petrol stations in the central province of Nghe An.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Wednesday proposed new Transport Minister Nguyen Van The and new Chief Government Inspector Le Minh Khai to the National Assembly.

 12 souvenir shops in Ha Long City are forced to shut down from October 26 following a request from the local authorities for failing to meet criteria set by the Department of Tourism.

 Authorities in Vinh Phuc Province have asked local military bases to stop firearms training which is suspected to be responsible for stray bullets injuring local people.

 The duo comprising Ly Hoang Nam of Viet Nam and Sumit Nagal of India were ousted from the Hung Thinh Vietnam Open 2017 being held in HCM City.

 The equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) will hardly meet their target this year, as only 20 SOEs had completed the process by the end of September.

With its steady economic growth, political stability, a youthful population, and equitisation of State-owned enterprises, Vietnam’s securities market is attractive to investors, the Gateway to Vietnam Conference heard in HCM City on October 25.

 HCM City would be able to cope with the many challenges caused by the rapid increase in its migrant population when becoming a smart city, a conference heard on Wednesday.

 The Lao Government and the Vietnam Company of Economic Cooperation (COECCO) on Thursday signed a contract for exploitation and processing of iron ore.

About $28.24 billion in FDI was poured into Vietnam between January and October, up 37.4 percent year on year, said the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 Maria Jose Lara, 27 years old from Peru, was crowned Miss Grand International 2017 in a ceremony held on Phu Quoc Island, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on October 25.

 South Korean coach Jung Hae-sung promised to turn V.League 1 side Hoàng Anh Gia Lai into the best team in Southeast Asia as he signed a contract to become the club’s technical director

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 800,000 local and international visitors are expected to participate in a South Korea culture expo to be held in HCM City next month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists and local authorities in central Thanh Hoa Province have conducted surveys and held a conference to discuss the damage to Ho Citadel,