VietNamNet Bridge – Two men were found dead after their electric fishing tool generated high-voltage current in the water in a field in the central Quang Binh Province yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge - While the number of travelers to Vietnam has been increasing rapidly, the number of guests staying at high-end hotels has not risen.

The HCM City People’s Committee has asked the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to speed up resettlement of residents living in landslide areas along the river and canals.

 After seeing parents grieving the deaths of children who drown every year during the flood season, a resident of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap Province decided to volunteer as a swimming coach.

 The Ok Om Bok Festival, also called the Festival of Worshipping the Moon, will take place in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang from October 28 to November 3.

 Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has directed the Government inspectorate to begin a two-month inspection of the privatisation process of State-owned Vietnam Feature Film (VFS) studio.

Vietnam supports the UN Office on Drugs and Crime’s provision of technical assistance to tackle increasing challenges in drug crime control on a global scale, stated Vietnamese Ambassador Pham Thi Kim Anh.

 The visit to Myanmar by a high-level military delegation of Vietnam led by Minister of National Defence Ngo Xuan Lich from October 1-3 was a success.

 A new skill of Vietnamese gymnast Pham Phuoc Hung was recognised by the International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) at the 47th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2017 in Montreal, Canada.

 The sixth East Sea conference held by the Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA) opened in Kuala Lumpur on October 4 under the theme “Fostering a shared future in the East Sea”.

 The 239 Vietnamese freed by Indonesia are set to return home on October 6.

 Vietnam ended their title drought at the world event, winning a gold medal in sanda (combat) at the World Wushu Championships, which closed in Kazan, Russia, on October 3.

 Faculty and students of the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music will get opportunities to hone their talents at the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory under an agreement between the two conservatories. 

 The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on October 4 signed an agreement with the HCM City Tourism Association to boost the tourism sector. 

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga reiterated Vietnam’s consistent stance in favour of disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation at the debate of the First Committee on Disarmament and International Security in New York on October 2-10.

 The election of a Vietnamese ambassador as Chairman of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) General Assembly, with the support of all member countries, has shown Vietnam’s growing stature in the global arena.

Astounding beautiful landscapes of northern Russia will be brought closer to Vietnamese people through the “Nature of Northern Russia” exhibition which is taking place in Hanoi from October 4-11.

 GDP grows 6.41 percent in nine months of 2017

 Twenty percent of HCM City’s population with no health insurance have been hit with a 30 percent increase in fees.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong had talks with Malaysia’s Minister of Plantation, Industries and Commodities Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong in Hanoi on October 4.