This year's performance to take place at the Hanoi Opera House on November 4.

VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition of fourteen artists from Vietnam, France, Germany, Serbia, South Korea, and India took will be held in Hanoi  from October 29 through November 30.

 Kamal Malhotra, UN resident co-ordinator and the UNDP’s resident representative in Vietnam, writes about the UNDP’s assessment of Vietnam’s economic reforms and their prospects in boosting co-operation with the country.

 PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PV Oil) is willing to switch from RON A92 petrol to bio-fuel E5 on nationwide from January 1, 2018, according to newswire Cafef.

Beta Media entered Vietnam’s cinema market as a new player focusing on the budget segment and has well and truly made a mark.

 VietNamNet Bridge – APEC Ministers in charge of tourism will report to APEC economies leaders in November on the importance of promoting sustainable tourism in Asia-Pacific.

Quang Ninh Province stopped recruiting teachers in March as it undertakes a restructuring of the education sector. But the number of students has kept increasing, creating new burdens for local schools.

 Vietnam may fail to meet government revenue target, FDI capital flows into hotels, Float glass plant opens in Ninh Binh, Ground broken for 16 million USD candy factory in Nghe An

 Anti-flooding pumps halt operation in Nguyen Huu Canh street, More than 95 percent of Hanoi’s dengue hotbeds under control, Workshop looks to boost support for vulnerable groups

 VietNamNet Bridge - The APEC forum is seen as a playground in which the players have a wide variety of attentions and interests.

A send-off ceremony for security forces and a counter-terrorism exercise to protect security at the coming APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Da Nang city were held on October 24.

 Fifteen teams from eight countries, including two Vietnamese teams, have been selected to present their smart city building solutions at the Demo Day of the Global Smart City Innovation Challenge for Vietnam (SCIC) competition in November.

 The Vietnam-US music night will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on October 29 with the return of acclaimed violinist Vu Viet Chuong, introducing well-known opera songs to the public. 

 Main activities of APEC Economic Leaders’ Week

 Prime Minister of Lithuania Saulius Skvernelis expressed his wish to enhance people-to-people and cultural exchange, tourism and education-training cooperation with Vietnam during a working session with Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh.

Government inspectors yesterday announced inspection results over a mansion complex owned by Yen Bai Province’s environmental director, accusing him of “dishonesty” for failing to declare ....

 Teens who vape, or use e-cigarettes, may be more likely to develop a regular smoking habit when the liquid they use in their vaping devices has higher concentrations of nicotine, 

 As many as 45 fencers will represent Vietnam to battle in all competition categories at the sixth Asian U23 Championships 2017, scheduled to take place in Hanoi between October 26 and 31.

 Hanoi has been ranked seventh on a new list of the world’s fastest-growing tourism cities, with a 16.4% average annual growth rate in the 2009 - 2016 period, according to the MasterCard Global Destinations Cities Index 2017.

 The Ministry of Transport yesterday said that it has completed the pre-feasibility report of projects to build some stretches of North-South Expressway in 2017-2020 to submit to the National Assembly.