New Zealand Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee expressed his support to arbitral process at the seventh Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on October 11.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The meat market in the country, estimated to have value of $18 billion, is controlled by enterprises from France, Thailand, South Korea and Vietnam.

 Old apartment buildings that were built during the 1980s and 1990s have been recreated through the exhibition with the theme of shape shifting at the French Institute in Hanoi.

 Quang Ninh People's Committee has approved a pilot plan to allow private cars to travel between Vietnam’s Mong Cai Town and China’s Dongxing City from 2017.

 Several experts have expressed concerns that Vietnam's exports could be affected by the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 crisis.

 A proposal that the retirement age be raised in the amended Labor Law will be submitted to the National Assembly (NA) in 2017, according to Deputy Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Minh Huan.

 The Ministry of Transport has proposed the Government set aside more than VND93.53 trillion (US$42.7 billion) from the State budget to invest in a section of the North-South Expressway in the 2017-2020 period.

 Twenty child ballet dancers will be trained for The Nutcracker ballet which will be presented in Hanoi in the Christmas season of 2016, Vietnamplus reports.

  The head of the HCM City AIDS Prevention Centre has asked the Vietnam Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS to help the country reach the 90-90-90 targets to help end the AIDS epidemic by 2030.

 A high level delegation from Hanoi paid a working visit to South Africa and Singapore from October 1-12 to enhance friendship and cooperation between Hanoi and the two countries’ cities.

 One dead as ship with 44 on board sinks in Quang Tri, Support centre for migrant workers opens in the RoK, Vice President welcomes overseas Vietnamese teachers, Man killed by metal sheets in Hue

 Foreign investors to meet in annual investment conference, Vietnamese pepper exports surge, September’s automobile sales surge 13 percent, Danish robot producer reaches out to Vietnamese market

 The Korean–Vietnamese Peace Foundation presented 52 documents and items to Danang Museum on October 11.

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.