Ninh Thuan has a year around hot climate, with a short wet season during September and November. The climate has helped the province gain a nationwide reputation as the ‘holy land’ of sheep.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam earned its second win at the VTV International Women’s Volleyball Cup yesterday in Ha Nam Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam failed to enter the second qualification of the World Cup after losing to Thailand in the FIVB 2018 Men’s World Volleyball Championship Zonal Qualification yesterday in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Do Quoc Luat of the Border Guards team won the men’s open title at the Ha Noi Moi (New Ha Noi) Newspaper Run yesterday (Oct 9) in Ha Noi.

 Lung cancer patients on Roche's immune system-boosting drug Tecentriq lived on average 4.2 months longer than those taking chemotherapy in a pivotal study, pressuring Bristol-Myers Squibb's dominant position in the field.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam were forced to a 2-2 draw against Indonesia, although they took a 2-0 lead in the early minutes of their friendly match yesterday (Oct 9) in Yogyakarta City, Indonesia.

The Intercontinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort will host the Asia and Australasia Gala Ceremony 2016 of the World Travel Awards, where exceptional tourism and hospitality services in the Asia and Australasia region of 2016 are honored.

VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City leaders are making aggressive moves to turn Saigon into the Silicon Valley of Vietnam.

 Raging North Carolina rivers still rising after Hurricane Matthew threaten up to a week more of death and destruction, the state's governor said on Sunday as the storm's remnant headed out to sea,

 Haiti started burying some of its dead in mass graves in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, a government official said on Sunday, as cholera spread in the devastated southwest and the death toll from the storm rose to 1,000 people.

The Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science’s Anti-Dumping Commission on October 7 initiated an investigation on the alleged dumping and subsidisation of galvanised steel imported from India, Malaysia and Vietnam.

 Despite Government efforts, domestic auto production has not yet satisfied demand. Pham Anh Tuan, Deputy Director of the Department of Heavy Industry, talks about domestic automaking prospects.

 Construction on the country’s biggest wastewater treatment station with a daily capacity of 270,000 cubic metres started in Thanh Liet commune, Thanh Tri district, Hanoi on October 7. 

 A natural disaster alert and watch system will be built at 13 coastal provinces and cities from Ha Tinh to Ba Ria – Vung Tau with 532 stations, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Here and there in the ancient town of Hoi An, food delicacies offer an insight into local culinary art and culture. 

A seminar was held in Moscow, Russia on October 7, focusing on the situation in the East Sea following the recent ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration on the Philippines’s lawsuit against China’s claims in the waters. 

 Unemployment rate in urban areas would be below 4 percent and the proportion of poor households would be reduced to 8.62-8.42 percent this year as according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

 The Immigration Office of Malaysia’s northwest Penang state arrested 30 foreigners on October 7, including three Vietnamese, for not possessing valid documentations and work permits. 

NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong has affirmed that Vietnam encourages cooperation in the fields of agriculture, food processing, pollution treatment, shipbuilding, green growth during the Vietnam-Denmark cooperation forum.

 Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga called on countries to continue committing resources to development at a session discussing the UN development cooperation held by the 71st UN General Assembly’s Economic and Financial Committee.