A landslide in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh has buried eight local households, causing nine deaths, while 10 others have been left trapped.

 The Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) has revised its 2017 growth forecast for Vietnam up to 6.64% in its latest report from its previous projection of 6.37%.

 The Ministry of Finance has turned down Xuan Kien Automobile JSC (Vinaxuki) Chairman Bui Ngoc Huyen’s proposal to be given more bank loans to resume his firm’s Made-in-Vietnam car dream.

 The Government projects a GDP growth of 6.7 percent in 2017 in a report submitted to the National Assembly Standing Committee on October 12 during the Committee’s 15th session in Hanoi. 

 Car sales in September plummeted, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA).

 Viet Nam’s foreign exchange reserves are at an all-time high of US$45 billion, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said.

The Vietnam-Russia Inter-Governmental Committee on Military Technical Cooperation convened its 19th meeting in Hanoi on October 12. 

 The Government has issued Resolution 104/NQ-CP on streamlining administrative procedures and citizens’ documents related to resident management in the jurisdiction of the Finance Ministry. 

 Touting it as a win-win deal for everyone, banks and insurance companies in Vietnam are promoting the “bancassurance” model to exploit a market with huge untapped potential.

 Some 400 delegates from 20 countries and territories will attend the 21st Annual Conference of the Asian Science Park Association (ASPA) scheduled for October 19-21 in Ho Chi Minh City. 

 Vietnam's e-commerce growth forecast to double by 2020

 VietNamNet Bridge – A concert celebrating the tenth birthday of Hanoi Grapevine, a popular website providing arts and culture, will be held on Saturday.

The CJ E&M Viet Nam, a subsidiary of Korean-based CJ E&M Corporation, and HKFilm of HCM City have opened a joint-venture film studio working in both production and distribution.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The capital city has managed to build only 17 out of 80 schools that meet national standards as per this year’s plan.

 Five Hollywood film studios have joined together to offer a new service designed to make it easier for consumers to collect digital movies that they can watch at home or on mobile devices,

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more players have joined the ice cream market recently. 

 The functions and operations of the Vietnam Debt and Asset Trading Corporation (DATC) should be restructured to handle the “next phase” of handling non-performing loans (NPLs), the Finance Ministry (MoF) says.

 The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has warned Vietnamese seafood processors, importers and exporters to fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

 HCM City called for investment in 116 socialised projects, 11 national-scale projects and six other projects in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area at an investment promotion conference on Wednesday.

The Government unveiled an action plan on Monday to transform the tourism sector into the country’s economic engine, following the Poliburo’s decision to pursue that goal.