The London Film Festival closed on Sunday with a violent and profanity-laden dark comedy featuring Frances McDormand, as a small-town mother seeking justice for her murdered daughter, tipped for an Oscar nod.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s hosting of APEC Summit 2017 this year is a unique opportunity for the tourism industry, experts say.

The US has more than 10 times imposed anti-dumping duties on Vietnam’s catfish exports. If it continues installing new barriers, Vietnam may need to find new markets for the exports, experts say.

Rumours of earning millions of dong daily by illegally exploiting quartz stone are attracting locals to the mountains in the central Phu Yen Province’s Phu Mo Commune, Dong Xuan District.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly Standing Committee agreed to delay the implementation of the new National Curriculum for Primary and Secondary Education, 

The ancient city of Hue in the central province of ThuaThien Hue is regarded as a romantic land of poets. Autumn in the city has greatly impressed visitors with stunning natural landscapes. 

 Located in Hanoi’s outlying Thanh Oai district, Vu Lang handicraft village is well-known in the northern region for sculpting statues, particularly worshipping objects. Local products have been exported to many countries.

 The Vietnamese representative Ha Thu was awarded first prize in the resort wear contest at Miss Earth 2017, in the Philippines.

 Vietnamese actress Lan Ngoc has won the Face of Asia award at Asia Star Awards. The award is organized by Marie Claire magazine as part of Busan International Film Festival 2017 on October 13.

Traditional long dress weighing 30 kilograms of Huyen My, the Vietnamese representative at Miss Grand International 2017, has ranked second in top 15 favourite national costumes, according to organizers of the beauty pageant.

 Multinational firms usually pay higher wages than their Vietnamese counterparts, but this trend is reversed when it comes to bonuses and incentives.

 About 257 people die of cancer every day in Vietnam and most of them were already in last stages when being diagnosed.  

 Nghe An provincial authorities promised to deal with illegal workers overseas as about 12,408 Vietnamese are working illegally in neighbouring countries.

The Tuborg beer sponsored Monsoon Music Festival will be held for the third time in Hanoi featuring 12 international acts.

 Around 1,000 traffic police across Vietnam have been deployed to ensure traffic safety and escort delegates during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit week in Danang City next month.

 Temperatures in several areas in the north will fall by 10 degrees as the region sets for a strong cold spell coming from October 16.

 A delegation of the Vietnam National Assembly led by Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Pulkuvo International Airport, Saint Petersburg city, Russia, on October 14.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five recently re-structured units tasked with managing all Ha Noi public construction projects employ some 1,000 officials but their operation remains ineffective,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 70,000 workers are needed in HCM City for the remaining months of the year, mostly in garments and textiles, sales, services, logistics and IT, 

VietNamNet Bridge – More and more drug traffickers have turned to aviation to transport drugs in response to tighter security measures of local customs and police,