The visit to Myanmar by a high-level military delegation of Vietnam led by Minister of National Defence Ngo Xuan Lich from October 1-3 was a success.

 A new skill of Vietnamese gymnast Pham Phuoc Hung was recognised by the International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) at the 47th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2017 in Montreal, Canada.

 The sixth East Sea conference held by the Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA) opened in Kuala Lumpur on October 4 under the theme “Fostering a shared future in the East Sea”.

 The 239 Vietnamese freed by Indonesia are set to return home on October 6.

 Vietnam ended their title drought at the world event, winning a gold medal in sanda (combat) at the World Wushu Championships, which closed in Kazan, Russia, on October 3.

 Faculty and students of the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music will get opportunities to hone their talents at the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory under an agreement between the two conservatories. 

 The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on October 4 signed an agreement with the HCM City Tourism Association to boost the tourism sector. 

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga reiterated Vietnam’s consistent stance in favour of disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation at the debate of the First Committee on Disarmament and International Security in New York on October 2-10.

 The election of a Vietnamese ambassador as Chairman of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) General Assembly, with the support of all member countries, has shown Vietnam’s growing stature in the global arena.

Astounding beautiful landscapes of northern Russia will be brought closer to Vietnamese people through the “Nature of Northern Russia” exhibition which is taking place in Hanoi from October 4-11.

 GDP grows 6.41 percent in nine months of 2017

 Twenty percent of HCM City’s population with no health insurance have been hit with a 30 percent increase in fees.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong had talks with Malaysia’s Minister of Plantation, Industries and Commodities Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong in Hanoi on October 4.

 Vietnam’s economy continues to show fundamental strength, according to the East Asia-Pacific Economic Update released by the World Bank via a teleconference connecting regional countries, including Vietnam, on October 4. 

Country star Jason Aldean said he would cancel three shows this week to honor victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history in which a gunman opened fire on a crowd at a Las Vegas music festival

Hou Xiang Yu comes from Shanxi, China. He has been living in Vietnam for seven years. Like many other Vietnamese families, Yu and his wife often take their daughter to Hang Ma street to buy Mid-Autumn festival toys.

The 12th Party Central Committee’s sixth meeting opened in Hanoi on October 4, expected to discuss the socio-economic and financial-budgetary situation in 2017 and draft a socio-economic development plan for next year.

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Floods season brings more alluvium and washes away alum and pesticide. During the season, fields have time to ‘relax’, while parasitic creatures are killed and farmers can save money for the next crop.

The criticism by a parent in Hanoi about the harsh education methods applied by a private high school in Hanoi has raised a question about what Vietnamese teachers do when their students make mistakes.