The 7th Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy Summit adopted the Hanoi Declaration in Hanoi on October 26 seeking to turn the Mekong region into an economic centre with dynamism and sustainable development.

 The leaders of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) agreed on an array of cooperation measures towards a seamless connectivity among them at the 8th CLMV Cooperation Summit (CLMV 8) in Hanoi on October 26. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam won the first round of the men’s singles at the Viet Nam F8 Futures tennis tournament in Binh Duong Province on October 25.

 The World Health Organization's cancer agency - which is facing criticism over how it classifies carcinogens - advised academic experts on one of its review panels not to disclose documents they were asked to release

 About $1 billion from the State budget is spent for foreign loan and interest repayments every year, an official of the Ministry of Finance said on October 25. 

 National and business leaders from five Mekong countries and other regions gathered on October 25 at the World Economic Forum on the Mekong Region to discuss ways to boost economic integration and explore business opportunities.

 Viet Nam's Ministry of Industry and Trade said the US Department of Commerce (DOC) rescinded the second administrative review of the anti-dumping tariff order on wind towers of Viet Nam.

 Minister of Transport Truong Quang Nghia affirmed that building North-South Expressway is the Government’s major determination in response to experts’ controversial opinions about the huge capital and feasibility of the project.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has initially outlined five major goals to implement the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

 Myanmar President Htin Kyaw and his wife have begun a three-day visit to Vietnam today, October 26, at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang. This is the first Vietnam visit made by Kyaw since he took office as the Myanmar president on March 30.

 Leaders of Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Viet Nam have issued a Joint Statement after their 8th Summit in Ha Noi on October 26.

 Several officials have expressed their opinions that former minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang had not been sufficiently punished for his actions.

 Authorities in the central province of Quang Binh has vowed to strictly punish officials in Trung Thon Village for taking donations given to local people after the recent floods.

 The country’s third largest beer producer, Habeco, will be officially listed on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX)’s UpCom trading platform on October 28.

In spite of the scandal over its muddled operations, Lotte Asset Development Co., Ltd, is expanding in the Vietnamese real estate market by acquiring minority stakes in businesses operating in the country, according to newswire Koreaherald.

 A number of training facilities, teachers and officials from Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ministry of Emergency Situations were honoured with Vietnamese friendship orders and commemorative medals in Moscow on October 25.

 Russian DJ Mari Ferrari will have a sole performance in Hanoi on October 29 on the occasion of Halloween.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Loan was named among the top 20 contestants of the Miss Grand International 2016 pageant in Las Vegas, USA last night.

VietNamNet Bridge - Formosa Ha Tinh and Vedan Vietnam have asked for permission to import coal instead of doing it through Vinacomin, the nation’s biggest coal miner.

 British actor Hugh Laurie, best known for playing a cantankerous doctor in the TV series 'House', received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday.