Giant housing company Novaland Group has unveiled plans to list on the stock exchange by the end of this year, but without making an initial public offering.

 A Chinese book on Nguyen Son, a general of both Vietnam and China, made debut at a discussion in Beijing on October 21. 

 A special concert will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on October 29 with the participation of famous Vietnamese and French artists. 

 Outstanding works of young Chinese painters will be exhibited from October 25-30 at Vietnam Art and Culture Exhibition Centre in Hanoi, said the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism on October 21. 

 Plans for construction of North-South Expressway announced

 The 14th round of the annual human rights dialogue between Vietnam and Switzerland recently took place in Bern city, Switzerland in a candid, sincere and constructive manner. 

The 2016 Japanese Film Festival is scheduled to take place from October 28 to November 27 in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City, featuring eight films of different genres. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has announced the national census programme, which will include three general censuses and eleven specific censuses.

 Many pupils in Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces haven't been able to return to school and may have to dropout due to family difficulties after the recent floods.

 The rail lines from Hanoi and Long Bien stations to other northern provinces built by the French during the early 20th century have now blended into many residential areas.

 A funeral was held in Ho Chi Minh City in the morning of October 21 for three crewmembers of the EC130T2  aircraft who died in a flight training session.

 Four Vietnamese hotels have won coveted spots in this year’s Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards, with the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi and Park Hyatt Saigon placing in the top three on the list of the “Top Hotels in Southern Asia”.

 Credit growth in Vietnam has reached 11.24 per cent, its highest ever point, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc revealed during the second session of the National Assembly (NA) on October 20.  

 Berjaya’s Vietnamese partner, Vietnam Lottery One-member Limited Liability Company (Vietlott), has denied rumours that it is unable to pay the VND92 billion ($4 million) jackpot prize.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) have licensed four operators, namely Viettel, VNPT, MobiFone, and Gmobile, to provide 4G on the 1800 MHz bandwidth.

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 Moody’s Investors Service on October 19 concluded its review of eight Vietnamese banks.

 Two passengers who hit a female airline employee at the Noi Bai International Airport on Tuesday have been banned from flying by Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

 Three Vietnamese films produced by Vietnam Television have been shortlisted for the final round of the ABU Prizes 2016, which is held annually by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union.