Female ambassadors and chief representatives of international organisations, and wives of foreign ambassadors to Vietnam joined together in a tour to relic and tourist sites in the northern province of Ninh Binh on October 13.

 Vietnam does not allow any countries to establish a military base in the country, Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Hai Binh has stated. 

 Countries building and operating their nuclear power plants need to comply with the Convention of Nuclear Safety and relevant regulations of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), stated Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Hai Binh. 

 Vietnam’s representative agencies in the Republic of Korea (RoK), China and Malaysia have been working to provide protection services for Vietnamese nationals in the countries as reported by Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Hai Binh on October 13.

 National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu hosted a Vietnamese youth delegation from the 43rd Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Programme (SSEAYP) in Hanoi on October 13. 

 Vietnam wants India and Pakistan to settle existing issues in their bilateral ties by peaceful means, Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Le Hai Binh said during a regular press conference in Hanoi on October 13. 

 The fourth meeting of the Vietnam – Germany Strategic Management Group was held in Hanoi on October 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Born with a strong desire to paint, Le Truong Giang lost his chance to become an artist due to his disability resulted from a bomb explosion in a rural district in the central province of Quang Binh.

 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Friday said it expects to take a hit to its operating profit of about $3 billion over the next two quarters due to the discontinuation of its fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.

 Thailand's people woke up on Friday to the first day in 70 years without King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a king worshipped as a father-figure who guided the nation through decades of change and turmoil.

A survey on foreign invested enterprises’ (FIEs) observance of the laws on environment showed that 60 percent of FIEs had waste water with toxic concentrations higher than the permitted levels, while 23 percent had concentrations 5-12 times higher.

VietNamNet Bridge - While Hanoi has proposed a trial policy to develop into a large entrepreneurial center, HCM City has drawn up five projects to realize the ambition of becoming Vietnam’s Silicon Valley.

The map of tourist destinations in the north of the Central Highlands has now had a fresh face—Dak Nong Province. Saigontourist Travel Service Co. has launched a two-day HCMC-Dak Nong tour starting from VND1.779 million,

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the country moves toward deeper integration, banks are striving to improve their information and technology systems in order to catch up with new trends and to ensure customer safety.

 Vietnam is wasting trillions of VND paying 700,000 civil servants who are barely working, according to the National Assembly Committee on Social Affairs.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese investors still cannot reap fruits from real estate projects in foreign markets.

 Beachside and resort properties in Vietnam have huge potential and investors are targeting foreigners and overseas Vietnamese as their biggest customers.

 As an important occasion for the Dao Do (red Dao) ethnic community in the northern province of Yen Bai, the harvest festival has been preserved for hundreds of years. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The nitrous oxide-filled balloons, known as funky balls, have recently inspired a “fever” amongst youngsters in Ha Noi, although experts have issued warnings of addictive affects and negative impacts on the nervous system.

 Vietnamese businesses have been advised to study the Viet Nam – Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) free trade agreement so that they can capitalise on opportunities to boost exports to EAEU-member countries.