According to the World Bank Group’s annual ease of doing business report released yesterday in Washington D.C., economies in the East Asia and Pacific region are steadily making progress to ease the process of doing business.

 Agreement removes tariffs on certain goods in bid to enhance trade between two neighbors.

 State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) decided to divest a 9 per cent stake in Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk) in December.

 Although Halloween is a Western tradition, it has gained in popularity in Vietnam because it is a fun holiday.

 On the evening of October 25 at the Miss Grand International 2016 grand finale in Las Vegas, host Brian White surprised everyone with the announcement that Vietnam has been selected as the venue to host next year’s competition.

VietNamNet Bridge - Most of them were born into rich families, inheriting huge fortunes from their parents. Many of them hold important positions in businesses, though they are still very young.

 A series of strong earthquakes rocked a wide area of central Italy on Wednesday, striking fear among residents rattled by a deadly tremor in August, but there were no reports of casualties and few serious injuries.

 The Embassy of Indonesia in VN will think of efficient solutions to promote tourism development cooperation between Indonesia and VN, said Indonesia’s Ambassador Ibnu Hadi  at a recent seminar to promote Bali’s tourism in Hanoi.

 Several dozen local and expatriate musicians and artists will perform at the Saigon Reggae Festival:Garden Reunion at Indika Saigon on October 30.

 Artist Bridget March of the UK will showcase a collection of her new watercolour paintings featuring windows of urban Vietnam at VinGallery next week.

 Doctors at Binh Dan Hospital in HCM City’s District 3 have successfully performed an endovascular intervention on a 57-year-old man with a hepatic artery aneurysm, a rare condition.

 Vietnam's 10 major export products in 9 months

 The Vietnam Textile Association (Vitas) will host a number of important events of regional textile industry from October 31 to November 2, said Vitas President Vu Duc Giang. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 11th century Vinh Nghiem Pagoda and its collection of 3,050 rare Han-Nom woodblocks are just two of a plethora of attractions that await tourists visiting Bac Giang Province.

 The freshly-concluded 7th ACMECS Summit, the 8th CLMV Summit and the World Economic Forum on Mekong Region (WEF Mekong) in Hanoi have underlined the need to promote intra-bloc relations while developing ties with developed countries and partners. 

 The King of Norway Harald V has appreciated Vietnam’s dynamic development and the country’s efforts in strengthening the relationship and cooperation between the two countries.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc pledged all possible support for Singaporean investors to do long-term business in Vietnam during a meeting with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in Hanoi on October 26. 

 Vietnam and Myanmar have agreed to further enhance political and diplomatic ties via increasing all-level visits and contacts through Party, government, State, National Assembly channels and people-to-people exchange. 

 Vietnam and Singapore have agreed to work together to seek new directions for cooperation in order to optimize opportunities and benefits brought about by free trade agreements and the ASEAN Economic Community.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc discussed ways to promote cooperative ties between Vietnam and Cambodia in both regional and bilateral frameworks during a working breakfast with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen in Hanoi on October 26.