Samsung Viet Nam on October 12 officially announced it was recalling its Galaxy Note7 smartphone after reports of the device catching fire while charging.

 Vietnamese imports of telephones and components from the US soared by up to 1,288 per cent in the first eight months with turnover of US$25.6 million.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) issued a decision to establish a steering committee for the sale of shares of two leading brewery companies.

  The country's total non-performing loans by the end of June stood at VND346.96 trillion (US$15.489 million), equal to 9.2 per cent of the country's GDP.

PetroVietnam will strive to exploit more than 6.49 million tonnes of oil by the year's end, including 3.88 million tonnes of crude oil and 2.61 billion cubic metres of natural gas, to achieve total output of 27.59 million tonnes of oil.

 Economic growth this year would climb up to 6 per cent on the back of recovery signs shown in the third quarter, falling short of the 6.7 per cent target set by the Government.

With HCM City now discouraging investment in labour-intensive sectors and preferring technology-based industries, investment in its industrial parks and export processing zones decreased by 53.95 percent in the first nine months of this year.

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam CAAV) has asked for approval from the ministries of Transport and National Defence to build a reservoir to solve flooding at Tan Son Nhat Airport.

 Many health facilities in HCM City have run out of flu vaccines at a time when the peak influenza season is arriving.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang is worried that its main source of fresh water will be polluted if a steel factory in Quang Nam Province is relocated to the banks of the Vu Gia-Thu Bon River.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The leading HCM City Wings will play Saigon Heat in a city derby today in the Viet Nam Basketball Associational League.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Wild card holder Ly Hoang Nam of Viet Nam defeated French player Maxime Tabatruong 6-4, 6-4 in the first round match of the Vietnam Open tennis tournament yesterday (Oct 11) in HCM City.

 Germany international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) has announced a “watch and win” contest to promote its new documentary on rock band The Scorpions called “Forever and a Day”.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has tasked the Ministry of Health to quickly clarify the contents of an article published by Thanh Nien newspaper about “industrial” fish sauces containing a number of chemical additives being sold in the market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The goal by Viet Nam’s Nguyen Minh Tri against Guatemala on September 11 at the Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016 has been chosen as the second best goal of the tournament, voted for by the users of FIFA.com.

 The Institute of Material Science under the VN Academy of Science and Technology has announced its successful application of nano technology in researching and creating Nano FGC complex.

 The World Health Organization (WHO) is sending 1 million doses of cholera vaccine to Haiti, where more than 200 cases of the killer disease have been reported since Hurricane Matthew.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Son Island is becoming an attractive destination for domestic and foreign visitors because of its unique natural landscape.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The year 2016 has been one of the best in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) to the high-technology sector. 

After 10 years of applying the autonomy policy on a trial basis, only 14 universities have been exercising financial self-control. Most schools don’t want autonomy, but would prefer to continue receiving financial support from the state.