Exhibitions featuring maps and historical documents proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos were reviewed at a ceremony on October 30 in Hanoi. 

 Enhancing cooperation in sports and physical training will contribute to fostering the close-knit relationship between Vietnam and Laos.

 An exhibition entitled "A Glance at Asia" at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is showcasing rich cultures in Asia through original items.

 The sport sector plans a budget of 1,757 billion VND (about 78 million USD) for the organisation of the 2021 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, Tran Duc Phan, deputy head of the National Sports Administration.

 Three Vietnamese artists have won prizes in several photo categories at the first ROYGBIV International Color Awards, which is held by the TZ International Photography and Art Community, New Zealand.

Close to 19.3 billion USD has been poured into a total 2,324 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Vietnam since the beginning of this year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

 The Republic of Korea’s CJ CheilJedang Corporation (CJ) is planning to pick up a stake in State-owned Vietnam Meat Industries Limited Company (VISSAN), which is working to be equitised in 2015.

 Three-year bonds were sold out, while the sales of bonds with longer terms were unsatisfactory during an auction on the Hanoi Stock Exchange last week.

VietNamNet Bridge – Heads of a social protection centre in the central province of Nghe An embezzled nearly VND800 million from its mentally ill and elderly patients over the last five years, officials said yesterday, Nov 2.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 95 percent of Da Nang residents have been able to watch digitalised television programmes from November 1, according to the city’s Department of Information and Telecommunication.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A couple and their two sons were found dead in the northern Thanh Hoa City in Sunday evening, Nov 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has warned about the risk of diphtheria outbreaks spreading from Laos through the border area into Viet Nam.

The State has earned 4.4 trillion VND (196 million USD) from selling its capital in 51 initial public offerings (IPOs) during the first 10 months of this year, the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) reported on November 2.

 The Mekong Delta’s cultural values and tourism potential will be showcased during a programme taking place in Hanoi this month.

 The Investigation Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security said on November 1 that it launched criminal proceedings against 16 former officials of the Vietnam Construction Bank (VNCB) for economic management wrongdoings.

 Government officers and workers will enjoy a nine-day holiday for the 2016 Tet (Lunar New Year), which falls on February 8.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Violence against health workers by patients or patients' families in hospitals has seemed to increase recently, the online Voice of Vietnam (VoV) reported.

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 An international workshop seeking peaceful solutions to the East Sea dispute opened in the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Busan on October 30. 

 The members elected to the Standing Board of the Hanoi Party Committee (16th tenure) were announced at the second day of sitting for the 16th Congress of the municipal Party Organisation on November 2.