On October 27, 11 young Vietnamese chess players successfully beat their foreign rivals in the third round at the World Youth Chess Championship in Halkidiki, Greece.

VietNamNet Bridge - Reports released by domestic and foreign institutions have all affirmed that Vietnam’s economy is recovering. But no one can explain the worrying decline of domestic private enterprises.

 The Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Sirius, carrying a crew of 62 officers and sailors, will dock at the Danang Port on October 30 to begin a five-day visit, Danang City’s Information and Communication Department has unveiled in a news release.

 The First Journey by Phung Nguyen Quang and Huynh Kim Lien has won the 2015 Scholastic Picture Book Award for best Asian themed picture book, one of the most prestigious honours in the field of children’s and young adult literature.

 Investigation agencies at all levels detected more than 57,460 social order violations involving 89,440 people in 2015, according to a Government report presented at the October 28 working session of the 13th National Assembly’s 10th session. 

 Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong suggested Vietnam and Belarus increase technological transfers and establish joint ventures in order to strengthen their economic and trade ties.

Recent landmark agreements have laid a solid foundation for a political and comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and the European Union, and the two sides can look forward to a very fruitful cooperation in the coming years. 

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Head of the Vietnam Mission to the UN, asserted Vietnam’s strong opposition to the US’s unilateral economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba in her speech at the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly.

 Vietnam once again requests China respect its sovereignty and international law, abide by the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea and immediately stop wrongful actions, Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Le Hai Binh has said.

 Vietnam and Cambodia agreed on directions and measures to bolster cooperation between their border provinces and effectively settle arising and complex issues at a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on October 28. 

 The 13th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (AMME 13), the 14th ASEAN+3 Ministerial Meeting on the Environment and related events commenced in Hanoi on October 28. 

 Economies across all income-groups carried out reforms, with Vietnam (5 reforms), Hong Kong SAR, China (4), and Indonesia (3) leading the way, according to the World Bank 'Doing Business 2016' released on October 28.

VietNamNet Bridge - Authorities have discovered toxic chemical residue, but solutions to treat them have not been found.

VietNamNet Bridge - Mobile network operators, while admitting that they unsuccessfully developed 3G, say they have learned a lesson from this and will change their approach to 4G.

 After four years of restructuring the banking system, total charter capital owned by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) at commercial banks increased 1.7 times.

 Vietnam's trade deficit through the end of October this year, increased to US$4.1 billion from US$3.9 billion in the first nine months, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VietNamNet Bridge - A nursery school in Hanoi has asked parents to buy 10 books for their 3-year-old children, though the children cannot read.

 Thanh Toan village in Thuy Thanh commune, Huong Thuy district is one of the most beautiful villages in Hue.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Capital from the private sector is expected to further increase in the coming years thanks to Public – Private Partnerships (PPP), according to independent market observers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has issued four decrees guiding the implementation of the Law on Enterprises which was revised and passed in 2014.