Vietnam should build food branding strategy, Sea transport companies battle red tape for crew, State budget in deficit, G-bond market recovers, PIT revenue equal to crude oil revenue, HAGL posts $96 million Q3 revenue

President of the Belgian Senate Christine Defraigne will lead a high-ranking delegation on an official visit to Viet Nam in the first week of November.

 Vietnam’s real estate ranked 35th in the 2015 Emerging Markets Index released by Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) recently.   

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) has suggested adding Japonica, a Japanese rice variety, on the list of rice varieties for consideration to develop a national rice brand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Autumn on the rock plateau of Ha Giang has a different beauty thanks to the colors of wild daisies along the roads.

Saigon Heat made a comeback in the upcoming ASEAN Basketball League's (ABL) 2015-16 season, which started Oct 30.

Vietnamese model Jessica Minh Anh presented an autumn collection on Thursday in a unique way, with a "floating catwalk" on the River Seine in Paris.

 Major art & entertainment events in big cities from Nov. 1-15.

As of August, only 15,000 of the 330,000 people eligible for unemployment allowances had enrolled in vocational training programmes, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

A five-month-old girl in northern Hai Duong Province's Paediatric Hospital died on Tuesday, two days after being vaccinated with the 5-in-1 vaccine Quinvaxem, health authorities reported.

Eleven fishermen were rescued while five others are still missing after their fishing boat sank yesterday in the Soai Rap River near HCM City and TienGiang Province, according to local rescue officials.

Vu Van Khuyen, 46, a fish farmer from Ha Long city, is optimistic that his aquaculture farm will make him huge profits this year.

The National Assembly (NA) yesterday discussed the draft law on Personal Information Protection during the ongoing 10th session of its 13th tenure.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a State visit to Viet Nam from November 5-6 at the invitation of Viet Nam's General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong and President Truong Tan Sang, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

Viet Nam has continuously respected the freedom of navigation and aviation in the East Sea, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh said.

Many National Assembly deputies yesterday suggested removing the death penalty for certain crimes, including robbery, illegal drugs stocking, causing war and crimes against humanity.The matter was discussed at a session of the NA in Ha Noi.

The nationwide Viet Nam Energy Efficiency Programme has achieved satisfactory results in the last five years, according to officials attending a seminar organisedOctober 30 in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Food wastage is an epidemic that concerns the world not just because it contributes to greenhouse gases, but because it affects the natural resources and bio-diversity of a country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Services of more than 200 teachers in primary and secondary schools in Ky Anh district, central Ha Tinh Province were terminated partly due to recruitment violations.

 The construction of hydropower dams on the mainstream Mekong River has had the largest impact on fishing and local livelihoods in the lower basin, as heard at a recent consultative seminar in Hanoi.