The People’s Committee of the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on October 24 hosted a reception for the crew of three Chinese naval ships which have been on a visit at Cam Ranh International Port since October 22. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The robust development of high-rise office and apartment buildings has changed the face of Hanoi.

  The Government has conferred the strongest and most radical authority at the local level on HCMC, associated with the supervision of the responsibilities of its leadership, stated Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung.

VietNamNet Bridge - All 600 cow farming households in Moc Chau Town are dong billionaires, with an average income of VND35-40 million a month. Some can earn VND200 million a month.

Total export value of top ten products hit US$92.2 billion during the first nine months of this year, accounting for 71.7% of the country’s total export revenue, reports the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

HCM City's Management Board of Urban Railways asks that investment policy for line be sent to PM and NA for approval.

 HCM City Police is investigating into two smuggling cases of over two tonnes of ivory from Africa to Cat Lai Port.

 The National Single Window will be applied in entry and exit procedures of aircraft at the General Department of Civil Aviation in Viet Nam from January 1, 2017 and other airlines from March 1, 2017, according to the General Department of Customs.

 Vietnam and the Netherlands have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation on civil aviation between the two countries.

Vietnam saw a big spike in malware and spyware targeting smartphones and other mobile devices in the third quarter of this year, according to data of Vietnamese tech outfit Bkav.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced a list of 30 thermal electricity, hydropower, chemical and mining projects that are posing risks to the environment.

 The government will not lift the public debt ceiling but will tighten its financial discipline to develop enterprises and further attract social investment to create the resources needed for reform and socioeconomic development.

  France's famous brand, Peugeot Scooters, has announced it will return to the Vietnamese market after a 50-year absence, with the target of becoming one among the top-three brands in the high-end scooter segment in the country.

 The Australian Anti Dumping Commission (ADC) recommended terminating an investigation into dumping of quicklime from Viet Nam, Malaysia and Thailand this month.

 Planning for HCM City and its neighbouring provinces must be adjusted to adapt to climate change and ensure sustainable development, speakers said at a meeting on regional planning to 2030 held in Hanoi last week.

 Border guards in the central Thanh Hoa Province have arrested two Lao nationals for allegedly trying to smuggle 69 cakes of heroin across the border.

 The Ministry of Finance has guided the paperwork required to get personal income tax exemption for Vietnamese citizens working at Vietnam-based representative agencies of international organisations under the UN system.

 Vietnam’s diplomatic staff have met the three Vietnamese nationals, who are among sailors held hostage by Somali pirates from 2012 and recently rescued, and they are expected to return home in the near future. 

  Manila will not dismiss the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, the Netherlands, on the Philippines’ lawsuit against China, affirmed spokesman Martin Anadar of the Philippine President Palace on October 23. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to work closely with and support Vietnam to effectively cope with climate change.