Ho Chi Minh City’s Health Department said it launched 15 more points for screening and detecting Zika virus infections in the context of increasing number of infections in the city.

 The Indian coast guard ship SAMRAT, with 20 officers and 120 sailors aboard, docked at Tien Sa port in the central city of Da Nang on October 23. 

 The plan on mid-term public investment for 2016-2020 was among the topics put on the table during group discussions as part of the 14 th National Assembly’s second meeting on October 22 afternoon.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on October 23 to scrutinise preparations for three regional summits that will convene on October 24. 

 HCM City will build a complete digital map of roads to provide online information to reduce traffic jams and accidents, according to its Department of Transport’s road infrastructure management and exploitation division.

VietNamNet Bridge - While Vietjet Air plans an IPO (initial public offering) by the end of the year, Vietnam Airlines, which has just shifted from a state-owned enterprise to a joint stock company, has vowed to enter the bourse soon.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Seafood Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) believes that Vietnam is capable of becoming an important global seafood production base.

Mr. Dharmendra N. Choudhary from US law firm GrunfeldDesiderio et al looks at the manner in which anti-dumping cases are determined in the US.

VietNamNet Bridge - The increasingly high demand for traveling abroad and the Vietnamese habit of using the internet have prompted technology firms to provide a new service – leasing wi-fi to outbound travelers.

 There are some great reasons for optimism regarding expanding fish and seafood exports to the Russian market, says the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (Vasep).

VietnamNet Bridge - A sign of the times: The rubber price has fallen to $1,500 per ton from the highest peak of $4,000-5,000 per ton gained in 2011. 

VietNamNet Bridge - A new real estate wave in South East Asia is targeting Vietnamese upstarts.

 Vietnam is likely to become a global seafood processing centre in the future thanks to its competitive labour cost and increasing number of high-quality processing facilities, an expert has said.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) last week bought more than US$100 million, sending the nation’ s foreign exchange reserves to an all-time high of more than US$40 billion.

 Vietnam needs around US$ 50 billion of capital to conduct the economic restructuring over the next five years, said Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.

 Viet Nam needs around US$ 50 billion of capital to conduct the economic restructuring over the next five years, said Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.

 Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung talked to DTiNews about the ministry's policy to cut state-owned car budget and what civil servants think about the move.

VASEP and several fish sauce associations have just sought for help from the PM to save the local fish sauce industry after a recent warning by VINASTAS about the high arsenic levels in the product, which is badly affecting their sales.

Vietnam has jumped 24 places to rank eleventh among 67 countries throughout the world offering the best living conditions for foreigners, according to a survey by InterNations. 

 After 14 years of establishment, Saigon Hi-Tech Park in HCMC has granted 102 investment certificates with the total capital of over US$5.57 billion, reported the park’s management at a ceremony yesterday.