VietNamNet Bridge - After winning a jackpot worth VND92 billion (nearly $4 million), the family of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Anh Dao in the southern province of Tra Vinh has encountered manyproblems because of curious people.

 A year ago on October 21, 2015, Vietnam was elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council – one of the six major UN agencies that deals with international socio-economic, cultural, educational, health and humanitarian issues.

Vietnam will propose measures to step up economic integration and cooperation in the Mekong Sub-region, geared towards sustainable development in the area, during several upcoming summits hosted by the country.

 The National Assembly (NA) on October 20 heard Government reports on the economic restructuring plan and the management of public debt during the 2016-20 period.

 Three Chinese navy ships carrying 750 sailors will make their first port call at Vietnam’s newly-inaugurated Cam Ranh International Port in central Khanh Hoa province from October 22-26.

VietNamNet Bridge - The announcement by Vingroup that Vinschool, an education network run by Vingroup, will shift to a non-profit status has raised questions about the private education market in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Billions of dong have been spent on automatic air monitoring stations in Hanoi, but most of the stations have stopped operation. Hanoi will have to set up new stations in the time to come.

While Vietnamese state management agencies still argue about whether to allow Vietnamese to go to domestic casinos, Vietnamese transfer hundreds of millions of dollars abroad every year and spend money at casinos.

Dutch photographer Loes Heerink once lived in Hanoi and started taking photographs of street vendors from above as they travelled through Hanoi streets. Now, she wants to create a book of photographs.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese stock market lacks attractive shares which could be valuable assets for investors, such as Vinamilk shares.

VietNamNet Bridge - Technology firms, which have incurred loss of revenue because of copyright infringement, have decided to rent, rather than sell, software to businesses at low fees.

 South Korea's stock market operator reported yesterday that it had secured a contract with its Vietnamese counterpart to set up the IT infrastructure for the Southeast Asian nation's equity trading.

 With a world-class furniture and chemical emissions testing laboratory expected to open in the country early next year, furniture manufacturers will be able to save money and expand into global markets.

 Fish sauce makers and food technology experts are voicing their scepticism and discontent towards an announcement on the high arsenic content in fish sauce, an essential element in Vietnamese cuisine.

 A delegation from the Ministry of Health has arrived in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak to inspect the suspected Zika-linked microcephaly case reported earlier in the locality, an official said on October 20.

  Chess player Luu Duc Hai will represent Vietnam at the 2016 U50 and U65 Asian Chess Championship, according to the General Department of Sports and Physical Training. 

 The Government will submit a tax reduction plan to the National Assembly (NA) this month, which aims to meet a target of increasing the number of efficient enterprises in the country to one million by 2020.

 The governments of Vietnam and Luxembourg have signed a protocol to support the State Securities Commission in its implementation of the Vietnam Stock Market Development Strategy 2016-2020.

 Vietnam hopes that newly-elected UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will actively mobilise resources and partnerships to successfully realise the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development.

Vietnam has actively joined and made significant contributions to activities of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in the first year as member of the council, said Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga.