Construction of the Vietnam-Germany University commenced in Ben Cat town in the southern province of Binh Duong on October 6, expected to become an excellent university in Vietnam with high ranking in the world. 

 The HCM City administration has instructed competent agencies to provide all assistance to a company undertaking flood prevention works to ensure there are no delays.

 The Vietnamese Government pledges to eradicate illegal wild animal trading and make every effort to combat all wildlife-related crimes, a Vietnamese official has said.

 Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung fielded questions on hot topics such as the escape of former Party member Trinh Xuan Thanh and the mass fish deaths in West Lake in Hanoi at a press conference on October 4. 

 Vo Van Tuan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, met with officers of Laos’s border guard force and Bangladesh’s national defence college on October 4, aiming to enhance defence cooperation. 

 The EU - Vietnam Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) officially became effective on October 1 after being passed by parliaments of all EU member countries, according to Vietnam’s trade office in Belgium and the EU. 

Vietnam consistently supports efforts towards non-proliferation and general and complete disarmament, the country’s representative said at the general debate of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly.

 Vietnam’s honorary consulate was inaugurated in New Caledonia on October 5 with Dinh Jean-Pierre as its Honorary Consul General.

President Tran Dai Quang held talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani following the welcome ceremony in Hanoi on October 6.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee gave feedback on the draft Law on Support for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) during their fourth working session in Hanoi on October 6. 

The Independence Order and Friendship Order of Vietnam were presented to collectives and individuals at the Lao Ministry of Public Works and Transport on October 6.

 Minister of National Defence Ngo Xuan Lich received the Thai and Singaporean ambassadors to Vietnam at the ministry’s headquarters in Hanoi on October 6. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Mismanagement and legal loopholes have both lent a hand to enterprises to illegally import prohibited waste.

VietNamNet Bridge - Pham Van Hat is a farmer with a seventh grade education who is now earning $2,500 for each sowing machine he sells. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Slow pace, inefficiency and higher-than-expected investment capital are the common characteristics of projects related to Chinese contractors.

VietNamNet Bridge - Teachers and students complain they only have eight months ahead to prepare for the 2017 high-school finals.

VietNamNet Bridge - Large conglomerates in Vietnam have been quietly trying to buy rival companies or all or part of businesses because they want the companies' land.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s aviation industry has scored new grade promotions recently with high revenue growth rate and rapid development of modern fleets.

VietNamNet Bridge - Four UAZ models will be available in Vietnam, including Patriot, pickup, offroad Hunter and another commercial vehicle model. However, most Vietnamese have shown little interest in the news.

VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City has spent tens of trillions of dong to ease flooding, but the historic rainfall on September 26-27 seriously flooded streets as the drainage system could not handle the deluge.