French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe’s official visit to Vietnam from November 2-4 is expected to help bolster the bilateral strategic partnership.

 The third Coffee Expo Vietnam 2018 will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from November 1 to 3, attracting 250 brands from ten countries.

 The People’s Court of Phan Thiet city handed down prison sentences of between 2-3.5 years on 30 defendants for their disturbance of public order at the provincial People’s Committee headquarters in June, at the first instance-trial on October 31.

 An automatic insurance application utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain technologies made its debut for the first time in Vietnam at a press conference in HCM City on October 30.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will give more information about some issues within the remit of the Government and field queries of legislators on the last day of the question-and-answer (Q&A) session on November 1.

 Foreign investors cannot take their eyes off the Vietnamese real estate market, one of the most dynamic emerging markets globally, according to an article by regional managing director, Southeast Asia, CBRE Vikram Kohli  on www.bussinesstimes.com.sg.

 Vietnam pursues a consistent policy of respecting and ensuring full human rights in conformity with international standards and attaches importance to cooperation and dialogue on human rights.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese businesses are still pursuing ambitious plans to make mobile phones and compete with foreign giants in the home market. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Kien Giang, the southernmost province of Mekong River, bordering the West Sea, is facing challenges caused by climate change. 

A debate has begun among educators and students about the clothing students should wear, following the posting of a picture on the internet of a student showing a lot of cleavage. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The huge debts incurred by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and their ineffective operations have been blamed on ineffective monitoring.

 Legislators continued to question members of the Government about pressing issues within their remit on October 31, part of the ongoing sixth session of the 14th National Assembly (NA).

 Team Pangolin of Vietnam, comprising Nguyen Van Thuan and Mai Thanh Tung from RMIT University Vietnam, won the third prize in the final round of ASEAN Data Science Explorers (ADSE) competition held in Singapore on October 30.

Of the 12 loss-making projects under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, only two have reported profits and most other projects had their debts restructured after incurring more bad debts.

 Vietnam may face United States tariffs on its products if Chinese goods shipments are allowed to enter the country to disguise their origin due to the ongoing U.S.-China trade conflict, economic experts warned at a seminar today, October 24.

 The Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development is compiling a draft circular to give a list of key national agricultural products, with 15 items having been tentatively chosen, the local media reported.

 The Ministry of Finance proposed banning the import of cryptocurrency mining machines, but the Ministry of Industry and Trade has voiced its objection, noting that a ban would be inappropriate and could contradict other regulations.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment is preparing a draft Government decree on the construction of and business conditions needed for golf courses.

The M&A deals made recently among online tourism firms are the first steps taken by Vietnamese firms to conquer the regional market, analysts say.

 Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, at a question-and-answer session before the National Assembly on October 30, said locally made pharmaceutical products met half the local demand last year.