Vice Admiral Pham Hoai Nam, Commander of the Vietnam People’s Navy met with high-ranking naval officials of Japan and India in Jeju Island on October 11.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Indonesian President Joko Widodo have stressed the need to create breakthroughs in bilateral economic cooperation, making it the main pillar of the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Indonesia. 

 Việt Nam’s young hope Nguyễn Huy Hoàng finally won a gold medal on the sixth day of 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games on Friday in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

VietNamNet Bridge - The domestic bottled drink market is getting ‘scorching hot’ because of the increasingly high demand for drinks that are good for health.

 Hanoi B, now called Ha Tinh, will meet Nam Dinh in the V.League 2018 play-off at Vinh Stadium on October 13 for a ticket to play in Vietnam’s top division next year.

 Vietnamese defender Doan Van Hau is one of five young stars set to shine in Group A of the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup, according to the website of the event, affsuzukicup.com.

International shipping lines could face a 10 percent increase in container handling service charges at ports in the northern region, starting from early 2019 under the Ministry of Transport’s latest proposals. 

 Vietnamese shares nosedived on Thursday as both local and foreign investors fled in panic following a red tsunami on global markets.

 The Vietnamese government encourages foreign investors to purchase stake in local banks, especially in weak banks. In this case, there is no limit to foreign ownership ratio, which could go up to 100%.

 Japanese coach Toshiya Miura has been fired as the head coach of HCM City Football Club following the team’s poor performance.

 HCM City has received approval from Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to build three general hospitals in the city’s outlying districts worth VND5.7 trillion (USD259 million).

 The Negative Outlook reflects Vingroup`s heightened business risk and Fitch estimated that leverage, defined as net debt/adjusted inventory, is likely to rise to 58% in 2018, before falling to 36% in 2019.

 The Asian Football Confederation has announced a fine of USD12,500 to Vietnamese Football Federation after local fans set off flares at the Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia.

Vietnam Motor Show 2018 (VMS) will be held from October 24 to 28 with 15 brands such as Audi, Chevrolet, Ford, Jaguar, Lexus, Maserati and Toyota in HCM City. 

VietNamNet Bridge - As the apartment market in Vietnam is becoming saturated, real estate developers are trying to improve competitiveness of their products by integrating smarthome technology.

 The visit comes as the US is pushing a new strategy to ensure a “free and open Indo-Pacific” region with partners such as India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.

 Many potholes have appeared on the Danang-Quang Ngai Expressway just a short time after being put into operation while investors claimed that the damage was caused by rain and not low construction quality.

 A child born in Vietnam today will be only 67% as productive on attaining adulthood as he or she would have been if a complete education and proper health had been ensured during childhood, the World Bank Group stated in a new report.

 Given the rapid population growth and tough challenges facing urban development in HCMC, a planning expert has suggested expanding the city to encroach on neighboring Long An Province.

 The Ministry of Health has called on authorities and hospitals in the south to strengthen preventive measures to control the spread of measles and hand-foot-mouth disease.