Vietnam shipped 5.05 tonnes of rice worth $2.25 billion in the first ten months of 2017, up 22.3 percent in volume and 21.1 percent in value year on year, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) is under pressure to complete its divestment scheme towards the end of this year with many large companies still in its portfolio.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 1 for Song Tao, special envoy of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Xi Jinping.

 Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang received visiting Indian Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa in Hanoi on November 1.

 Lao Deputy Prime Minister Sonesay Siphandone welcomed Vietnamese Minister of Information and Communications (MIC) Truong Minh Tuan in Vientiane on November 1.

 Lawmakers continued their discussions on the implementation of the socio-economic development plan and state budget in 2017, as well as orientations and measures for 2018 on November 1.

 The Central Power Corporation has worked with the Da Nang Power Company Limited and the Central Grid Company to ensure the supply of electricity for the upcoming APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in any circumstances.

More than VND33.5 trillion ($1.4 billion) worth of foreign portfolio investment (FPI) in both stocks and bonds were poured into Vietnam in the last three quarters of the year. 

At least 100 percent of monitored craft villages have at least three indicators exceeding the permitted levels, while 35 percent of households are not treating treat waste water before discharging it into the environment.

VietNamNet Bridge - The mid-tier smartphone market segment is dominated by Samsung and Oppo in Vietnam. 

 Despite the Law on Housing 2015 which gives greater room to foreigners to own properties in Vietnam, the number of foreigners who have purchased real estate is increasing, but remains modest.

Strong deal growth seen during first three quarters in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, according to Mergermarket.

VietNamNet Bridge - The majority of Vietnamese students say they are not enthusiastic about the physical education lessons at school because of poor facilities and boring practice.

Hanoi, HCMC, and Da Nang stations to trial automated ticket gates from this month.

The 2017 APEC Summit is a crucial opportunity for businesses throughout central Viet Nam to seek trade partners and export markets as representatives of foreign firms flock to the business forums at APEC from November 5-11.

 The Prime Minister has approved the National Target Programme for Climate Change Response and Green Growth for the 2016-2020 period.

 NA delegates express concern that incentives provided to foreign investors result in local enterprises being squeezed out.

Thousands of the youthful generation flocked to Bui Vien and De Tham Streets in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City for a Halloween celebration on October 30.

 The Mekong Delta region is facing two tropical low pressures with one at high risk of turning into a storm, according to the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control.