The Institute of Transport Science and Technology has proposed building two monorail lines to ease traffic congestion in the area surrounding Tan Son Nhat Airport.

 International sailors concluded their over 1,200-km journey from Hong Kong (China) to Vietnam’s central coastal city of NhaTrang on October 21, with the first prize awarded to Mascalzone Latino of Italy. 

 Vietnam needs experience shared by APEC member economies to promote financial inclusion, Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Thi Hong has said.

  The Vietnam International Motor Show 2017 (VIMS 2017) will open at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on October 25, with the participation of 13 auto, motorbike and yacht brands.

 Disaster risk financing and insurance was one of the important topics that finance officials and bank deputies of 21 APEC economies are discussing at a meeting that began in Hoi An City on Friday.

 Samsung is expected to increase the number of Vietnamese tier-one vendors from 27 to 29 by the end of 2017 and to 50 by 2020, said Shim Won Hwan, president of Samsung Viet Nam Complex.

 Danang Dragons pocketed their second win of the season, beating Saigon Heat 82-72 on their home turf in Đà Nẵng City on Thursday.

 Vietnam lost 1-3 to Croatia in their first match of the Chinese Football Association International Futsal Tournament yesterday in Changshu City, Jiangshu Province.

Vietnam’s southernmost tip Nam Can District in Ca Mau Province has earned a reputation as home to some of the finest female crabs in the country.

 More than 148,260 cases of dengue fever have been reported across the country since the outbreak began earlier this year, of which 30 people have lost their lives.

VietNamNet Bridge - A report from the Vietnam Tourism Association showed that 6.5 million Vietnamese traveled abroad in 2016 and spent $7-8 billion. Spending per capita was $1,230 on outbound tours, an increase of 15 percent over 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts from SSI (Saigon Securities Incorporated) believe that Vietnam may have 30 businesses with capitalization value of over $1 billion by 2018.

 Nguyen Thanh Tung, a 30-year-old man from Lam Dong Province’s Đơn Dương District, was awarded a certificate of merit and VNĐ5 million (US$220) for rescuing two school girls from drowning on Thursday.

 The HCM City Department of Health plans to develop specialised hospitals with advanced techniques to meet increased demand for health examination and treatment of local residents and foreigners.

 Students nationwide have been receiving little psychological consultation as the position of school counsellor is not mentioned in Government lists of school staff.

 A backlog of violations needs to be dealt with firmly, interest groups disbanded and strict, heavy punishments handed out to deal with the production of fake fertilisers in the country, officials said at an online meeting on Friday.

 Indoor pollutants are one of main causes of chronic respiratory diseases in HCM City, a study has found.

 Nguyen Thi Vui held a doll as she walked in a hurry towards a room for child patients at the Hanoi-based National Cancer Hospital.

 The first metro tunnel running from Ba Son Station to the Municipal Theatre in District 1 is expected to be completed by the end of this month, two months ahead of schedule, according to the HCM City Management Authority for Urban Railways.    

VietNamNet Bridge - Ministries have been proposing many solutions to develop the automobile industry, but no official decision has been made.