Hoang Quan won the Danko Golf Championship at the FLC Sam Son Golf Links in Thanh Hoa Province on Sunday.

 International organisations are continuing to show optimistic forecasts about Vietnam’s whole-year growth, with the country remaining one of the region’s top performers thanks to strong production recovery.

 The Vinh Phuc Cross Country 2017, the first of the National Vietnam MTB Series, will be organised this Sunday with the participation of more than 200 athletes.

The flash floods hit the districts of Tram Tau, Van Chan, Van Yen and Nghia Lo township caused inundation and landslides in a wide scale, causing heavy damage.

Promoting effective cooperation with the UN is always a top priority of Vietnam’s foreign policies, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.

 Many households in Hanoi’s outlying district of Chuong My are facing the serious flooding after the recent heavy rains.

 US President Donald Trump will travel to Hanoi for an official visit after participating in APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Danang next month, according to a statement from the White House. 

 Shares declined on the HCM Stock Exchange on October 16 after rallying for six consecutive sessions as large-cap stocks lost steam on late profit-taking.

 Vietnam’s sovereign fund State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) will sell 3.33 percent of the State’s capital in Vinamilk on November 10 this year, the SCIC announced on October 16.

 The Vietnamese men’s football team jumped nine steps to No.121 globally on the FIFA ranking for October, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

 First Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee Le Quoc Phong met with President of the World Federation of Democratic Youth Nicolas Papademetriou in Sochi, Russia, on October 16.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received outgoing US Ambassador Ted Osius in Hanoi on October 17, congratulating the diplomat on a successful term in Vietnam.

The municipal Customs Department on October 16 officially started piloting an automated customs management and supervision system of imported and exported goods at the Noi Bai International Airport. 

 Vietnam lost 8-0 to Japan in their first match of Group B at the Asian Football Confederation U19 Women’s Championship on October 16 in Nanjing, China.

 The Vietnam U19 team are in Group B with Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Australia, as decided by the result of the draw for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Women’s Championship.

VietNamNet Bridge - The decision by Vietnamese businesses to increase the cap for foreign ownership is expected to increase share prices.

 Vietnam’s appeal as a destination for foreign logistics providers is rising on the back of its expanding retail market.

 H&M, the world’s leading fashion company, is making preparations for the opening of its second store in the Vietnamese market on November 11.

 The Government has urged ministries, agencies and localities to take drastic actions to complete targets and tasks for 2017. 

 A Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument was inaugurated on October 16 in Khemara Phoumin city, Koh Kong province, about 300 km to the west of Phnom Penh.