The National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting said flood water in many rivers could rise above the historic levels for the past four decades, urging localities to scale up vigilance.

 The 12thCommunist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) adopted the resolution of the sixth plenary session at the end of the closing meeting on the morning of October 11. 

HCM City prioritises investment in green hi-tech industries, urban development and transport infrastructure, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen at an investment promotion conference held in the city on October 11.

 Park Hang Seo from the Republic of Korea (RoK) has officially become the head coach of the men’s national, U23 and Olympic football teams of Vietnam.

 The time-saving and accuracy-improving electronic medical records system of Thu Duc Hospital in HCM City has been recognised by the ASEAN CIO/CSO Awards 2017, and has become a model for other hospitals around the country.

 The Ministry of Science and Technology will propose solutions to the Government to renovate specialised inspection activities in order to create a favourable environment for the business community.

 The capital city’s transport authority has announced alterations to traffic adjustment in the central area of Hoan Kiem around Dong Kinh-Nghia Thuc Square.

 Vietnam has withdrawn from the race for the UNESCO Director General position before the third round of voting. 

 Ly Hoang Nam advanced to the quarter-finals of the Thailand F8 Men’s Futures tennis tournament in Nonthaburi province on October 11.

 The finance, banking and insurance industry expanded 7.89 percent in the first nine months of this year, the highest level recorded in the past seven years.

 The death toll in northern mountainous provinces and part of the central region during widespread floods caused by torrential rains on October 10 and 11 climbed to 29 people as of 5 pm on October 11.

 Vietnamese and foreign scientists are exchanging outcomes of mycological researches at the Asian Mycological Congress 2017 that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on October 11. 

 Retail space for lease in Hanoi has recorded the best occupancy rate and rental prices in the last five years, according to Savills Vietnam.

Floods following downpours triggered by a tropical depression over the last few days had killed seven people and left four others missing in the central province of Thanh Hoa by 17:00 on October 11. 

 The 15th session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on October 11, with an agenda focusing on reports which will be submitted to the legislature’s upcoming fourth meeting. 

 Many seafood businesses of Vietnam have expressed their worries when there are only more than two months left before the US’s Seafood Import Monitoring Programmes (SIMP) takes effect.

Most commercial banks responding to a survey by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) said their business performance had seen considerable improvement in the third quarter, and they expect high profits this year.

The sea turtle conservation ex-situ method was the prerequisite for Hoi An City to implement a plan to build a Cham Island MPA into a sea turtle conservation center in the central region of Vietnam. 

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