In the last three years, ride-hailing applications Uber and Grab have decimated the business of local taxi firms. Now, taxi companies’ foreign shareholders are feeling the pain.

 The retail sector faces a high rate of employee turnover, hampering firms’ long-term development, argues a recent report by Navigos Group, the country’s leading human resources recruiter.

 After the Cambodian authorities announced they would revoke illegally issued documents from nearly 70,000 Cambodian-born Vietnamese, Vietnam has asked Cambodia to ensure the interests of the ethnic Vietnamese living in Cambodia.

 The Vietnam-Ukraine Inter-Governmental Committee on Economic-Trade and Scientific-Technological Cooperation convened its 14th meeting in Kiev on October 10.

 Torrential rains have caused breached dykes, landslides, house collapses and flooding almost everywhere in the central region.

The Vietnam 4×4 Challenge Offroad Tournament will be held in Quảng Bình Province from October 24-29. 

 Diplomat Pham Sanh Chau received another three votes in the second round of elections for the post of UNESCO General-Director in Paris on October 10.

 Vietnamese track and field athlete Nguyen Thi Huyen has been ranked 50th in the world rankings of the women’s 400m hurdle category.

 Players of the Vietnamese national football team kept their promise by turning their promise by turning their latest 2019 Asian Cup qualifying match into a farewell for their acting head coach Mai Duc Chung.

 Upgrading old buildings and relocating households living near canals are among the major projects that Ho Chi Minh City aims to carry out now and in the near future, according to city authorities.

 Vietnam Airlines and Air France have inked a joint venture deal, which is due to start from November 1, to bring more benefits to passengers on their air routes between Vietnam, France and Europe. 

 Vietnam’s agricultural growth was not as high as expected in the past 9 months of this year with a low added value and potential risks.

 Economic experts are concerned about the slow growth of the agriculture sector, which they say may affect the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) this year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has been warned that it will receive a yellow card if it doesn’t implement EU demands on fighting IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated) fishing.

Vietnam needs to innovate strongly in order to be effective in tapping this source of capital to serve the purpose of reforming the growth model and restructuring the economy, experts have said.

 Nguyen Thi Anh Vien alone won 16 gold and three silver medals at the National Swimming Championships, which wrapped up at the Phu Tho swimming club in HCM City on October 9.

 The general director of Thuong Thao Joint Stock Company, Le Van Thiet, was placed under temporary detention for investigation into deforestation activities, the police of central Binh Dinh Province said.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will attend the 137th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly and related meetings in Russia from October 14-15 and pay an official visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan from October 16-18.

 A heavy rain last night has triggered a severe landslide cutting off Hanoi-Lao Cai railway south of Lam Giang station, announced Hanoi based Railway Transport Operation Center.

 The 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Finance Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings (FMM) will take place in the ancient city of Hoi An.