Due to impacts of a low pressure system, torrential rains took place across central coastal provinces from Nam Dinh to Quang Tri, causing severe floods.

A Vietnamese representative stressed three measures to reduce disaster risks and cope with climate change based on Vietnam’s practical experience at a plenary meeting of the UN Economic and Financial Committee on October 9.

Approximately 80 contestants of the Miss Grand International 2017 arrived at Dong Hoi airport in Quang Binh province on October 9 for more pre-pageant activities.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Cai Mep–Thi Vai container port in Ba Ri –Vung Tau province, built with investment capital of $2 billion, is now running at 15-20 percent of capacity.

The foreign-invested sector, with electronics taking the lead, is expected to continue occupying the lion’s share of Vietnam’s exports over the next few years.

 Hanoi’s authorities have announced that they would ban and seize all homemade three-wheeled motorbikes not owned by disabled veterans as of June 30, 2018.

 A landslide in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai buried up to seven carriages of a train on the evening of October 9.

 Leaders of Vinasun taxis in HCM City have pledged to remove all the decals with slogans opposing Uber and Grab services from their cars.

 Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma called on Vietnam to step up multi-faceted cooperation with his country, focusing on agriculture, fishery and mining. 

 The central coastal city of Da Nang is focusing all resources to complete preparations for the APEC Summit Week in November, including infrastructure, urban decoration, security-health and communication campaigns.

 A tropical low-pressure system may gain strength and develop into a tropical storm when making landfall in Viet Nam today, the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting said yesterday.

Economists have warned that if natural resource advantages cannot be exploited well, they will end up becoming critical disadvantages in the central region, hindering economic development.

 Consumer finance is proving to be an attractive sector with the number of foreign companies rising through mergers and acquisitions, the news site cafef.vn reported.

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

 Upgrading old buildings and relocating families living near canals are among the major projects that HCM City aims to carry out in the short term, according to city authorities.

 Amid increasing demand for talent from existing and newly established businesses, employers are facing challenges in finding the right candidates, according to a recent snapshot report on Vietnam’s labour market by Adecco Vietnam.

 The National Financial Supervisory Committee (NFSC) anticipates gross economic growth of Viet Nam in 2017 will be more than 6.7 per cent.

 With its rapidly growing economy and 95 million population of whom 60 per cent are young consumers, Viet Nam is an attractive destination for global franchising and retail businesses.

 The first-ever Viet Nam Business Summit will be held in Da Nang City on November 7 within the framework of APEC meeting of 21 leaders of economies, the VCCI announced on Monday.

 Vietnam’s U23 team will compete in the international friendly football tournament the M-150 Cup 2017 in Thailand on December 9-15.