The 12th Party Central Committee (PCC)’s sixth plenary meeting entered its fifth working day in Hanoi on October 9.

Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific and VASCO will adjust schedule of flights to and from Dong Hoi in Quang Binh and Chu Lai in Quang Nam due to the impacts of tropical low pressure in the central region. 

Vietnam has collected $48.4 million from forest environment service fees from water suppliers, hydropower companies and tourist agencies, accounting for 66.3 percent of the yearly plan.

VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists don’t believe that using a large-capacity pump to suck water will help combat  floods, a heady problem for HCMC for many years.

VietNamNet Bridge - Most special economic zones (SEZs) around the world have to experience at least one decade before gaining success.

VietNamNet Bridge - While the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) reports that students’ performance has improved considerably, many teachers and parents doubt the figures.

BPhone 2 was introduced by BKAV Corporation on August 8 and officially hit the market on August 19 with the retail price of nearly VND10 million. Just one month later, used BPhone 2s were being offered for less than VND8 million.

If HCM City doesn't take more initiatives and the Government doesn't give more assistances, it will be difficult for the city to tackle the currently complicated traffic jam.

 Vietnam has been growing at 6 percent plus over the past few years and this is indicative of the contributions of women to business and the economy, World Bank Country Director for Vietnam Ousmane Dione has said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Samsung Securities and Caldera Pacific will become the second largest investor when they acquire a 40 percent stake in Dragon Capital fund management company.

A tropical depression is situated in Hoang Sa archipelago, around 450km east of the central province of Quang Binh and Da Nang City, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting announced on October 9.

 On September 13 Samsung launched its mobile payment service, “Samsung Pay”, in partnership with the National Payment Corporation of Vietnam. Like Samsung, Apple also plans to bring its digital wallet, “Apple Pay”, to Vietnam soon.

 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on October 9 convened a ballot to vote for the new UNESCO General-Director. 

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more milk tea shops have opened recently, even though the selling price is relatively high for the majority of Vietnamese.

With its cumbersome and ineffective apparatus, Vietnam Railways (VNR) plans to restructure its operations to resurface and regain market share.

 A wide range of new technologies and solutions from GE can contribute to the Vietnamese energy agenda through the reduction of emissions and the enhanced efficiency of power generation assets, especially in coal-fired power plants.

 The Government’s solutions to support the development of enterprises has proven effective, with a surge in the number of newly established firms in the first nine months of 2017.

 Touting it as a win-win deal for everyone, banks and insurance companies in Viet Nam are promoting the “bancassurance” model to exploit a market with huge untapped potential.

 A pepper glut in the Central Highlands as more and more farmers switched to the crop lured by the earlier high profits from the spice has caused prices to collapse and threatens to bankrupt many of them.

 The export of wood and timber products is forecast to bring in US$8 billion in 2017, posting a 17 per cent year-on-year increase and surpassing the target of $7-7.5 billion set earlier this year.