The HCMC Government has proposed the Ministry of Construction increase the property tax on owners of the second home and land lot that change hands within a year, an apparent move which is aimed at warding off real estate speculation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City People’s Committee Chairman, Nguyen Thanh Phong, has asked the police investigation office to investigate and prosecute illegal sand mining cases in the Can Gio sea area.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in central Quang Binh Province are facing a dilemma as their paddy fields have been affected by salty water following the typhoon Doksuri last September.

 The HCMC government has decided to halt all build-transfer (BT) projects that are still under negotiation pending new policies aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of such projects by maximizing the value of State land.

 The Vietnamese representative Ha Thu on October 30 won two more gold medals at Miss Earth 2017, in the Philippines.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 10th Viet Nam Hockey Festival is scheduled to start at the Viet Nam Hockey Centre in Ben Luc Town, Long An Province on November 4-5.

The Hanoi-based Vinmec healthcare system has become the first medical facility in the world to successfully carry out bone marrow mononuclear cells transplantation to treat established bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BDP).

 Vietnam’s fencing team finished in third place overall at the sixth AFC U23 Championships 2017, which concluded in Hanoi on October 31, winning three silver and two bronze medals.

 The Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) has launched a hotline for the public to call to provide information on waste discharge activities that cause pollution.

 The General Department of Customs (GDC) has approved a project on 24/7 e-tax payments through authorised banks and 24/7 customs clearance which will take effect from November this year.

The HCM City Department of Transport has ordered all app-based taxi service providers in the city to halt expansion while waiting for a ministry review of the city’s pilot app-based taxi project, 

Ten photographers to receive awards during APEC Leaders' Week from November 6 to 11 in central Da Nang city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The University of Economics HCM City (UEH) has announced financial rewards to promote academic research and international publications.

This year, Vietnam may see the lowest state budget deficit in the past decade, reflecting the government’s sturdy solutions for managing the nation’s coffers.

 The National Assembly will likely adopt the long-awaited Law on Planning next month, making it more convenient for the government to control the planning of many sectors and products, which are overlapping now.

 The chains of restaurants and real estate projects under the Khaisilk brand in Ho Chi Minh City are facing a boycott as a result of the company’s “Made in China” silk scarves scandal, according to newswire Dantri.

The temperature at the peak of Fansipan Mountain in Sapa, Lao Cai Province has dropped to 0 degrees Celsius, leaving trees and the cable car station encased in ice.

 Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, is proceeding its ambitious business plan in Vietnam following Alibaba’s footsteps in the field of cloud computing services.

An art space has been launched on the east side of the Rong bridge in Tran Hung Dao Street as part of the city’s street art programme in hosting the 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Summit

A collection of Russian poems on the Soviet Union’s patriotic war from 1941-1945 entitled Wait for Me has been translated into Vietnamese to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution (1917-2017).