The equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) will hardly meet their target this year, as only 20 SOEs had completed the process by the end of September.

With its steady economic growth, political stability, a youthful population, and equitisation of State-owned enterprises, Vietnam’s securities market is attractive to investors, the Gateway to Vietnam Conference heard in HCM City on October 25.

 HCM City would be able to cope with the many challenges caused by the rapid increase in its migrant population when becoming a smart city, a conference heard on Wednesday.

 The Lao Government and the Vietnam Company of Economic Cooperation (COECCO) on Thursday signed a contract for exploitation and processing of iron ore.

About $28.24 billion in FDI was poured into Vietnam between January and October, up 37.4 percent year on year, said the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 Maria Jose Lara, 27 years old from Peru, was crowned Miss Grand International 2017 in a ceremony held on Phu Quoc Island, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on October 25.

 South Korean coach Jung Hae-sung promised to turn V.League 1 side Hoàng Anh Gia Lai into the best team in Southeast Asia as he signed a contract to become the club’s technical director

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 800,000 local and international visitors are expected to participate in a South Korea culture expo to be held in HCM City next month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists and local authorities in central Thanh Hoa Province have conducted surveys and held a conference to discuss the damage to Ho Citadel, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thanh Ngung added the eighth title in a row to his medal collection after winning at the National Athletics Championships on Wednesday in HCM City.

The newly released World Bank’s “Migrating to Opportunity” report shows that in 2015, ASEAN countries received a total $62 billion worth of overseas remittances. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Gradual landslides along the coast in central Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces have hastened the collapse of the local sea dyke and threatened thousands of residents living nearby.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 500-year flood cycle scheme to protect downtown Ha Noi is part of a detailed flood prevention master plan that municipal agencies are working on.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese government wants domestic and foreign investors to fund airport infrastructure in the country, 

 The island of Tam Hai, off the coast of Quang Nam, has been struggling against a flood of household garbage treatment after the failure of a rubbish-fired furnace.

 Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam was ousted from the first round of the men’s singles of the Hung Thinh Vietnam Open 2017 in HCM City on October 24.

 Hungarian DJ Dave Vincent will perform at a Halloween celebration at the Lighthouse in HCM City on October 28.

 The Consulate General of Canada in HCM City in collaboration with Soul Live Project will host a special piano concert “From Far and Wide” on November 3 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Canada.

 The People’s Court of the northern province of Thai Nguyen sentenced 24-year-old Phan Kim Khanh to six years imprisonment for conducting anti-State propaganda in a public trial on October 25. 

 Vietnam’s national futsal team are aiming to reach the semi-finals of the upcoming AFF HDBank Futsal Championship to qualify for the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship.