VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts from SSI (Saigon Securities Incorporated) believe that Vietnam may have 30 businesses with capitalization value of over $1 billion by 2018.

 Nguyen Thanh Tung, a 30-year-old man from Lam Dong Province’s Đơn Dương District, was awarded a certificate of merit and VNĐ5 million (US$220) for rescuing two school girls from drowning on Thursday.

 The HCM City Department of Health plans to develop specialised hospitals with advanced techniques to meet increased demand for health examination and treatment of local residents and foreigners.

 Students nationwide have been receiving little psychological consultation as the position of school counsellor is not mentioned in Government lists of school staff.

 A backlog of violations needs to be dealt with firmly, interest groups disbanded and strict, heavy punishments handed out to deal with the production of fake fertilisers in the country, officials said at an online meeting on Friday.

 Indoor pollutants are one of main causes of chronic respiratory diseases in HCM City, a study has found.

 Nguyen Thi Vui held a doll as she walked in a hurry towards a room for child patients at the Hanoi-based National Cancer Hospital.

 The first metro tunnel running from Ba Son Station to the Municipal Theatre in District 1 is expected to be completed by the end of this month, two months ahead of schedule, according to the HCM City Management Authority for Urban Railways.    

VietNamNet Bridge - Ministries have been proposing many solutions to develop the automobile industry, but no official decision has been made.

 The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) on October 20 appointed Thomas William Tobin as Retail Banking Director, the bank’s first foreign senior executive.

 National Assembly Secretary General Nguyen Hanh Phuc chaired a press conference in Hanoi on October 20 to announce planned agenda for the fourth session of the 14th legislature slated for October 23. 

  The Museum of Cham Sculpture in the central city of Da Nang on October 20 opened an exhibition titled “The World of Vietnam in Microcosms” by Japanese artist Toba Mika.

 The 24th APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting – the most important event of the APEC Finance Ministers Process - opened in Hoi An ancient city in the central province of Quang Nam on October 21.

 Latvia wants to strengthen multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam, particularly between the two legislatures, Speaker of the Latvian Parliamentary Assembly of Inara Munierce has said. 

A high-ranking military delegation of Vietnam led by Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich will attend the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM), the 4th ADMM-Plus (ADMM+).

 Ta Dinh Huy started inventing in 2005 and faced many failures. However, he was not disheartened but improved his machine.

 As many as 14,346 traffic accidents occurred nationwide from December 16, 2016 to September 15, 2017, leaving 6,113 dead and 11,785 injured.

 Paintings on linen, by ethnic children from Quan Ba district in the northern province of Ha Giang, will be the highlight of the Son Luc exhibition.

  More than 200 photos featuring the beauty of Vietnam’s seas and islands are being showcased at Joseph Gallery in Paris, France.

 Kate Festival, the largest traditional festival of Vietnam’s Cham ethnic minority people, has been recognised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as an intangible cultural heritage.