According to Bac Lieu Province’s Agriculture and Rural Developemt Department, the price of salt has doubled in comparison with early this year.

 The country’s total import-export turnover in the first nine months of the year reached more than US$308.3 billion, posting a 21.3 per cent year-on-year increase, according to the General Department of Customs.

Vietnamese representative Ha Thu and her team members have officially introduced the national costume that she will show off in the National Costume Competition at the ongoing Miss Earth 2017 pageant in the Philippines.

VietNamNet Bridge - The stable economic development in Vietnam, a large market with high potential, and the political conflicts with North Korea and China are attracting South Korean investment to Vietnam.

 There is more room for Vietnamese women in engineering and technology, which used to be a traditionally male industry. In fact, female engineers and technicians carry a distinct advantage to pursue a viable career.

Vietnam has 49 seaports including 10 large-scale ports, which help accelerate the country’s economic development and international integration process, according to the Ministry of Transport.

 Ta Hoa Phuong, president of Vietnam Association of Paleontology and Stratigraphy, has asked the prime minister to scrap the cable car project in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

 Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City has been named in the Top 25 Most Sleep-Friendly Airports according to The Guide to Sleeping in Airports' survey.

 The Hanoi Department of Transport has requested Uber and Grab report on their revenues and the number of cars and drivers.

 A forum on supporting SMEs in joining the global value chain was jointly held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and Facebook in Hanoi on October 19.

 Nguyen Trong Dong, director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, announced on October 19 that cars will have to be washed before entering Hanoi city centre in order to prevent pollution.

 The Ministry of Transport has proposed to start the construction of the next 713km of the North-South Expressway project within this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 400 delegates will gather in HCM City for the 21st annual conference of the Asian Science Park Association (ASPA), which opens today.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Author Magdalena Bolalek released the book Polish Culinary Paths yesterday in Ha Noi under the sponsorship of Polish Embassy in Viet Nam.

Estonian designer Xenia Joots who owns the Yaly Couture brand will display his newest fashion collection at a fashion show to welcome the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Finance Ministers’ Meeting in the ancient town.

 The latest updates on the implementation of the Cebu Action Plan (CAP) and activities of the APEC economic committeeas will be the highlight of the APEC 2017 Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting, which opened in Quang Nam today.

 Recent heavy rains and devastating floods in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh caused a total loss of about 1.63 trillion VND (71.75 million USD).

 Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Nguyen Phuong Nam hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 19 for Colonel Weddy Widya, Deputy Director of the Strategic Study Centre of the Indonesian National Armed Forces.

 Vietnam secured one silver medal on the last day of the Asian Canoe Sprint Championships on October 18 in Shanghai, China.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has set facilitating business and export activities as an urgent task to realise free trade agreements (FTAs) Vietnam has signed.