There are only two months left until January 1, 2018, the date set for the nation to switch from RON A92 petrol to bio-fuel E5, but the plan is facing problems. 

 Young Vietnamese piano talent Luu Hong Quang will perform with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra (RPCO) in the Toyota Classical Concert 2017 at the Hanoi Opera House, on November 4.

 The Ministry of Health has proposed more details to complete the bill to legalise sex reassignment surgery for those aged over 18.

 Saigon Players, an English-language theatre group, will present its annual Halloween party at The Hive Saigon Outcast on October 27 and 28.

 Heart Beat Saigon will present Birth of Frequency, aka Simon Coupe, a techno DJ and producer from Paris, at The Lighthouse on October 27.

To ensure delivery of HIV treatment services, the health sector in HCM City is accelerating coverage of health insurance for HIV patients as donor funding for antiretroviral (ARV) drugs and treatment will end in a few years.

Any gourmet worth his salt knows that side-dishes are crucial value additions to most meals, and some of them are so tasty that they are as important, if not more so, than the main dish.

 Foreign bands in recent years have stepped up their efforts to “stay in the game” as Vietnamese bands appear to be regaining popularity in the local music scene.

 The annual Vietnam Open tennis tournament will be held from October 21 to 29 in Ho Chi Minh City.

 First Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (Central Committee Le Quoc Phong met with Chairman of the Young Guard of United Russia Denis Davidov in Sochi, Russia on October 18.

The teaching and learning of spoken and written ethnic minority languages in Vietnam is facing a range of difficulties, heard a seminar held in Hanoi on October 18. 

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh has expressed her hope for stronger cooperation in all spheres with Finland while meeting Finnish officials and entrepreneurs during her official visit to this European country from October 16-19.

 The central city of Da Nang is redoubling efforts to complete preparations for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, slated for early November.

 Vietnam won two bronze medals at the three-day Asian Canoe Sprint Championships, which closed in Shanghai, China on October 18.

 Shares declined on the HCM Stock Exchange on October 18 as investors looked for short-term profits when the VN Index reached the intraday high of 831 points.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Hanoi in the evening of October 18, concluding her three-day official visit to Kazakhstan.

 VietNamNet Bridge - "Inclusive Growth" is one of the four priorities proposed by Vietnam for APEC 2017 cooperation.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam can control up to 70.5 percent of seed production technology, with 90 percent for purebred rice and 66 percent for hybrid rice.

VietNamNet Bridge - Seventeen investment funds have shown interest in Dung Quat’s IPO, expected to take place by the end of the year. 

National Assembly deputies have agreed that Vietnam needs to increase expenses on environmental protection after the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE) reported that spending in 2017 can satisfy only 55 percent of the demand.