The Ministry of Science and Technology will propose solutions to the Government to renovate specialised inspection activities in order to create a favourable environment for the business community.

 The capital city’s transport authority has announced alterations to traffic adjustment in the central area of Hoan Kiem around Dong Kinh-Nghia Thuc Square.

 Vietnam has withdrawn from the race for the UNESCO Director General position before the third round of voting. 

 Ly Hoang Nam advanced to the quarter-finals of the Thailand F8 Men’s Futures tennis tournament in Nonthaburi province on October 11.

 The finance, banking and insurance industry expanded 7.89 percent in the first nine months of this year, the highest level recorded in the past seven years.

 The death toll in northern mountainous provinces and part of the central region during widespread floods caused by torrential rains on October 10 and 11 climbed to 29 people as of 5 pm on October 11.

 Vietnamese and foreign scientists are exchanging outcomes of mycological researches at the Asian Mycological Congress 2017 that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on October 11. 

 Vietnam should learn from advanced early childhood education models of foreign countries and apply best practices in order to achieve its set target in developing pre-school education, heard an international workshop in Hanoi on October 11. 

 Retail space for lease in Hanoi has recorded the best occupancy rate and rental prices in the last five years, according to Savills Vietnam.

 Traditional water puppetry shows of the Vietnam National Puppetry Theatre will be performed at the upcoming the 21st Festival de L’Imaginaire in France from November 22-26 at the invitation of the Maison Des Cultures Du Monde director.

Floods following downpours triggered by a tropical depression over the last few days had killed seven people and left four others missing in the central province of Thanh Hoa by 17:00 on October 11. 

 The 15th session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on October 11, with an agenda focusing on reports which will be submitted to the legislature’s upcoming fourth meeting. 

 The Vietnam Cuisine Culture Association made its official debut and held its first congress for 2017-20202 term in HCM City on October 11 with the mission of preserving and developing Vietnamese gastronomy and promoting it to the world.

 Many seafood businesses of Vietnam have expressed their worries when there are only more than two months left before the US’s Seafood Import Monitoring Programmes (SIMP) takes effect.

Most commercial banks responding to a survey by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) said their business performance had seen considerable improvement in the third quarter, and they expect high profits this year.

The sea turtle conservation ex-situ method was the prerequisite for Hoi An City to implement a plan to build a Cham Island MPA into a sea turtle conservation center in the central region of Vietnam. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Only in 2004 did Vietnam began implementing legal action to protect plant varieties. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many teachers complain of ‘monster-parents’ who deeply intervene in teachers’ education activities and complain about teachers.

Wolfgang Manig, Deputy Head of Mission and Economic Counsellor at the German Embassy in Vietnam, talks about German firms’ views on Vietnam as an attractive investment destination.

 The upcoming APEC Economic Leaders’ Week 2017 in Vietnam might see a general statement on pilot direct power purchase agreements between end-users and renewable power generation units in the country.