Police and forest rangers of Hue City in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue are in co-operation to identify the persons who illegally cut down 3,000sq.m of special-use pine forest last month.

Ha Noi’s Department of Tourism has begun offering training classes to residents living in areas that receive heavy tourist traffic, aiming to promote community-based tourism and improve the quality of tourist services.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will attend the 137th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly and related meetings in Russia from October 14-15 and pay an official visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan from October 16-18.

 International filmmakers from Hong Kong (China), Poland and South Korea are invited to participate in the jury of the ASEAN FILM Awards at the 20th Vietnam Film Festival, announced the organization board of the event.

 A fashion show themed “The Dreamers” featuring designs made of Lanh My A (a kind of Vietnamese traditional fabric) will be held at Adora Luxury in Ho Chi Minh City on October 13.

 A heavy rain last night has triggered a severe landslide cutting off Hanoi-Lao Cai railway south of Lam Giang station, announced Hanoi based Railway Transport Operation Center.

 The 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Finance Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings (FMM) will take place in the ancient city of Hoi An.

 Vietnamese sport has successfully realised the set goal of finishing in the top three nations on the medal standings at the recent 29th Southeast Asian (TTVN) Games in Malaysia.

 Sales by VAMA members down 7% month-on-month in September and 20% year-on-year.

 World Bank report notes skilled Vietnamese workers are keen to head elsewhere if opportunity arises.

 The abrupt resignation of Tong Quoc Truong, CEO of Vietnam Lottery Co., Ltd. is rumoured to be related to the violations at PetroVietnam Finance Corporation (PVFC) that took place during his time in office as CEO at PVFC.

 An exhibition entitled “Light from the Revolutionary Path” opened in Hanoi on October 10, with the first print of “Duong Kach Menh” (Revolutionary Path), a book written by late President Ho Chi Minh in the spotlight.

 Nghe An reported one dead and two missing cases as of 10 am on October 10, as the central province was drowned in downpour, caused by a tropical low pressure system, since the night of October 9.  

 VietNamNet Bridge - “ParkCity on Canvas”, a charity event to raise funds for flood victims in Vietnam, will be held on October 11-15, at Pavilion of ParkCity Club, Hanoi.

 Due to impacts of a low pressure system, torrential rains took place across central coastal provinces from Nam Dinh to Quang Tri, causing severe floods.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Indian and one French film will be screened in Hanoi on October 13.

A Vietnamese representative stressed three measures to reduce disaster risks and cope with climate change based on Vietnam’s practical experience at a plenary meeting of the UN Economic and Financial Committee on October 9.

Vietnam's Huyen My and representatives from India, Laos, Indonesia and the Philippines were selected as potential contestants of Miss Grand 2017 at a party held on October 7 in HCM City.

Approximately 80 contestants of the Miss Grand International 2017 arrived at Dong Hoi airport in Quang Binh province on October 9 for more pre-pageant activities.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Cai Mep–Thi Vai container port in Ba Ri –Vung Tau province, built with investment capital of $2 billion, is now running at 15-20 percent of capacity.