The Ministry of Finance and the central city of Da Nang continued to lead in Vietnam ICT Index 2017, said the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Vietnam Association for Information Processing.

 Ho Chi Minh City will enhance supervision of food safety and issue harsh penalties on violators; moreover, violators will face criminal charges if they cause serious incidents and violators will be publicized names on the public media.

 Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has approved construction project of a new science and technology park on a nearly 200 hectare plot in District 9.

 Hoang Thu Thao, the first runner-up at Miss Jewellery Vietnam 2015 pageant has traveled to South Korea for the Miss Global Beauty Queen 2017.

 According to information from a businessman attending global seafood conference in Bali, Indonesia, seafood import market will move toward Asian region  comprising Japan, South Korea and China in the near future.

 Contestants of Miss Grand International (MGI) 2017 beauty contest joined a charity walk and tree planting for the public health and environment in Phu My Hung Urban Area in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7 on October 8.

 Scientific Prof. Dr. Dang Huy Huynh, former Director of the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR), is one of the 10 individuals to receive the 2017 ASEAN Biodiversity Heroes Award. 

 UDI Maps, a mobile flood-warning application, has been made available in the application stores of iOS and Android operating systems in order to help local people in Ho Chi Minh City avoid flooding.

 Vietnamese wushu artists performed successfully at the 2017 World Wushu Championships that concluded recently in Kazan, Russia, finishing in sixth place overall with a collection of two gold, five silver and two bronze medals.

 Five Continents Food Festival-World Food 2017, the first event of its kind to be held in HCM City, features the cuisine and culture of all five continents from October 5-8 at Hoa Lư Stadium in District 1.

The HCM City Department of Education and Training has urged administrators at primary and secondary schools to reduce traffic congestion during peak hours when parents and others pick up students.

Some 15ha of agriculture land and farm produce of 50 households in Nam N’Dir Commune, Krong No District, Dak Nong Province, was lost in a landslide in Krong No River.

VietNamNet Bridge - The rent for retail premises has increased by 4.8 percent in HCMC’s central area over the previous quarter and by 1.5 percent in other areas of the city. 

Italian designer Tea Gelashvili recently brought her latest collection to Vietnam for Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2018 in Hanoi.

 Vietnamese representative Huyen My and beauties of Miss Grand International 2017 participated in the photoshoot on October 6 in some locations in Ho Chi Minh City.

 The Bui Xuan Phai – For the Love of Hanoi Award, which was announced in mid-August, honor authors, works, deeds, and ideas that contribute to Vietnam’s capital city.

In the past nine months, Vietnam received a total registered FDI of almost US$25.5 billion, up 34.3% from last year. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a plan to deal with 12 loss-making industrial projects managed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) has announced that it issued 281 securities trading codes to foreign investors during September.

 Even though Vietnam has advantages to develop industrial and agritourism, it is still struggling to find ways to make the most out of those potential tourism resources.