VietNamNet Bridge – Lightning occurred yesterday in the central region, killing one people in Ha Tinh and two others in neighbouring Nghe An Province. The three dead include one child.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors at Trung Vuong Hospital in HCM City have performed their first ever surgery to reduce the curvature in the spine of a patient with Marfan syndrome.

Associate Professor Luong Ngoc Khue, head of the Health Ministry’s Department of Medical Examination and Treatment, has asked K Hospital to review its treatment procedure of a female patient

An art performance, entitled "The beginning of autumn" by artist Dao Anh Khanh will take place at Dao Anh Khanh Treehouse, Alleyway 462 Ngoc Thuy, Long Bien District, Hanoi at 7.30pm on October 6.

The Panam Anim Animation Film Festival will take place in Vietnam from October 4 to 9, introducing 12 films selected from Panam Anim Festival throughout the years. 

The watercolor painting exhibition “Hanh van hoa canh” by Chinese artist Tran Dat from Hangzhou, China will be organized at the Fine Arts and Photography Exhibition Center, 29 Hang Bai, Hanoi on October 2-7.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famous movies from the US, France and Hong Kong ̣(China) will be screened in Hanoi, Hai Phong, Da Nang and HCM City this weekend and early next week.

VAMC (Vietnam Asset Management Company) is now holding VND230 trillion worth of bad debt, including real estate which is used as collateral for bad debts it has purchased from commercial banks.

 Average CPI in nine months goes up 3.79 percent

 Vietnam’s economy witnessed positive changes in the first nine months of 2017 with growth increasing from quarter to quarter, according to Director General of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Bich Lam.

 It was unreasonable to deny inspecting and qualifying cars just because the previous owners had not paid traffic fines, according to a former Traffic Police Department official. 

Luong Duy Hanh, dismissed as head of the Environmental Protection Department for his wrongdoings in the 2016 Formosa plant pollution disaster, was later appointed deputy head of the team inspecting the company’s activities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) yesterday proposed that the regional minimum wage (covering four regions in the country) not be increased next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two men were found dead after their electric fishing tool generated high-voltage current in the water in a field in the central Quang Binh Province yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge - While the number of travelers to Vietnam has been increasing rapidly, the number of guests staying at high-end hotels has not risen.

The HCM City People’s Committee has asked the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to speed up resettlement of residents living in landslide areas along the river and canals.

 After seeing parents grieving the deaths of children who drown every year during the flood season, a resident of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap Province decided to volunteer as a swimming coach.

 The Ok Om Bok Festival, also called the Festival of Worshipping the Moon, will take place in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang from October 28 to November 3.

 Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has directed the Government inspectorate to begin a two-month inspection of the privatisation process of State-owned Vietnam Feature Film (VFS) studio.

Vietnam supports the UN Office on Drugs and Crime’s provision of technical assistance to tackle increasing challenges in drug crime control on a global scale, stated Vietnamese Ambassador Pham Thi Kim Anh.