Oktoberfest, the biggest annual German food and beer festival, will take place Wednesday evening (October 4) at the Windsor Plaza Hotel in HCM City.

Police in central Thanh Hoa Province busted a football betting ring worth VNĐ160 billion (US$7.04 million). 

 Vietnam Railway plans to operate extra trains for Tet (Lunar New Year) from February 2 to March 4 next year.

 After the discovery of thousands of pigs injected with sedatives in a large slaughterhouse complex in Cu Chi District, HCM City authorities have ordered the immediate killing of all injected animals.

 The Vietnam Television will broadcast the documentary Mon Hanoi (My Hanoi), directed and filmed by former French Ambassador to Vietnam Jean Noel Poirier, on VTV1 channel at 8:40 pm on October 8.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the investment plan of a project to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, domestic violence and handle the issue of prostitution, using evidence and a human right-based approach.

A Vietnamese delegation attended the first meeting of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly’s Executive Council in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from October 1-4, which attracted nearly 200 delegates from 30 member countries. 

Vietnam encourages its businesses to boost investment in Cuba in the fields of consumer goods production and agriculture, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz.

Accumulated FDI in the real estate sector reached $51.1 billion  as of the end of September, accounting for 16.5 percent of the total FDI in Vietnam, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnam will not see high year-end growth in exports of tra fish and shrimp to US by this year because trade barriers have reduced their value, according to the national seafood association.

 The Party, the Government and political apparatus as a whole is committed and determined to fight corruption, said Minister - Chairman of the Government’s Office Mai Tien Dung.

 Four trains which will be used for Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated railway have been delivered to Hanoi. 

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has applauded the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) for its contributions in fighting corruption and waste.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has urged the Governments of Vietnam and Laos to work out measures to increase two-way trade and boost connectivity in economy, transport infrastructure and energy. 

 The organising committee of the 26th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26) made its debut at a ceremony in Hanoi on October 3. 

Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang on October 3 held talks with Indian Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba.

 The World Bank and the Government of Vietnam on October 3 launched a joint report titled “Vietnam Public Expenditure Review (PER): Fiscal Policies towards Sustainability, Efficiency, and Equity”.

 President Tran Dai Quang has told Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith that Vietnam always treasures and gives top priority to preserving and developing the Vietnam-Laos special solidarity. 

 Credit should be given to priority areas, especially high-tech agriculture, export, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and start-ups. 

Natural disaster forecasts should be tailored to specific locations instead of large areas, Nguyen Van Khanh, vice chairman of the People’s Committee of the northern province of Yen Bai has said.