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Halloween parades in Hanoi and HCM City

 The Halloween parades in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on October 30 attracted thousands of people in a bewildering variety of costumes, from the surreal to the thoroughly gruesome and disgusting.

Quoc Hy wins silver at World Cadets Chess 2016

 Vietnam chess master Nguyen Quoc Hy won a silver medal at the World Cadets U8, U10 and U12 Chess Championships that wrapped up on October 30 in Batumi, Georgia (local time).

VINASA promotes 50 top Vietnamese IT firms globally

 The 50 leading Vietnamese IT companies reportedly earned revenues of VND28 trillion (US$1.2 billion) last year, accounting for 35 per cent of the sales reported by the software and digital content industry.

Uncle Ho artwork finds home at museum

 In a ceremony this afternoon, the Ho Chi Minh Museum received a portrait of President Ho Chi Minh by Algerian-French artist Mustapha Boutadjine.

Floods occur again in Ha Tinh, Quang Binh

 Severe floods are expected as the river water level is rising swiftly in the central Quang Binh and Ha Tinh provinces, which were devastated by historic floods earlier this month.

HCM City programme to enable consumers to check pork origin

 Consumers in HCM City can check the origin of pork they buy under a city project that will be piloted from December 10 this year.

Zika cases in HCM City climb to 17

 The Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City declared 17 Zika infections in the city as of October 31, all detected by the local disease monitoring system.

International symposium spotlights Vietnam’s earlier stone age

 Domestic and foreign researchers and managers in archaeology gathered in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on October 31 to seek ways to promote the value of the archaeological studies of the Paleolithic age.

Minister: Press agencies must operate under principles

 Press agencies must operate under their set principles and objectives and journalists must always keep their professional ethics, Minister of Information and Communication Truong Minh Tuan has said. 


HCM City, Seoul sign cooperation agreement

 Ho Chi Minh City and Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK) have agreed to boost friendship and bilateral cooperation.

Politburo member Dinh The Huynh concludes US visit

 Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Dinh The Huynh on October 31 wrapped up his visit to the US at the invitation of Secretary of State John Kerry.

VN wants to learn from Israel’s climate change prevention experience

 Vietnam wants to learn from Israel’s experience in mitigating climate change impacts, said President Tran Dai Quang at a reception for outgoing Israeli Ambassador in Vietnam Meirav Eilon Shahar in Hanoi on October 31. 

Irish President to pay State visit to Vietnam

 President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins and his spouse will pay a State-level visit to Vietnam from November 5-11.

Five draft laws submitted to parliament for deliberation

 Five draft laws were submitted to the National Assembly (NA) for consideration on October 31 as part of the 14th parliament’s second session. 

Vietnamese, Czech-Moravia Communist Parties urged to step up ties

 President Tran Dai Quang suggested the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Communist Party of the Czech Republic and Moravia (KSCM) enhance their political ties through regular exchange of delegations and timely coordination.

PM calls for more investment from German businesses

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Vietnam wants German investors to invest more in the country, particularly in the sectors of Germany’s strength, such as hi-tech manufacturing, renewable energy, infrastructure, and logistics.

Aggressive China “makes rod for its own back”

 ietNamNet would like to introduce an article by expert Pham Ngoc Minh Trang analyzing the absurdity of the views of China and pro-Sino scholars against the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ruling.

Tire recycling village in central Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Used auto tires are made into new products by workers in Hoa Binh Village, in Tu Nghia district of the central province of Quang Ngai.

HCM City to host ASEAN Futsal Championship 2017

 The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) unveiled on October 31 that Ho Chi Minh City has been selected to host the second of two futsal championships to be held next year.

Vietnam Airlines receives fifth A350 aircraft

 Vietnam Airlines took the delivery of the fifth A350-900 from the world’s leading manufacturer Airbus in Hanoi on October 31.