Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on October 23 to scrutinise preparations for three regional summits that will convene on October 24. 

 HCM City will build a complete digital map of roads to provide online information to reduce traffic jams and accidents, according to its Department of Transport’s road infrastructure management and exploitation division.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The increasing number of suicides in Dien Bien over the last few years has raised alarms among the community in the remote mountainous province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nowadays, digital cameras have almost pushed film cameras into the oblivion. However, photographer Le Dong, a resident in HCMC, still sticks to his old-fashioned film camera.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many illegal billboards are still standing in the outskirts of the capital city despite the administration ordering their removal a month ago. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Patients with chronic kidney failure are putting their lives at risks when they use herbal medicines of unclear origin, a nephrologist said.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is now at its peak of the golden population with young people making up a majority, but also at the threshold of population ageing. As the number of old people is on the rise,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has plenty of modern tourism resources but has not taken advantage of them, experts said yesterday, Oct 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will successfully implement commitments in greenhouse gas emission reduction and climate change mitigation,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam International Judo Championship will be held on October 27-30 in HCM City, hosting more than 300 athletes from 14 countries and territories.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Supreme People’s Court on October 19 launched a test cases page on the website toaan.gov.vn providing data on test cases in Viet Nam.

 Nina Vaca, US Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship gave advice to the many newly established businesses in Viet Nam during her recent visit to Ha Noi. Her objective was to create opportunities

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Centre of Biodiversity Conservation, GreenViet and the Management Board of Cham Island has inked an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the protection of flora and fauna in the forest of the island.

VietNamNet Bridge - While Vietjet Air plans an IPO (initial public offering) by the end of the year, Vietnam Airlines, which has just shifted from a state-owned enterprise to a joint stock company, has vowed to enter the bourse soon.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Seafood Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) believes that Vietnam is capable of becoming an important global seafood production base.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the cooling breeze generated by modern electric fans and air conditioners, the trade of making traditional fans in Chang Son Village has been well preserved and even thriving for centuries.

Mr. Dharmendra N. Choudhary from US law firm GrunfeldDesiderio et al looks at the manner in which anti-dumping cases are determined in the US.

VietNamNet Bridge - The increasingly high demand for traveling abroad and the Vietnamese habit of using the internet have prompted technology firms to provide a new service – leasing wi-fi to outbound travelers.

 There are some great reasons for optimism regarding expanding fish and seafood exports to the Russian market, says the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (Vasep).

VietnamNet Bridge - A sign of the times: The rubber price has fallen to $1,500 per ton from the highest peak of $4,000-5,000 per ton gained in 2011.