Vietnam’s U19 football team qualified for the Asian quarter-finals for the first time as they tied 0-0 and shared one point with top-placed Iraq at the final qualifying match in Bahrain on October 20.

 About 5,000 tariff lines will be cut to zero after the free trade agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union took effect on October 5, 2016, in accordance with a government decision and the Vietnam special import list 2016-2018 

VietNamNet Bridge - After winning a jackpot worth VND92 billion (nearly $4 million), the family of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Anh Dao in the southern province of Tra Vinh has encountered manyproblems because of curious people.

 A year ago on October 21, 2015, Vietnam was elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council – one of the six major UN agencies that deals with international socio-economic, cultural, educational, health and humanitarian issues.

Vietnam will propose measures to step up economic integration and cooperation in the Mekong Sub-region, geared towards sustainable development in the area, during several upcoming summits hosted by the country.

 The National Assembly (NA) on October 20 heard Government reports on the economic restructuring plan and the management of public debt during the 2016-20 period.

 Three Chinese navy ships carrying 750 sailors will make their first port call at Vietnam’s newly-inaugurated Cam Ranh International Port in central Khanh Hoa province from October 22-26.

VietNamNet Bridge - The announcement by Vingroup that Vinschool, an education network run by Vingroup, will shift to a non-profit status has raised questions about the private education market in Vietnam.

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has pledged US$24 million to help the Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue provinces protect forests, enhance biodiversity conservation and strengthen communities’ resilience.

VietNamNet Bridge - Billions of dong have been spent on automatic air monitoring stations in Hanoi, but most of the stations have stopped operation. Hanoi will have to set up new stations in the time to come.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 27 projects of seven State corporations are listed in a Ministry of Industry and Trade’s directive as being liable to cause environmental pollution.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s national football team defeated Seoul FC 3-0 in a friendly match yesterday (Oct 20) in Paju, South Korea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese celebrities have launched fund raising campaigns to help flood victims in the center of the country. Some have traveled to the affected areas to deliver necessities to people in need.

Vietnamese Duo Ly Hoang Nam and Nguyen Hoang Thien came from behind to beat Malaysian rivals Ahmed Deedat Abdul Razak and Mohd Assri Merzuki in the quarter-final round of the Viet Nam Men’s Futures F7 tennis tournament

While Vietnamese state management agencies still argue about whether to allow Vietnamese to go to domestic casinos, Vietnamese transfer hundreds of millions of dollars abroad every year and spend money at casinos.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Monsoon Music Festival (MMF), Viet Nam’s biggest music event, will storm the city tonight (Oct 21) with a repertoire featuring a lineup of Vietnamese and international artists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a bid to ease payroll pressure on the national budget and improve staff performance, the Prime Minister has decided to reduce the number of those on the State payroll by 1.4 per cent at all levels next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ancient city of Hoi An and its twin town Wernigerode in Germany will start construction of a solar power system project for the old quarter of the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has called for investment from Spanish businesses in urban waste treatment, transport and flood control during a recent visit by a Spanish delegation to the city to explore business opportunities.

Dutch photographer Loes Heerink once lived in Hanoi and started taking photographs of street vendors from above as they travelled through Hanoi streets. Now, she wants to create a book of photographs.