The Hanoi Municipal Emulation and Reward Council released the list of nine residents to receive the title of outstanding citizens this year on October 4. 

 Vietnam is participating in the fifty-sixth series of meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland, from October 3-11.

 Construction of the Vietnam-Germany University commenced in Ben Cat town in the southern province of Binh Duong on October 6, expected to become an excellent university in Vietnam with high ranking in the world. 

 The HCM City administration has instructed competent agencies to provide all assistance to a company undertaking flood prevention works to ensure there are no delays.

 The Vietnamese Government pledges to eradicate illegal wild animal trading and make every effort to combat all wildlife-related crimes, a Vietnamese official has said.

 Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung fielded questions on hot topics such as the escape of former Party member Trinh Xuan Thanh and the mass fish deaths in West Lake in Hanoi at a press conference on October 4. 

 Vo Van Tuan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, met with officers of Laos’s border guard force and Bangladesh’s national defence college on October 4, aiming to enhance defence cooperation. 

 The EU - Vietnam Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) officially became effective on October 1 after being passed by parliaments of all EU member countries, according to Vietnam’s trade office in Belgium and the EU. 

Vietnam consistently supports efforts towards non-proliferation and general and complete disarmament, the country’s representative said at the general debate of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly.

 Vietnam’s honorary consulate was inaugurated in New Caledonia on October 5 with Dinh Jean-Pierre as its Honorary Consul General.

President Tran Dai Quang held talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani following the welcome ceremony in Hanoi on October 6.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee gave feedback on the draft Law on Support for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) during their fourth working session in Hanoi on October 6. 

The Independence Order and Friendship Order of Vietnam were presented to collectives and individuals at the Lao Ministry of Public Works and Transport on October 6.

 Minister of National Defence Ngo Xuan Lich received the Thai and Singaporean ambassadors to Vietnam at the ministry’s headquarters in Hanoi on October 6. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Mismanagement and legal loopholes have both lent a hand to enterprises to illegally import prohibited waste.

VietNamNet Bridge - Pham Van Hat is a farmer with a seventh grade education who is now earning $2,500 for each sowing machine he sells. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – As a young girl, I have nothing but enthusiasm for exploring new land. On a beautiful day I decided to pack my bag and headed to Cu Lao Xanh, Green Island,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Soon after the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) proposed that Chinese and Russian be taught as first foreign languages from next year, a controversial discussion followed.

VietNamNet Bridge - Slow pace, inefficiency and higher-than-expected investment capital are the common characteristics of projects related to Chinese contractors.

Old, but very poetic… the communal buildings, which have reappeared through the reliefs and sophisticated drawings of Nguyen The Son and Tran Hau Yen The, have greatly impressed the public in Ha Noi since their exhibition opened