Ngoc Tinh was named the first runner up of Mister Universal Ambassador 2016 during the pageant’s final held at the Suroboyo Carnival Park in Indonesia. Willan Pagayon from the Philippines hosted the ceremony.

 More than ever, consumers in Vietnam are looking for the ‘Made in Thailand’ label when purchasing consumer goods, and they're willing to pay a premium for these products, according to experts.

Under the Finance Ministry’s newly-issued decision, from October 1, the six deputy ministers and heads of the ministry departments will have their taxi fares subsidised, depending on the distance from the official’s house to the Ministry of Finance.

The Vietnam government is contemplating raising the foreign ownership cap on domestic banks beyond the current maximum limit of 30%, according to a recent report by Reuters.

 A book week is being organised in three book stores in downtown HCM City on October 1-9 by HCM City’s General Publishing House. 

 US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter reasserted the US’s “rebalance” to the Asia-Pacific region will continue in the next US administration while chairing an informal meeting of ASEAN and US defence ministers in Hawaii on September 30. 

 The East Sea once again took the theme of an international workshop that was held at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra where experts looked into a number of issues regarding this important sea. 

 The US Pacific Command will conduct a joint exercise with the navies from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to help the group strengthen surveillance capabilities.

 Vietnam made active contributions to the 33rd session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, which wrapped up on September 30 in Geneva, Switzerland.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has requested that serious and complex corruption cases must be investigated, prosecuted and brought to trial as soon as possible. 

It may be illegal for businesses to encroach on sidewalk pavement, but it is incredibly prevalent. 

  Vietnamese retail firms are being forced to become more serious about their development strategy and improving their competitiveness following the penetration of foreign retailers into Viet Nam with M&A deals.

Handicraft fans can enjoy a traditional craft village space in Thang Long Imperial Citadel, running from Thursday till Sunday. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The recent death of Tran Minh Hoang, a nine-year-old boy whose neck was slashed by a long, sharp roofing steel plate loaded onto a makeshift vehicle has sparked sorrow and anger

 Reducing trade deficit with China to progress to trade balance from the market shape one of the major policies and key activities of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), an official has said.

 Two US steelmakers have requested that the US Department of Commerce (USDOC) find that China is circumventing antidumping and countervailing duties on cold-rolled steel coil and corrosion-resistant sheet by processing hot-rolled coil in Vietnam.

Vietnam is facing great environmental challenges due to a widespread disregard of the law, poor-quality environmental impact assessments, and overlapping regulations in the laws on Environmental Protection and Investment.

 Human trafficking is a crime and a grave violation of human rights. Vietnam has been working closely with the international community to escalate the fight against human trafficking and improve human rights in general.

 Aeronautical technologies have been researched and applied widely by many sectors in Vietnam, heard a workshop in Hanoi on September 30.

Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) has urged mobile phone users to contact service providers when they notice abnormal account activity or suspect value-added services being activated automatically.