South Korea retained its position as Việt Nam's leading source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first nine months of this year, the latest report from the Foreign Investment Agency has revealed.

 Viet Nam ranks second among six rated ASEAN countries and 19 globally in HSBC's 2016 Expat Explorer league table of 45 host countries.

 Hanoi triumphed at the National Fencing Championships, which ended at the city’s Trinh Hoai Duc Gymnasium on Sunday.

 Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has advanced 173 places to reach world No. 1,002 in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) men’s doubles rankings. 

 Pham Cao Cuong of HCM City beat his teammate Nguyen Tien Minh to win the men’s singles category of the National Individual Badminton Tournament which wrapped up at the weekend in the northern province of Thái Bình.

 The VN Mathematical Society (VMS) has asked the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) to postpone the introduction of multiple-choice math questions for the 2017 national high school examination.

 After five years of aggressive restructuring, the number of securities companies here has reduced from 105 to 81 in 2016. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – With its pristine natural beauty, Binh Lieu mountainous district in the northern province of Quang Ninh is known as an attractive destination for adventurous tourists.

This year’s British Council New Directions in English Language and Assessment conference will be held in Hanoi on October 13-14.

Thai groups are waiting for the Government of Vietnam’s implementation of a plan to divest itself from 12 major State-owned enterprises, especially those operating in the fields of drinks and construction materials, Nikkei Asian Review reports. 

 Viet Nam and Indonesia are expected to become the two largest business-to-consumer e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia in the next five years.

HBSO’s October 9th concert will feature programmatic works from Vietnamese and Norwegian composers.

VietNamNet Bridge – A picture capturing a snapshot of several girls running out of a burning Ha Noi karaoke bar last weekend has caught the attention of internet users around the web.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A farmer in the central province of Thanh Hoa found a bronze drum 2,000-2,500 years old while building the foundation of his house near the Ho Dynesty Citadel.

 Ly Hoang Nam grabbed two titles at the Vietnam F5 Men’s Future tennis tournament, which closed in the southern province of Binh Duong on September 25.

 Nearly 200 badminton players from 15 countries and territories will compete at Kawasaki Vietnam International Series 2016, which will kick off in the northern province of Bac Ninh on September 28. 

  A new musical Chuyen Tinh Nang Giang Huong (Love Story of Giang Huong) will debut at HCM City’s Hoa Binh Theatre from October 14-24.

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on September 26 announced it will change schedules of 20 flights between Vietnam and Taiwan (China) on September 26 afternoon and September 27 due to typhoon Megi.

  The Ministry of Health (MoH) is finalising a draft law on alcohol-related harms prevention and control and plans to submit it to the National Assembly for consideration in May 2018. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and the Indonesian National Police closely cooperate in fighting transnational crimes and terrorism, thus deepening the bilateral strategic partnership.