The 5th Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF), themed “Cinema – Integration and Sustainable Development”, opened at the Cultural Friendship Palace on October 27. 

 A high-ranking Vietnamese military delegation led by Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich paid an official visit to China from October 26-28 at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Sen. Lieut. Gen. Wei Fenghe.   

 The first flight of the national-flag carrier Vietnam Airlines from the central city of Da Nang to Japan’s Osaka city was launched on October 28. 

Food is one of the most attractive business sectors as it not only has a 93 million customer domestic market, but also a vast world market with average annual export turnover of tens of billions of dollars.

Experts have voiced concern over the move of refusing domestically made goods by some Vietnamese retail chains, saying that if domestic retailers and manufacturers cannot cooperate, local goods will lose their positions in the home market.

Vietnam’s rapidly growing trade and production have pushed the cargo volume through the country’s seaports to rise by 20-30 percent per annum, making port projects appealing to foreign investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will reduce the number of waste depots in inner districts while increasing the number in the city’s outlying areas.

A recent survey revealed that 83 percent of credit institutions have expectation for a high business growth this year with interest rates being kept stable and profit continuing to increase year-on-year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After working the fields of science and technology for more than two decades, award-winning Dr Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan knows only too well the so-called smart city system is nothing new.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has jumped two positions to reach 45th place on the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2018 released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

Vietnam is a member of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), which was established three years ago. However, its businesses are not exploiting the 600 million consumer market.

“Cap sac” is a ceremony to certify a man as a shaman, who can then perform worship rituals and is protected by genies. Only men are allowed to become shamans. 

 With Vietnam’s strengthened bilateral ties with Japan and its improved business climate, a new wave of Japanese investment is expected to hit the country across various sectors. Khoi Nguyen reports.

 Catfish exports are flourishing, but trade protectionism and unfavourable information campaigns also make the industry unstable. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to impose a disciplinary measure against Nguyen Bac Son due to his violations when he served as Minister of Information and Communications for the 2011-2016 tenure.

 The southern province of Binh Duong has become the first and only one in Vietnam to be named a Smart21 community for 2019 by the New York-based Intelligent Community Forum (ICF).

 Vietnam’s U19 women team did not let their fans down after crushing Singapore 11-0 in their second match of Group E at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Women’s Championship at Hanoi-based My Dinh Stadium on October 26.

 Vietnam’s women national football team have jumped one place from 37th to 36th in the FIFA’s third quarter world rankings with a grand total of 1,638 points.

 Japanese experts have helped repair and preserve many Vietnamese antiques, Director of the National Museum of History Nguyen Van Cuong said at a conference held this week in Hanoi.

 Vietnam always calls on all concerned parties to avoid militarisation, restrain, implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) fully and effectively, and build a practical and effective Code of Conduct in the East Sea.