A silk painting featuring a woman holding a paper fan by noted painter Nguyen Nam Son, co-founder of the Indochine Fine Arts college, shocked experts after being sold for 440,000 euro (US$504,300) at an auction sale

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition featuring works by two popular Vietnamese ceramic artists – Nguyen Trong Doan and Nguyen Bao Toan – is ongoing at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum.

 The State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) has carried out 222 audits out of total 232, equivalent to 95.7 percent of its yearly plan, recovering nearly 8.4 trillion VND (360.5 million USD) for the State budget in the last nine months.

 Vietnamese commercial banks are racing to develop their networks by opening representative offices and subsidiaries in foreign nations, paving the way for them to expand their overseas operations, according to market watchers.

Party General Nguyen Phu Trong was elected as State President for the 2016-2021 tenure during a plenum of the 14th National Assembly's sixth session on October 23.

Nguyen Khuc Thuy Tien, who represents Vietnam at the Miss International 2018, has presented traditional Vietnamese conical hats as souvenirs to foreign contestants of the pageant.

Major instant coffee producers have taken note of the huge potential Vietnam's rising coffee consumption offers.

VietNamNet Bridge - The trend of investing in oil refinery projects that began 10 years ago has met a dead end.

 Many voters across the country have expressed concern over the shortcomings in the use and management of land and natural resources and the increasing environmental pollution, Lao Dong newspaper reported

NA deputies have showed their delight at socio-economic development results in 2018 and belief in the completion of the five-year socio-economic plan for 2016-2020.

 The 8th International Science Film Festival in Vietnam, themed “Food Revolution”, is underway in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the Goethe Institute announced at a press conference held in the capital city on October 22.

 The vote of confidence on officials holding positions elected or approved by the National Assembly has drawn great public attention recently.

 The Vietnam Northern Food Corporation (Vinafood 1) and the Vietnam Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2) will sell 14,000 tonnes and 15,000 tonnes of rice, respectively, to the Philippines.

Sri Lanka designer Sonali Dharmawardena launched her fashion collection in Hanoi on October 19 to great fanfare, drawing in large crowds despite the dreary weather conditions.

Within the framework of the Prime Minister’s working visit to Europe from October 14 – 18, VNPT signed many important collaboration agreements with its Belgian and Austrian partners.

 Police in Khanh Hoa Province busted a 35-year-old man in the central province of Khanh Hoa who runs a prostitution ring with participation of Russian sex workers.

 Despite the fact that co-working spaces have been developing at a fast pace, operators are facing fierce competition to maintain a steady position in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnamese men’s football team lost to Incheon United FC 1-2 in a friendly match on October 22 during their two-week intensive training course in the Republic of Korea.

 Die Fledermaus (The Bat), the best-known opera by Austrian compose Johann Strauss II, will be fluttering back to the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House for the second time on October 28.

 As Vietnam strives to ensure sufficient energy sources, it has been urged by the international community to enable private investors to engage more in the country’s energy industry.