A unique music event themed “Voice of Autumn” has been held to mark the launch of a professional music classroom at the Foreign Language Specialized School in Hanoi.

 Vietnam has added six more cultural icons to the list of national intangible cultural heritages under a recent decision by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

International shipping lines could face a 10 percent increase in container handling service charges at ports in the northern region, starting from early 2019 under the Ministry of Transport’s latest proposals. 

 Vietnamese shares nosedived on Thursday as both local and foreign investors fled in panic following a red tsunami on global markets.

 The Vietnamese government encourages foreign investors to purchase stake in local banks, especially in weak banks. In this case, there is no limit to foreign ownership ratio, which could go up to 100%.

 Japanese coach Toshiya Miura has been fired as the head coach of HCM City Football Club following the team’s poor performance.

 HCM City has received approval from Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to build three general hospitals in the city’s outlying districts worth VND5.7 trillion (USD259 million).

 The Negative Outlook reflects Vingroup`s heightened business risk and Fitch estimated that leverage, defined as net debt/adjusted inventory, is likely to rise to 58% in 2018, before falling to 36% in 2019.

 The Asian Football Confederation has announced a fine of USD12,500 to Vietnamese Football Federation after local fans set off flares at the Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia.

Vietnam Motor Show 2018 (VMS) will be held from October 24 to 28 with 15 brands such as Audi, Chevrolet, Ford, Jaguar, Lexus, Maserati and Toyota in HCM City. 

VietNamNet Bridge - As the apartment market in Vietnam is becoming saturated, real estate developers are trying to improve competitiveness of their products by integrating smarthome technology.

 The visit comes as the US is pushing a new strategy to ensure a “free and open Indo-Pacific” region with partners such as India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.

 Many potholes have appeared on the Danang-Quang Ngai Expressway just a short time after being put into operation while investors claimed that the damage was caused by rain and not low construction quality.

 A child born in Vietnam today will be only 67% as productive on attaining adulthood as he or she would have been if a complete education and proper health had been ensured during childhood, the World Bank Group stated in a new report.

 Truong Minh Tuan, suspended minister of Information and Communications, has expressed the desire to vacate his position on the Executive Board of the Party Committee of the Central Agencies Bloc for the 2015-2020 tenure.

 Given the rapid population growth and tough challenges facing urban development in HCMC, a planning expert has suggested expanding the city to encroach on neighboring Long An Province.

 The Ministry of Health has called on authorities and hospitals in the south to strengthen preventive measures to control the spread of measles and hand-foot-mouth disease.

 The third National Magic Festival 2018 will open in HCM City on October 13.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on October 11 met with several other attendees on the sidelines of the ongoing 17th Francophonie Summit in Yerevan, Armenia.

 Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan had a meeting on October 11 (local time) with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan