Vietnam has actively implemented international commitments andmade efforts to cope with climate change.

 A lack of skilled professionals is considered a main cause hindering Vietnam to get technology transfer from foreign direct investment (FDI) firms, experts said.

Police in Can Tho put a man into temporary detention on October 10 to investigate into the charge of “abusing the rights to freedom and democracy to violate interests of the State, rights and legitimate interests of organisations and individuals”.

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Ankara on October 10 afternoon, beginning an official visit to Turkey at the invitation of Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Binali Yildirim.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt agreed to offer mutual consultations on regional and global issues of shared concern during their talks in London on October 10. 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc left Hanoi on October 11 morning for the ASEAN Leaders’ Gathering on the sidelines of the IMF – WB annual meetings in Indonesia, and a working visit to the country from October 11 to 12.

 Selling pressure increased at the end of October 10's trading session while purchasing demand was not enough to save indices from falling.

 The National Hospital of Tropical Diseases is offering 6,500 free hepatitis B virus (HBV) tests for people living in Hanoi and neighbouring provinces.

 Vietnam bagged seven medals on October 10, the fourth day of the 2018 Asian Para Games underway in Indonesia.

 Eco-tourism offers a valuable source of revenue for the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, but challenges such as pollution remain. 

While some people love ready-to-eat chicken served at fast food chains, many Vietnamese people still prepare chicken dishes by themselves because they love cooking at home for nutritional and safe meals for daily life.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign fast food chains have been in Vietnam for more than 10 years and have annual revenue of trillions of dong. But many of them continuously take losses.

VietNamNet Bridge - Only 10 percent of secondary school graduates go to vocational intermediate schools (2-year training), far below the 30 percent target.

VietNamNet Bridge - The industry to manufacture devices for the future HCMC smart city has been taking shape over the last 12 months.

VietNamNet Bridge - Four small-scale titanium processing projects in Binh Thuan have caused serious damage to the land.

 Street food vendors will be fined million Vietnam dong if they fall foul of the present regulation taking effect on October 20.

 Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) was proposed to do the key civil aviation project components to improve Tan Son Nhat International Airport to 50 million passengers in 2022.

Le Thu Tra, a woman living in Hanoi’s Ha Dong District, lived in anxiety for days because she did not know what happened to the contract she had signed to buy an apartment from a new real estate project.

 With 30 years’ successful mobilisation of foreign direct investment (FDI), Vietnam has remarkably been improving its economic climate in favour of investors and businesses. However, challenges remain.

 Handicapped swimmer Vo Thanh Tung broke another record at the ongoing Asian Para Games in Indonesia after triumphing at the men’s 200m freestyle S5 event on October 10.