Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet on October 10 signed two agreements worth a total of US$1.2 billion with foreign institutions to finance its ambitious fleet expansion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-six dancers from the Moscow State Dance Theatre will mesmerise audience members by performing Gzhel at the Ha Noi Opera House tonight. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Truyện Kiều (The Tale of Kiều) is a Vietnamese epic by poet Nguyễn Du (1766-1820).  It is recognised as one of Vietnam’s top literary works. The poem recounts the life and trials of Thúy Kiều, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authors Le Ke Son and Charles Bailey have introduced the book From Enemies to Partners: Viet Nam, the US and Agent Orange to Vietnamese readers after three years of work.

Reports about three new species of the ginger family – Newmania cristata, Newmania gracilis and Newmania sontraensis (Zingiberaceae: Zingibereae) – found in central Vietnam were officially published by Phytotaxa (a botany journal) 

 Hanoi’s craft streets and villages are featured at a photo exhibition being held at the Temple of Literature.

 As part of their Southeast Asia tour, German band Isolation Berlin will perform at several venues in major cities of Vietnam from November 1 to November 10.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi and HCMC each year between 2018 and 2020 will receive 110,000 new households, adding to the demand for houses and apartments.

 Painter Nguyen Thanh will hold an exhibition reflecting environmental issues titled “The Mask” at VICAS Art Studio in Hanoi from October 11 to November 4.

The HCMC People’s Committee has announced its e-government architecture, which is expected to create favorable conditions for departments and relevant agencies to develop IT solutions to offer smart public services to its citizens and enterprises.

 Binh Thuan dragon fruit has seen its prices plummet to VND500-VND1,000 a kilo now from VND25,000 two weeks ago, sending farmers to a fresh but repeated agony. 

Vietnam CEO Forum 2018, an annual event for Vietnamese chief executive officers, is set to kick off on October 24 in HCMC. 

 The Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) People’s Committee yesterday announced the official electronic government structure of the city.

 HCM City People’s Committee asked the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to work with local administrations to enhance supervision on environment violations issuing stiff penalties on violators.

 A cab driver of Mai Linh Corporation helped a pregnant woman to deliver a baby in his cab while they were on the way to the nearby hospital on Monday.

 BKAV launches two new smartphone versions on October 10.

This year, all 38 students of 7 teams who took part in regional and international Olympiads won medals, including 13 gold, 14 silver and 11 bronze medals.

 The HCM City property market has witnessed robust growth in various segments, such as retail space, offices, serviced apartments and hotels, according to property consultancy Savills Vietnam.

Vietnamese PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and leaders of other Greater Mekong Subregion countries attended the Mekong-Japan Business Forum held in Tokyo on October 9 with the participation of about 600 enterprises from the GMS nations and Japan.

 Most investment funds in Viet Nam’s equity market have recorded modest gains and were beaten by the growth of the benchmark VN-Index in the past three quarters.