VietNamNet Bridge – In the central province of Quang Tri, three men work together to take care of the afterlife of aborted fetuses in the province.

 The Thai, one of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups, settle mainly in valleys near waterways which are suitable for growing wet rice and flax. The Thai live in stilt houses in which their culture and lifestyle have developed and are preserved.

 FIFA Chairman Gianni Infantino has sent his congratulations to Hanoi FC for winning the V.League 1 with five games still to play.

 National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is set to open a direct air link between Vietnam and the United States in 2020, with the destination being either Los Angeles or San Francisco.

 Vietnamese wunderkind pianist Luu Hong Quang will perform in MAESTOSO Piano Series No. 3: ÉVOLUTION at Hanoi Opera House on October 3.

 The first runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2018, Bui Phuong Nga, will represent Vietnam at the Miss Grand International 2018 pageant scheduled for October 5-25 in Myanmar.

 Ta Quang Bao was one of the 18 recipients of the 2016 Ho Chi Minh Awards for Literature and the Arts. Bao is a recognized master of painting and sculpture.

 Ship 015-Tran Hung Dao of the Vietnam Navy will participate in an ASEAN-China Maritime Drill at China’s Zhanjiang naval base from October 21-28, the Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) newspaper reported.

 While businesses in Vietnam find it convenient and effective to advertise through social networks, it is getting difficult to prove that this kind of marketing is eligible for tax deductions.

 Most of the top tech firms in the country performed well last year, hitting revenue figures of VND374.4 trillion (US$16.7 billion) while employing around 93,000 people.

 Virtual deals in currency and property are still in their early stages.

 Many State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are finding it difficult to seek strategic investors post-equitisation and have decided to retain the shares or sell them to the public.

 The Food Safety and Inspection Service under the United States Department of Agriculture has proposed continuing Viet Nam’s eligibility to export Siluriformes fish, commonly known as catfish, and fish products to the United States.

HCM City People’s Committee is calling for investment in administrative and simulation centres that would forecast socio-economic strategies as part of a smart urban area project being carried out from 2017 to 2025.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series of special cultural and art events will take place in France this month to mark the 45th anniversary of Viet Nam - France diplomatic ties.

Foreign investors have poured more money into yarn, garment and accessories projects, while Vietnam needs more projects on textile, dyeing and trimming projects to form closed textile & garment value chains.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national poverty rate would fall to less than an estimated six per cent by the end of this year, which would mark a 1.0-1.3 per cent decrease compared to last year, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Portraits of Hanoians by painter Le Nang Hien (1921-2014) are on display in Hanoi.

Vietnam, which has been using ODA (official  development assistance) capital for 25 years, has looked at the situation realistically and found the problems of ODA.

In Vietnamese cuisine, nem rán (fried spring rolls) and nem cuốn tôm thịt (fresh shrimp and pork rolls) are among the most popular and tasty of the hundreds of local dishes that residents and foreigners alike enjoy.