A notice has been posted by District 1 Police in Ho Chi Minh City on October 26 in the search for the owner of a restaurant which in August was accused of cheating an Australian diner out of AUD39,429 (nearly US$30,000).

The local government in Danang has warned its staff not to use social media during office hours, said Nguyen Dang Truong, director of the city's communications department.

Ho Chi Minh City may extend its first subway line to the neighboring provinces of Binh Duong and Dong Nai, upon the latter’s request.

Myanmar President’s spouse Su Su Lwin took a tour to several renowned sites in Hanoi on October 26 on the occasion of the State visit to Vietnam of the Myanmar President. 

The Goethe Institute in Hanoi is hosting the 6th European Day of Languages on October 29 to celebrate and promote multilingualism of member states of the European Union. 

Head of the National Assembly's Economic Committee Nguyen Van Giau said as the law-making body, parliaments play the key role in promoting and ensuring human rights. 

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue on October 25-26 continued distributing compensation for residents affected by the marine environmental incident. 

The Prime Minister has given the green light to a Japanese-funded medical project on the detection and treatment of pneumonia among children. 

Experts have warned that HCM City and the Mekong Delta region are witnessing a worrying uptick in the number of diabetic patients, and with this, a heightened risk of diabetic eye diseases (diabetic retinopathy).

A delegation from the Communist Review visited the New Straits Times, the longest running Malaysian newspaper, on October 25. 

A ceremony was held in the northern province of Thai Binh on October 26 to present Lao orders and medals to Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and military experts who performed international missions in Laos during 1945-1975.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has officially joined the ranks of more than 83 countries around the globe that have formally ratified the Paris Climate Change Agreement (COP21) that comes into force this coming November 4.

The Ministry of Education and Training has provided about VND1.5 billion (US$67,155) and educational equipment for flood-hit provinces in the central region.

Several coastal areas in Vietnam are likely to be under water and nearly 40% of the Mekong Delta could be wiped out.

A number of training facilities, teachers and officials from Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ministry of Emergency Situations were honoured with Vietnamese friendship orders and commemorative medals in Moscow on October 25.

Tuan Chau Group put an upgraded terminal into operation on October 25 to better serve passengers to the UNESCO-recognised world natural heritage of Ha Long Bay.

Thai authorities have detained five Vietnamese fishing boats with 28 fishermen aboard for violating their territorial sea and illegal fishing.

Ho Chi Minh City is only among many Vietnamese localities poised to suffer from a budget cut proposed on October 22.

VOV.VN -Child marriage is a human rights violation. Despite laws against it, the practice remains widespread, in part because of persistent poverty and gender inequality. 

Ho Chi Minh City welcomes Dutch investors in food processing, waste treatment and the building of smart city, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong.

Pratibha Mehta, the United Nations’ Resident Coordinator and Development Programme Resident Representative in Vietnam, was presented a friendship order from the Vietnamese State in Hanoi on October 25 for her contributions to the ties between Vietnam and the UN. 

VOV.VN - RMIT University Vietnam has announced an exciting new fellowship program, designed to encourage Vietnamese women to pursue PhDs in technical or business areas.

VOV.VN - A research group on energy and minerals introduced the World Bank (WB) project at a working session with Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Van Khoa in the city on October 25.

The hydrographic commission and office of Vietnam made debut at a ceremony held by the Ministry of National Defence in Hanoi on October 25. 

VOV.VN - Improving Vietnam’s competitiveness in STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and math) was on the agenda on October 25 at a Vietnam-Australia education forum in Hanoi.

The northern province of Vinh Phuc aims to build concrete roads in all of its rural areas by 2020 as part of its new-style rural area building programme from 2017 -2020.

Residents of Mu Cang Chai District in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai are enjoying better lives thanks to their special ethnic fruit called Son Tra. 

The first Zika virus infection in the southern province of Long An was announced by the provincial Health Department at a press conference on October 24, raising the total number of infections in the country to 11. 

Authorities of the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on October 24 issued a press release about an incident at sub-area 1535, Quang Truc commune, Tuy Duc district that left three people dead. 

The Vietnam Standards and Consumers Association, also known as Vinastas, is being investigated by the government after releasing a study about fish sauce that sparked a health scare across the country.