Vice chairman of the National Assembly’s Social Affairs Committee Bui Sy Loi talks to Đại biểu nhân dân newspaper about how grassroots healthcare system must be the foundation for improving the sector.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City’s People's Committee has approved the use of Bach Dang Wharf once again for river-based tourism after a three-year gap.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival 2018 was launched on Sunday in the historical land of Ninh Binh Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists at the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources have announced the discovery of a new fish species endemic to a cave system in the central region’s Quang Binh Province, 

Quang Binh Province debuted tour itineraries to the Hang Vom-Gieng Vooc Cave system late last week, offering visitors another choice for caving trips aside from the world’s biggest cave, Son Doong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 815 enterprises in HCM City owe more than six months of social insurance payments, while thousands of enterprises owe two months.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s Long Bien District began a project to renovate old traditional markets to be more modern in 2016, but only 13 of the 20 existing markets have been upgraded so far.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam will start his quest for the men’s singles title at the Viet Nam F5 Futures – Hải Đăng Cup 2018 in the southern province of Tay Ninh today.

 VietNamNet Bridge – German band Isolation Berlin will perform at the Viet Nam Youth Theare to kick off their Southeast Asia tour on November 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s national football team lost to the K-League 2’s Seoul E-Land 2-0 during their third friendly match in South Korea yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese runner Nguyen Khoa won the men’s HCMC SKYRUN at the Bitexco Financial Tower in HCM City on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tien Hung defended his title in the men’s 42km category at the Long Bien Marathon 2018 on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The underground station C9, part of Hanoi’s urban railway line No 2 connecting Bac Tu Liem District to Hoan Kiem District, will not harm the historical sites surrounding Hoan Kiem Lake.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is striving to have the European Commission’s ‘yellow card’ warning on Vietnamese seafood removed, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is no doubt that drunk driving is a killer disease. Drunk drivers kill themselves and kill others.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ancient city has developed a master plan to boost the mass use of bicycles among community members and tourists, as part of efforts to make Hoi An a capital of eco-friendly tourism in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Krang Krock is an ancient Khmer temple in Chau Doc District in the southern province of An Giang near the border between Vietnam and Combodia. The temple is the biggest of its kind in Tinh Bien - Chau Doc, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has more than doubled the fee for household garbage collection.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of international and local string soloists will give four concerts during the annual Saigon International Guitar Festival in HCM City from October 31 to November 4.

More than 240 artistic photos by 192 photographers throughout the country will be displayed at the Viet Nam Art Photo Exhibition in the northern province of Quang Ninh between October 30 and November 8.