Temperatures dropped sharply to a low of 21 degrees Celcius in Hanoi as the winds of winter hit the capital Wednesday morning. Hanoians were quick to switch to winter outfits to cope with the chilly weather.

 The sixth deputy ministerial-level strategic dialogue on foreign affairs and defence between Vietnam and Australia took place in Hanoi on October 10, chalking out plans to boost the bilateral strategic partnership.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only 10 per cent of some 53,000 households in Me Linh District in the outskirts of Hanoi have access to clean water.

 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. 

 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.

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.

Handicapped Vietnamese swimmer Vo Thanh Tung won another gold medal in the final round of the Asian Para Games’ men’s 100m freestyle S5, held on Tuesday at the GBK Aquatic Centre, Jakarta, Indonesia.

 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) 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Toll stations on roads built under Build-Operation-Transfer (BOT) contracts could be closed if investors behind the projects delayed repairs, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Nobel prize-winning therapy offers a beacon of hope for the mounting number of cancer patients in Vietnam, however, doctors caution that expectations should be tempered.

Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh received Eleonora Mitrofanova – head of the Russian Federation’s Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Co-operation – yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two large-scale food poisoning cases last week put 500 students in the hospital and left parents concerned about food safety in the country’s schools.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Head coach of Viet Nam’s national football team Park Hang-seo on Tuesday officially announced the list of 30 players who will play in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government Inspectorate (GI) has revealed land use transfer violations committed between 2003 and 2016.

 This is the fifth time that SCB Vietnam has acted as the Bond Issuance Agent for a guaranteed VND-denominated corporate bond issue.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Never before have game shows and reality shows been more popular on TV and in the media. On most State-owned and private channels, it’s easy to find these shows.