Tuoitrenews briefs the salient news that is carried today, October 17, in Vietnamese media.

Sports:

-- Vietnam were held to 0 – 0 draw at home by Indonesia as both sides failed to take their chances in a friendly match held in Vietnam’s national My Dinh stadium on Tuesday evening.

Society:

-- According to the Southern Regional Hydro Meteorological Center, high tide levels are forecast to reach 1.6m at Phu An Station on the Saigon River today (Oct. 17), the highest point ever recorded in the city, and 1.58 to 1.59m on Oct. 18.

-- Bus drivers en route from Ho Chi Minh City to provinces in south, Mekong Delta, and central highlands regions said that they are often mugged openly by gangs. The story will be featured in an investigative report published on Tuoitrenews today.

Business:

-- Burger King, a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in the United States, has just announced they will open its largest restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City on October 20 and sets the target of launching 11 other stores into operation in HCMC, Hanoi, Da Nang, and at some airports.

Politics:

-- Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung was assured of continuous, close cooperation from Cambodia and Laos in the search and repatriation of the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts killed in the two countries during wartime.

-- Attention, support and constructive comments given by voters serve as a great source of encouragement and a firm mainstay for each National Assembly deputy, civil servant and party member to fulfill their tasks assigned by the Party and people, said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong during a meeting with voters from Hanoi’s inner district of Ba Dinh on Tuesday.

To be updated...