Politics

-- National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong is leading a Vietnamese delegation at the ongoing 131st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Geneva , Switzerland .

-- Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is visiting Belgium, the EU, Germany and the Vatican to discuss ways to fortify ties with these partners.

-- Vietnam’s Politburo member and standing member of the Party Secretariat Le Hong Anh concluded his three-day visit to the UK on Sunday.

Society

-- The administration of Ho Chi Minh City has approved a VND11.13 trillion (US$524 million) investment for the second phase of a megaproject to improve the city’s sanitary.

-- Vietnam-flagged oil tanker Sunrise 689, which was hijacked with 18 crew members on board and then released by pirates on October 2, had more than 2,000 of its 3,300 metric tons of oil stolen, authorities said Sunday, citing investigation report.

-- Local residents leaving near the construction site of the Cat Linh – Ha Dong urban railway project in Hanoi have complained that the contractors only mainly display warning signs and messages in Chinese characters.

Business

-- Luxury cruise ship Voyager of the Seas docked at the Tan Cang – Cai Mep seaport in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on Sunday, allowing more than 3,000 international tourists to tour the province’s attractions before leaving late the same day.

-- British luxury automaker Bentley Motors Limited is poised to open its first Vietnamese dealership in Hanoi next month.

-- Manufacturers and importers of mobile phones and tablets in Vietnam are responsible for recalling their wasted products -- products that are expired or dumped by users -- under an order by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung that takes effect on January 1, 2015.

-- The Vietnam’s income per capita could lag behind that of Laos and Cambodia soon if the economy remains unchanged in the next three to five years, Vietnamese deputy investment minister Nguyen Chi Dung said Sunday.

Lifestyle

-- American contemporary dancer and actress Kathryn Renée McCormick, noted for her role in 3D dance film Step Up Revolution, is slated to join a live broadcast show to announce the top 20 finalists of the Vietnamese adaptation of popular dancing reality show So You Think You Can Dance in Ho Chi Minh City on October 18.

-- Famed photographer Na Son is requesting an apology from the Hanoi Library for displaying one of his Hanoi-themed photos at an exhibition without his permission and making a wrong caption on it. While Son took the photo in 2008, it was captioned as “Hanoi in the 1960s” by the library.

Sports

-- Vietnam will fight for pride during their clash with China at the 2014 AFC U19 Championship in Myanmar today, October 13, as their journey at the event has already ended.

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