Politics

-- A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam, led by Politburo member and Secretary of the party’s Central Committee To Huy Rua, is in France during a visit under the invitation of the Communist Party of France.

Society

-- Can Tho police announced Sunday they have captured two suspects who have committed 11 iPhone 5 roberies from passers-by since August. The suspects are only 18 and 19 years old, respectively.

-- Five gang members in the border gate of Mong Cai who extorted money from importers by assaulting their porters have been arrested by Quang Ninh police, officers announced Sunday.

-- An article published on a newswire alleging the use of rat meat in the broth of a common street food in Ho Chi Minh City has gone viral on social networks over the last week. But Tuoi Tre inspection found it fabricated. Come back today for the full story.

-- Vung Tau’s local government announced Sunday they will name the National Highway No.51 avenue passing its locality after late General Vo Nguyen Giap.

-- In protest of sand mining that has caused landslides, hundreds of residents of Tu Nghia District in central Quang Ngai Province gathered before the office of district government yesterday, causing disorder and blocking traffic on National Highway 1.

Business

-- Vietnam’s north to south railway will be renovated so that it will take only 25 hours instead of 29 hours to complete the full route, a project that will cost US$1.8 billion.

-- The finance ministry is currently working with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to come up with an agreement in which Japanese businesses will help local SOEs restructure by buying their debts.

-- Vietnamese handicraft manufacturers are enjoying an order windfall as importers from the US and the EU have switched to doing business with them instead of the Chinese counterparts.

-- The total export turnovers of the Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable sector in the year to October surges to near $23 billion, according to the agriculture ministry.

Education

-- Vu Thanh Long, a sophomore in Australia, has surpassed over 20,000 Vietnamese youths around the world to compete with other international finalists for the opportunity to fly into space in a Unilever-funded program.

Lifestyle

-- More than 2,000 people, mostly youths, Sunday attended an event titled “I agree” at Hanoi-based Thong Nhat Park to show their support to homosexual marriage.

-- A cultural exchange titled Models and Talents 2013 between Vietnam and the SNG nations took place on Sunday at the Merperle Spackling Waves on Nha Trang-based Hon Tam Island.

-- Pororo: The racing adventure, the renowned South Korean movie, has hit Vietnamese widescreen in 3D format starting October 25, an event to mark its 10^th year anniversary.

Sports

-- Ace gymnastics player Phan Thi Ha Thanh snatched four golds at the 2013 National Gymnastics Tournament, enabling her Hai Phong Team to finish second at the event that wrapped up on Sunday.

-- Ly Hoang Nam won Sunday the championship of the Chang-LTAT-ITF JUNIORS G2 after his Russian rival Boris Pokotilov asked to lose by default due to his shoulder injury.