Check out news you should not miss today, October 20
Politics
-- Australian Senate President Stephen Parry met with Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Ngo Huong Nam in Canberra on Thursday, where he expressed his delight at the strong development in the Vietnam - Australia relations and appreciated the upcoming visit by Vietnam’s National Assembly chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
-- Ho Chi Minh City Party chief Nguyen Thien Nhan received Ted Yoho, chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific under the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday, expressing hope that the Vietnamese city will continue to receive assistance from the U.S. government and businesses.
Society
-- A doctor in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue has been fined VND5 million (US$220) for a Facebook post in which he ‘recommended’ Vietnamese Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien to quit her job out of incapacity, the provincial information department said on Thursday.
-- Vietnam has targeted to increase the average height of local young men and women to 1.67m and 1.56m, respectively by 2025.
Business
-- The BT (build-transfer) contract, where contractors are usually appointed without the need of bidding, has become a fertile ground for corruption, experts pointed out at a conference in Hanoi on Thursday.
Lifestyle
-- Thousands had joined a two-day exhibition in the central city of Da Nang where participants explored Son Doong Cave through virtual reality headsets. The event was held by the Save Son Doong project to promote the beauty of the world’s largest cave in Vietnam as well as to raise awareness on protecting it.
-- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Thursday awarded the certificate recognizing the Kate festival of ethnic Cham people in the central province of Ninh Thuan as a national intangible heritage.
-- The Japanese Film Festival 2017 will be organized by the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam from October 27 to January 14 in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang, featuring 11 new films made after 2015.
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