Check out the news you should not miss today, October 23:

Politics

-- Vietnam’s lawmaking National Assembly began its 4th sitting in the 2016-21 tenure today, October 23, during which legislators will consider important socio-economic goals, including fighting corruption. The sitting will close on November 25.

-- Vietnam's Minister of National Defense General Ngo Xuan Lich is leading a high-ranking military delegation to attend the 11th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and the 4th ADMM-Plus (ADMM+) in the Philippines from Monday to Tuesday.

Society

-- Police in District 2, Ho Chi Minh City said on Sunday they are hunting for two suspects in an acid attack which severely burned a 46-year-old accountant of an international school near the Thao Dien residential area two days earlier.

-- Construction of a new bus center, costing some VND6.9 billion (US$303,965), started on Sunday on Ham Nghi Street in Ho Chi Minh City's downtown area, replacing the old facility having been removed to make space for the city's metro line.

-- Northern Vietnam was hit by a fresh cold snap early today, October 23, with temperatures in Hanoi likely to drop to 18 degrees Celsius.

-- A security drill in preparation for the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings (APEC Vietnam 2017) took place in the host city of Da Nang on Sunday.

Business

-- Thirteen car, motorbike and yacht brands will showcase their products at the Vietnam International Motor Show 2017 (VIMS 2017), which kicks off in Ho Chi Minh City this Wednesday, the organizers announced on Sunday.

-- Vietnam’s top lender Vietcombank has appointed Canadian Thomas William Tobin as head of retail banking group, the first foreign personnel to be directly involved in the bank’s management in its 55-year history.

-- Vietnamese consumers now prefer multifunctional shopping malls, which include dining and entertainment features, to those only providing shopping services.

-- Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co. Ltd., the operator of the $3.2 billion Dung Quat oil refinery in central Vietnam, is ready to sell up to six percent of its shares during an IPO by this year-end.

Lifestyle

-- Lee Kirby, the British man who started to rise to fame with his ability to beautifully sing Vietnamese songs four years ago, is scheduled to make a comeback to the Southeast Asian country with a concert in Ho Chi Minh City on October 27.