Here are today’s leading news stories:

Politics

-- Vietnam’s lawmaking National Assembly spent an entire meeting session on Monday discussing measures to deal with corruption and other types of crime.  

-- New United States Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink presented a credential letter to State President Tran Dai Quang in Hanoi on Monday morning to officially assume his position.

Society

-- Police in Ho Chi Minh City confirmed on Monday they had broken up an illegal ring that manufactured, traded, and used a variety of military weapons, arresting Nguyen Hong Phuc, the kingpin, and his eight accomplices.

-- As of Monday night, traffic had been paralyzed due to serious inundation at multiple locations along National Highway 1 from the central city of Da Nang to the central province of Quang Ngai.

-- Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to offer VND1 trillion (US$43.9 million) worth of support to the provinces that have been ravaged by typhoon Damrey.

-- Regarding the food poisoning of over 500 elementary students in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang in late October, the provincial People’s Committee announced on Monday that the Milo chocolate drinks were not properly mixed, resulted in bacterial infection.

-- Several routes in Ho Chi Minh City were inundated on Monday evening as high tide peaked at 1.66 meters, causing challenges for commuters during rush hours.

Business

-- The Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) has for the second time stated in a proposition that the country’s car import policies pose many difficulties for their business operations.

-- During a forum on Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue asserted that the Vietnamese government will provide favorable conditions to boost mobile payment in the country.

Lifestyle

-- The 2017 Saigon International Guitar Festival will take place at the Conservatory of Ho Chi Minh City from November 8 to 12, with the attendance of seven international guitar players and nearly 70 local artists and guitar students.

-- To welcome the 20th Vietnam Film Festival later this month, 29 Vietnamese movies will be screened free-of-charge from November 8 to 14 at the National Cinema Center in Hanoi and Cinestar Cinema in Ho Chi Minh City.

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