Politics
-- U.S. President Donald Trump is in Hanoi for a state visit that began on Sunday morning. He attended an annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang on Saturday.
Society
-- More than 1,000 people from across the country joined a requiem for traffic victims held on Saturday in Thu Dau Mot City, approximately 30km from Ho Chi Minh City.
-- Representatives of the Ministry of Public Security and experts addressed readers’ inquiries regarding the policy to scrap residence books at a forum held at Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper’s office in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday.
-- Tropical storm Haikui, the 13th storm hitting Vietnam this year, was weakening and would likely blow itself out on the East Vietnam Sea while bringing showers to central provinces, according to Le Thanh Hai, deputy general director of the National Hydro-Meteorological Service.
Business
-- Card users will be allowed to withdraw VND5 million (US$217) at most each day at Point of Sale (POS) machines, according to draft amendments to a current circular stipulating bank card activity.
-- Many have been drawn to stalls trading ornamental fish, safe vegetables and specialties at an ongoing hi-tech agriculture and food industry fair at Le Van Tam Park in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
Lifestyle
-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe took a stroll on Saturday night around the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town in the central province of Quang Nam before inaugurating the Vietnam-Japan Cultural Space.
-- Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and Gyeongju City, South Korea on Saturday night attended the opening of a cultural festival on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in the downtown area.
-- Fans in Vietnam will satisfy their love for music with a series of 17 shows from the European Music Festival 2017, which will take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from November 17 to December 2.