VIETNAM TODAY

Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday, with traders tracking developments in the Middle East crisis as Israel presses on with its ground incursion of Gaza, while hopes the conflict will not spill over regionally kept oil prices subdued.

A seven-year-old girl in the central province of Nghe An who is struggling with a rare Stevens-Johnson Syndrome skin disease is in desperate need of support.

Ho Chi Minh City has seen more streets devoted to one type of business over recent years.

A car crashed into a tractor-trailer on a road in the northern province of Lang Son, leaving five people dead and many others injured.

A mentally ill man has stabbed his family, killing his father and brother and seriously injuring his mother in Binh Dinh Province.

Many young people have flocked to celebrate Halloween on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in HCM City since the evening of October 30.

The Japanese Embassy in Hanoi and the Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City have announced plans to issue e-visa to Vietnamese tourist groups starting from November 1.

The number of international visitors to Vietnam as of October has reached 9.997 million, 4.2 times higher year-on-year, according to the latest report from the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.

Flight ZE561 of the Republic of Korea’s Eastar Jet Airlines landed safely at Cam Ranh International Airport in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa on October 30, carrying 170 passengers on board.

Vietnamese leaders on October 30 sent a message of condolence to Chinese leaders over the recent passing of former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.

The southern province of Ben Tre has announced a state of erosion emergency at local beaches.

Many people in HCM City have been shopping for Halloween decorations over the past few days to prepare for a frightening Halloween celebration.

The HCM City Transport Department has just proposed a fine of VND90 million against the Thanh Buoi Bus Company for their various violations.

A tour to explore the Temple of Literature in Hanoi at night has been launched since October 29.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on Monday opened the Vo Nguyen Giap Highway after eight years of construction.

Many areas in the central province of Ha Tinh have been deeply flooded in torrential rains which started from Sunday afternoon.

Thanh Buoi Bus Company has announced the suspension of their passenger transport on the HCM City-Dalat/Can Tho routes amid an investigation by authorities into a deadly accident.

The Vietnam Banks Association has proposed a 2 per cent value-added tax reduction for credit institutions because the institutions are currently facing difficulties, with their non-performing loans and potentially risky debts tending to increase significantly.

For the first time Vietnam has established a national semiconductor network which was inaugurated on October 29 as part of the Vietnam Semiconductor Summit.