Policies on attracting investment in the country’s oil exploration should be streamlined to make the industry more attractive, especially when the country is facing a rapid exhaustion of main oil discoveries, experts recommended.

 The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee has established two policy monitoring groups.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Visual artists Truong Que Chi and Kenny Nguyen are showing their works at two exhibitions that open on Friday (September 28) at the Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition of Vietnamese archival materials kicks off today in France, showing Vietnamese culture and history reflected through documents and images.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam strongly condemns terror attacks in any form, and such acts must be strictly punished in accordance with the law, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A theatre project aimed at secondary school students by two entertainment groups was launched in HCM City this week.

 Leaders of the Party, State, National Assembly, Government, Vietnam Fatherland Front and the armed forces, as well as representatives of people nationwide  have paid tribute to President Tran Dai Quang on September 26.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A novel by Nguyen Huy Thiep has been published in Vietnam for the first time since it was released in France 13 years ago.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some years ago, private investors, recognizing that state-owned hospitals were getting overloaded, rushed to build hospitals. However, the profits they have gained remain modest. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 45th Ha Noi Moi (New Hanoi) Newspaper Run is scheduled to start at Hoan Kiem Lake on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – New Ministry of Health regulations on cancer treatment for outpatients from other provinces is causing problems to hospitals and thousands of sufferers.

 The Van Don International Airport in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh is in the final stages of construction work as it prepares to receive its first flight in December this year.

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) said it would submit a plan for the sharing economy model to the Government in the fourth quarter this year.

 Viet Nam’s seafood industry will get a “green card” from the European Commission this year after succeeding in its efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, but fishermen’s attitudes need to be addressed.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade has given permission for Nghi Son Oil Refinery and Petrochemical LLC to export fuel products from its new plant, which is operating on a trial basis.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Supreme Procuracy transferred the Lien Ket Viet multi-level marketing scam case to the Ha Noi People’s Court on Monday.

 Top Vietnamese artistic gymnastics athlete Le Thanh Tung won a silver medal at World Challenge Cup 2018, which concluded on Monday in Hungary.

 Forty families in Tia Dinh C Hamlet in Tia Dinh Commune, the northern province of Dien Bien, are living in fear of landslides as cracks have appeared and expanded in the ground surrounding their homes.

 The music campaign Tuborg OPEN has returned to inspire young people to explore the experiences of different cultures through a unique musical collaboration.

 The Ministry of Health has proposed sanctions against demonstrations of stigma and discrimination towards people living with HIV, according to a draft decree on penalties for administrative offences in the health sector.

 The Fund for Cultural Preservation of the US Embassy in Vietnam has decided to assist 92,500 USD for conserving the Ho Dynasty Citadel, a UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Heritage site, in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

 Three export commodities have earned Vietnam more than 20 billion USD in revenue each this year to September 15, according to latest statistics of the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

 U16 Vietnam drew 1-1 with U16 Indonesia in the second match of Group C in the final round of the Asian Confederation Cup (AFC) U16 Championship, held on September 24 at Bukit Jalil Stadium, Malaysia. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – With its still huge untapped potential, the Vietnamese hospitality market has become a hot destination for many local and foreign investors. 

 Flag flew at at half-staff at Ba Dinh Square on September 26 upon the death of President Tran Dai Quang.