Russia has said Syria shot down one of its military planes - but laid the blame for the deaths of the 15 personnel on board with Israel.

 The leaders of North and South Korea are meeting in the North Korean capital for talks centred on the stalled denuclearisation negotiations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series of special cultural and art events will take place in France this month to mark the 45th anniversary of Viet Nam - France diplomatic ties.

Foreign investors have poured more money into yarn, garment and accessories projects, while Vietnam needs more projects on textile, dyeing and trimming projects to form closed textile & garment value chains.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national poverty rate would fall to less than an estimated six per cent by the end of this year, which would mark a 1.0-1.3 per cent decrease compared to last year, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Portraits of Hanoians by painter Le Nang Hien (1921-2014) are on display in Hanoi.

Vietnam, which has been using ODA (official  development assistance) capital for 25 years, has looked at the situation realistically and found the problems of ODA.

In Vietnamese cuisine, nem rán (fried spring rolls) and nem cuốn tôm thịt (fresh shrimp and pork rolls) are among the most popular and tasty of the hundreds of local dishes that residents and foreigners alike enjoy.

 Vietnam has taken pride in the country’s aged-old traditional of hand brocade weaving. To date, beautiful brocades have been used for many ao dai designs.

 Japanese culture will be in the spotlight at the Japan Day - Fullmoon Festival, which will take place on September 23 in the Manor Central Park urban area in Hanoi’s Hoang Mai district.

Vietnam, Malaysia State audit agencies foster cooperation, Hanoi steps up cooperation with Bulgarian localities, ASOSAI 14: milestone in SAV’s 24-year history, HCM City leader hosts Chinese Foreign Minister

 Ha Long city, home to the UNESCO-recognised world heritage site Ha Long Bay, has recently launched a new tourism product, introducing a model combining sustainable aquaculture and responsible tourism on Ha Long Bay. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is having a headache removing illegal residents from the citadel’s walls located in its municipal city of Hue.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two designs by the HCM City–based company Tropical Space won awards at the Architects Regional Council Asia (Arcasia) Awards for Architecture 2018 in Tokyo last week.

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 The Đuống River Surface Water Plant, the largest water supply project in northern Vietnam, is speeding up the construction of all work items to inaugurate the plant in time for the anniversary of Hanoi’s liberation day.

 A series of award-winning movies will be on screen for the first time and free at the fifth Hanoi International Film Festival, which will take place in the capital city from October 27-31.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Construction work on eastern section of the North-South Expressway will start next year, and is scheduled to finish by 2021, the Ministry of Transport (MoT) announced yesterday.

 US President Donald Trump appreciated steps of development in the US-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership when receiving a letter of credentials handed over by Vietnamese Ambassador Ha Kim Ngoc on September 17.

 One more club “Reading with Children” has recently opened in Hanoi, creating an additional playground for young book lovers in the capital city.

The Ministry of Transport and Hai Phong’s People’s Committee on Monday launched a pilot programme to promote passenger transport on the Hai Phong – Ha Noi – Kunming route, aiming to promote cross-border travel between Vietnam and China.

 Apart from onion and garlic markets, the fish or seafood market on Ly Son island in the central province of Quang Ngai also begins at the crack of dawn attracting many visitors.

Nearly 5,000 deals involving foreigners buying into Vietnamese businesses have been reported so far this year, an increase of 50 percent compared with 2017.

 Torrential rain is still forecast for northern regions of Viet Nam today, although super typhoon Mangkhut weakened into a tropical low-pressure system and made landfall in China’s Guangxi Province yesterday morning.

VietNamNet Bridge - The proposal to buy electricity from Lao hydropower plants has been facing opposition from many researchers, who say that benefits are small compared with the costs.