Mural paintings give Hue's old walls new look

 More than 100 young painters in Hue City alongside foreign ones gave 1-km old mossy walls at Lang Viet tourism complex in the city a makeover with mural paintings.

Cuisine tour dedicated to Anthony Bourdain launched

 Travel firm Exotic Voyages has launched a new cuisine tour to various localities throughout Vietnam called ‘A Tribute to Anthony Bourdain: Taste of Vietnam’.

Vietnamese Miss Eco International sex scandal

 Miss Eco International orgnisers have announced they will strip Vietnamese representative Thu Dung of her 3rd runner-up title following her being investigated as part of a prostitution ring.

Noi Bai Airport raises Terminal 1 capacity to 15 million after upgrade

 The upgrade of Noi Bai International Airport’s Terminal 1, which serves domestic flights, has been completed, raising its total capacity to 15 million passengers a year.

Post-flood shortages loom over Thanh Hoa

 Thousands of households in Thanh Hoa Province's Muong Lat District are facing food and clean water shortages following a recent flood.

HCM City cooperates with Osaka to build low-carbon society

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in HCM City and Osaka in Japan yesterday vowed to promote cooperation among the two localities in low-carbon city development at a meeting held in HCM City.

Peer to peer lending becoming increasingly popular in VN

 Peer to peer, or P2P, lending has been developing rapidly around the world in recent years with the establishment of many online lending companies, experts have said.

Consumer finance arms race

 Consumer finance companies are offering various promotions to customers, aiming to enlarge their share in an increasingly competitive market.

Think carefully before spending city funds on minibus services: experts

The HCM City Public Passenger Transport Management and Operation Centre has proposed investment in 210 minibuses to transport passengers from narrow alleys to wider streets where they can take buses.

Large-scale wind and solar power 'could green the Sahara'

 Installing huge numbers of solar panels and wind turbines in the Sahara desert would have a major impact on rainfall, vegetation and temperatures,

Immediate reporting system to inspect food violations in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – An immediate food violation reporting system will be launched in Hanoi by 2020 to ensure food safety, 

Land collapse discovered in area near Nhan Co Alumina Factory

 VietNamNet Bridge – A farmer has written to the People’s Committee in Đăk R’lâp complaining his land has collapsed close to an aluminum factory.

Apple reseller to open in HCMC

 Viet Nam’s Imex Pan Pacific Group (IPPG) will open an official Apple resale store in HCM City on September 10, according to cafef.vn.

Chinese tourists evading tax

 Chinese tourists are reportedly avoiding paying tax in Viet Nam, with the help of tourism companies.

WEF on ASEAN 2018 through figures

The World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) is one of the largest multilateral diplomatic events hosted by Vietnam this year, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.

Syria war: US 'has seen evidence' chemical weapons being prepared

 The new US envoy for Syria has said there is "lots of evidence" that Syrian government forces are preparing to use chemical weapons in Idlib.

All students are to cover by health insurance scheme

Tran Dinh Lieu, Deputy Director of Viet Nam Social Insurance, speaks to the newspaper Tien Phong (Vanguard) on his agency’s goal to have all Vietnamese students join the health insurance scheme.

VN striker ’s goal at ASIAD honoured

Vietnamese striker Nguyen Van Toan’s goal in the 108th minute of the quarter-final against Syria was chosen as one of the four most memorable moments in the men’s football at the Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD).

VN model Kha Trang competes at Super Model International 2018

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fashion model Duong Nguyen Kha Trang of Ha Giang Province will compete in the Super Model International 2018 contest in Bangkok on Friday. 

Vietnam switches to unbaked building materials

 Unbaked construction materials are targeted to account for 30-40 percent of all materials used for building by 2020, according to a circular that has been approved by the Government.

ASIAD 2018: Mongolia loses wrestling gold, promoting Vietnam’s ranking

 The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has cancelled the result of Mongolian wrestler Orkhon Purevdorj in the women’s 62kg category of the freshly-concluded Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD) in Indonesia due to testing positive to doping.

Over 1,000 world leaders, executives register for WEF ASEAN 2018

 The World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) will receive more than 1,000 delegates, including high-ranking government representatives and executives of regional and world-leading corporations.

Vietnam, Russia sign various cooperation agreements

Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong and Russian President Vladimir Putin witnessed the signing of many cooperation agreements on September 6, within the framework of the former’s ongoing visit to Russia.

Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong to visit Hungary from September 8-11

 General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong will pay an official visit to Hungary from September 8-11 at the invitation of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. 

Vietsovpetro taps 230 million tonnes of oil

 The Vietnam-Russia Oil and Gas Joint Venture Vietsovpetro has pumped up more than 230 million tonnes of crude oil and provided 34 billion cubic metres of associated gas so far.