Belgian jazz quartet to perform in Hanoi

 Vietnamese jazz lovers will have a chance to enjoy two concerts performed by renowned musicians including Steve Houben, Grégory Houben, Quentin Líegeois and Jean-Louis Rassinfosse.

Pha Lau – An exotic dish of Saigoneese

 Found in the list of the must-try street food in Saigon, Pha Lau is also supposed to be a specialty you should taste when coming to Ho Chi Minh city.

Artist dubbed Prince of Indie to hit the stage

 VietNamNet Bridge – One the country’s most beloved indie artists Thai Vu will organise a liveshow today in Hanoi.

E-medical records to be deployed nationwide by 2021

 By 2021, Vietnam will deploy electronic medical records in all medical examination and treatment establishments nationwide, heard a conference on smart healthcare, held by the Ministry of Health (MoH), on September 19.

More pharmaceutical firms want to remove FOL

Southern bourse member Pymepharco is the latest company to announce intentions to ramp up its foreign ownership limit to 100 per cent, following leading pharmaceuticals Duoc Hau Giang and Domesco.

Viet Nam Int’l Junior Fashion Week kicks off

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thang Long Imperial Citadel will become a catwalk for the Viet Nam International Junior Fashion Week 2018 on September 21-23.

VTF Pro Tour 4 to start in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Tennis Federation (VTF) Pro Tour 4 – Hung Thinh Cup 2018 is scheduled to start on September 23 at Phu Tho Tennis Club in HCM City.

Vietnam lose to Japan in quarter-finals of AVC Cup

Viet Nam national women’s volleyball team lost to Japan 1-3 (20-25, 25-23, 25-12, 25-23) in the quarter-finals of the sixth Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup for Women at the Chartchai Hall in Thailand on September 19.

Mid-Autumn Festival towards original point

 This year's Mid-Autumn Festival comes sooner for Hanoi children, and colourful of toys and drumbeats are everywhere.

Hue holds lion dance festival for the first time

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ten troupes are attending a lion dance competition held in Hue.

President Tran Dai Quang passes away, aged 62

 Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang passed away at 10:05am on September 21 in Hanoi at the age of 62.

VinFast cars expected to be direct rival to Mercedes

VinFast’s first two car models, one sedan and one SUV, will have selling prices of no less than VND1 billion, similar to luxury models Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi and Lexus.

Black stone mystery in Phu Yen Province

 VietNamNet Bridge – For the last two months, people have been flocking to the Song Hinh Hydropower plant’s reservoir in the central province of Phu Yen to find black stones, worth VND4 million per kilo.

5G will transform Vietnam’s economy

 Denis Brunetti, president of Ericsson Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos sheds light on the preparation for 5G, and how the technology will benefit Vietnam and its industries, and accelerate the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

HCM City to build more roads to unclog highly congested south

 VietNamNet Bridge – A proposal to build a north-south axial road in HCM City running through districts 4, 7 and Nha Be through a public-private-partnership (PPP) has been approved by the City People’s Committee.

PNJ fined for tax arrears

 Phu Nhuan Jewelry JSC (code: PNJ) has been fined to dozens of millions of dong in tax.

MoIT eases import rules on horsepower motorcycles

 Importers of 175cc engine motorbikes and above will no longer have to register for automatic import licences at the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VN Central Bank pushes restructuring of credit institutions

 Earlier this week, the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) issued a directive to hasten the restructuring of credit institutions associated with resolving bad debts.

Fast fashion set to transform VN market

 The proliferation of foreign fast fashion brands in Vietnam is heating up the local sector and drawing in more and more newcomers, which forces local brands to transform and improve their capacity to compete. 

VN financial sector struggles to restructure

 Vietnam is confronting challenges in the process of restructuring the public financial sector, Deputy Minister of Finance Do Hoang Anh Tuan said during a forum on Thursday.

Ly Hoang Nam beats Alejandro Moro Canas at Spain F28 Futures

 Viet Nam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang  Nam defeated Alejandro Moro Canas of Spain 2-1 in the men’s singles first round of the Spain F28 Futures tennis tournament in Madrid on September 19.

Book on U23 coach to be published in Korea

 South Korean publishing house iStory will release a book by Vietnamese author Le Huy Khoa to mark the Southeast Asia Football Federation (AFF) Cup at the end of this year.

Exploring stunning natural landscapes in Quy Nhon

Breathtaking natural landscapes of Ky Co and Trung Luong beaches in the central coastal city of Quy Nhon have attracted a large number of visitors.

VN Food Administration warns of buying health food online

The Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) under the Ministry of Health has issued an alert after finding that a number of websites promoting dietary supplements and health products violated advertising regulations.

Main milestones during Vietnam’s 41-year UN membership

Since it officially joined the UN on Sept. 20, 1977, Vietnam has taken the initiative and made practical contributions to the UN’s activities.