VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of households in Phu My Town in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province were flooded due to a broken dam on Monday.

Given the rising number of foreign tourist arrivals to HCM City, the city’s tourism sector should focus on strengthening human resource training, diversifying tourism products, and promoting linkage with neighbouring provinces, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Red River that dissects Hanoi takes its name from the colour of the silt that tints the water.

 The Mid-Autumn Festival is soon to arrive with three weeks to go. Local people in Bao Dap village of Hong Quang commune, Nam Truc district, Nam Dinh, are busy making star-shaped lanterns for the upcoming celebrations.

 During a visit to Russia from September 5 to 8, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and President Vladimir Putin and other Russian leaders will discuss measures to promote the countries’ relations.

 Tra fish (pangasius) exports are likely to surpass 2 billion USD for the first time this year, presenting an opportunity for Vietnam’s aquatic product exports to realise or even exceed its yearly goal of 9 billion USD.

 Since Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) set up diplomatic relations in 1992, bilateral ties have seen robust growth in all fields, from politics, economy, security-defence to culture, education and science-technology.

 The Government is directing ministries and agencies to raise capital for State-owned commercial banks through the use of dividends or share sales this year, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said.

Viet Nam’s National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) has ordered the traffic safety boards of Ha Noi and HCMC and GrabTaxi Viet Nam Co Ltd to regulate and strictly handle Grab riders using mobile phones when riding.

 Pham Minh Chieu of Bac Lieu triumphed in the professional 125cc category at the National Motorcycle Racing Championship held in the southern province of Can Tho on Sunday, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Registration for the fifth annual Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship 2019 tournament has officially kicked off.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Floods and landslides in northern mountainous and central provinces have killed 15 people and left four missing, while causing heavy losses to property, 

 The first significant steps towards legally protecting the high seas are to take place at the UN in New York.

President Tran Dai Quang has called for the education sector to continue working on a comprehensive reform for education and training activities to produce high-quality human resources for national development

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Private higher education plays an important role in promoting human resource quality, however, policies to develop private universities still face obstacles. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Construction violations ranging from ignoring building permits to illegal construction on farm land remain a hot issue in HCM City.

Foreign investors, encouraged by new laws and information that Vietnam is among 21 IMS Health-ranked markets with the fastest growth rate, have completed M&A deals to save time for procedures and starting production lines.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc held a meeting in Hanoi on September 3 with 150 officials, experts, coaches and athletes attending the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018, which ended in Indonesia a day earlier.

 Vietnam’s industrial production index (IPI) rose 11.2 percent on-year in the first eight months of 2018, the General Statistics Office (GSO) has announced.

 Vietnamese contemporary art projects have been showcased for the first time at the annual London Design Biennale that opened in London, the UK, on September 3 under the theme Emotional States.

The number of deaths and injuries caused by traffic accidents across the country reduced during the National Day holidays from the same period last year, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

 Scientists have used artificial intelligence to predict how cancers will progress and evolve. This could help doctors design the most effective treatment for each patient.

Achievements of Vietnam at Asian Games (ASIAD)

 2018 was the joint hottest summer on record for the UK as a whole, and the hottest ever for England,