VietNamNet Bridge - Environmental experts say HCMC needs to find solutions to smart water use, an important part of the plan to develop a smart city. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – “Lobster debt can only cleared with lobster!,” declares Nguyen Thanh Nhon, the “Lobster King” of Song Cau Town in the coastal province of Phu Yen.

 Cu Da village in Hanoi’s outlying district of Thanh Oai is one of the largest vermicelli producers in the north and is famous for its soy sauce. Cu Da soy sauce is widely known for its strong flavor.

 Vinpearl Ferris Wheel which is regarded as the biggest of its kind in Vietnam has been launched at Vinpearl Land Nha Trang.

 The classical opera , “Die Fledermaus” (The Bat, or Revenge of the Bat) which was composed by Johann Strauss II, will be performed at HCM City Opera House on September 9.

 A concert featuring international jazz artists will take place at JW Marriott Hotel in Hanoi on September 8-9.

 Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to step up cooperation in searching and repatriating remains of Vietnamese voluntary soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Cambodia during the wartime.

 President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi began a two-day State visit to Vietnam on September 6 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang.

VietNamNet Bridge – A woman received burns to her face and limbs on Tuesday when a helium tank blew apart, throwing her four metres in Tran Phu Street near Nha Trang City in central Khanh Hoa Province, 

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has asked Ha Noi’s police department to quickly investigate a customs officer who was caught replacing real ivory with imitations.

 Patients taking Roche’s targeted lung cancer drug Alecensa have a far lower risk of their disease spreading in the brain than those on Pfizer’s Xalkori, new clinical trial data show.

VietNamNet Bridge - The great advantages of Vietnam’s business environment and its membership in FTAs and the AEC have helped to attract many investors from Asia.

The Vietnamese Buddhist community welcomed the gods into their presence today (September 5) at pagodas and temples throughout Vietnam in celebrations to honour parents, both living and those who have followed the sun.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has said that efforts to attract investment in agriculture were not yielding sufficient fruit, urging authorities to focus on unbuckling bottlenecks to ease investment. 

 The Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office (VECO) in Chinese Taipei confirmed that it had received official information on the death of a Vietnamese citizen from authorised agencies of China’s Taiwan.

 The H'mong King’s Palace is considered a gem of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, and is a popular tourist destination besides the Dong Van Stone Plateau.

The National Steering Committee for the Prevention and Control of Smuggling, Trade Fraud and Fake Commodities under the management of the government has confirmed that the cancer treatment medicine H-Capita 500mg is fake, not just low quality. 

 Two young pianists – Nguyen Quynh Trang from Vietnam and Jisoo Kim from the Republic of Korea – are set to enthrall Vietnamese audiences at their piano duo concert “Gemini” this month.

 Vietnam’s tourism sector is likely to fulfill the target set by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc of welcoming 13 million international visitors in 2017.

 Hundreds of people gathered on Tuesday around the Cho Lon area in Ho Chi Minh City's District 5 to collect money thrown out by local families and companies during the Amnesty of Unquiet Spirits Festival.

Nghe An develops biosphere reserve, Hoa Binh-Son La highway added to national planning scheme, Mekong Delta sustainable development conversion model to be discussed, Dengue prevention efforts to continue

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi expected to open 250 new public toilets this year, but so far, only 98 have been opened - and only about 40 are in use.

The health of children in Viet Nam has by and large recorded considerable improvements in recent years. However, these improvements disproportionately tend to occur in delta regions 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Glee Viet Nam is a remake of the award-winning American television series Glee. The first season, consisting of 22 episodes, is being made by Nguyen Phan Quang Binh. 

A leading Government watchdog yesterday praised concerted efforts to fight corruption but conceded that no breakthrough had been achieved in surmounting the scourge.