VietNamNet Bridge – Songstress Giang Trang, known for singing only melodies by the late Vietnamese composer Trinh Cong Son, will tour Japan for her Ha Huyen 2 (Dark Moon 2) concert next month.

The Vietnamese online tourism market is predicted to increase from $2.2 billion in value in 2015 to $9 billion by 2025. However, it is unclear if Vietnamese firms can obtain a slice of the potentially lucrative pie. 

 Viet Nam Rubber Group (VRG) has decided the amount and price of shares offering in its initial public sale schedule next year.

 The new investment tool, covered warrant, will start listing and trading on the HCM Stock Exchange (HOSE) in November, according to ehe State Securities Commission (SSC).

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has selected six commercial banks to pioneer the application of the recently-issued Resolution 42 on settling non-performing loans of credit institutions.

 The oil and gas industry is one of the country’s key economic sectors, making important contributions to the national economy, but it is facing exceptionally tough challenges, especially in the context of deeper international integration.

 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected the economic growth of Viet Nam will be 6.3 per cent this year, taking 0.2 percentage points off from the previous forecast.

 Bach Ma National Park in the central province of Thua Thien- Hue received a rare tortoise, listed as a vulnerable species at the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

 Viet Nam will participate in a friendly futsal tournament in China as preparation for the regional championship next month.

 The 44th New Hanoi Newspaper Run for Peace will be held this Sunday at Hoan Kiem Lake.

NPLs must be revolved at the earliest, especially in the banking and financial sector, in order to strengthen Vietnam’s economy, ensure efficiency and boost effectiveness in capital allocation, a WB Group official told a seminar on September 26.

 Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler is dealing with an “unexpected medical issue” that has forced the band to cancel four shows in South America, the group said in a statement on Tuesday.

 The Police Department investigating Economic and Corruption Crimes (C46) yesterday raided the residences and offices of 14 people, mostly ex-employees of the now defunct Vietnam Construction Bank (known as TrustBank prior to 2013).

The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s chief urged major powers on Tuesday to clarify a part of their nuclear deal with Iran dealing with technology that could be used to develop an atom bomb, 

 The days of Twitter Inc limiting messages to 140 characters, a signature of the social network since its launch in 2006, may be numbered.

 Vietnamese dancing pair Trung Kien and Hoang Anh won a gold medal in dance sport at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) in Turkmenistan on September 26.

  The New York-based poet of Vietnamese origin Ocean Vuong has won the Felix Dennis, one of the most important poetry awards in the UK.

 US Ambassador Ted Osius told Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh that he will make every effort to promote cooperation between Vietnam and the US in addressing post-war consequences. 

 The Russian Beryozka Choreographic Ensemble will perform in Vietnam in the framework of the Russian Cultural Days 2017, announced the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on September 26.

The Republic of Korea remained Vietnam’s No.1 investor during the January 1-September 20 period, with total investment of $6.31 billion, accounting for 24.7 percent of total foreign direct investment Vietnam has attracted in the time.

Vietnam attracted $25.4 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first nine months of 2017, up 34.3 percent year on year, reported the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

 Vietnam’s economy continues to perform well despite several setbacks, said the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its Asian Development Outlook Update (ADOU) 2017 report launched in Hanoi on September 26.

 President Tran Dai Quang hosted separate receptions on September 26 for the Ambassadors of Israel, Bangladesh, Finland, Austria and Cuba, after the ambassadors presented their credentials before taking office in Vietnam.

 Agricultural tourism is one of the new tourism products of Ho Chi Minh City with high potential of development, but providers of this kind of tourism are facing difficulties in expanding their service.   

Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue has called on the German Government and GIZ to continue helping Vietnam with the planning work and building policies and institutions for regional connectivity and response to climate change in the Mekong Delta.