Bitexco Energy Corporation has completed acquisition of six hydroelectric plants in Vietnam of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group, with a total capacity of 200 MW, reports the Laborer Newspaper.

In the next few years, Vietnamese banks are expected to offer more advanced financial services in response to customers’ changing needs, said SiddiqBazarwala, publisher from financial magazine Alpha Southeast Asia.

The authorities of Quang Ninh, the home to world heritage site Ha Long Bay, are considering banning dining in caves in the bay after facing opposition from locals, who fear that tourism will ruin the caves.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi People's Committee plans to advertise on CNN to promote the tourism industry. 

 Vietnam pledges continued efforts to foster the Mekong-Japan cooperation for the sustainable development, peace, stability and prosperity in the region, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed.

 The HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will host a gala concert on Friday night to mark the 22nd anniversary of its first performance on September 9, 1994.

 Many travel companies are complaining about rising difficulties in attracting American tourists following a change in the visa policies for US citizens.

 The Ba Ria-Vung Tau People’s Committee has agreed in principle to the construction of Ho Tram Project Company Limited’s proposed specialised airport project, with Loc An commune selected for the location.

 The seventh Hanoi Oktoberfest will be held at the JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi’s lakeside from 6pm to midnight from Thursday October 6 to Saturday October 8, the German Business Association (GBA) has announced on September 7.

 French nutritional food producer Danone, which sells the children’s formula Dumex in Vietnam, is to leave the country due to low sales.  

The Viet Nam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) will identify and deal strictly with collective and individual responsibilities for loss-making investment decisions and other business management errors, a senior official said yesterday.

 French and Vietnamese companies signed two trade agreements at the France – Viet Nam Business Forum held in HCM City yesterday to mark the visit of French President Francois Hollande.

VietNamNet Bridge - In the ‘forest’ of fish sauce brands at supermarkets, it is difficult to find the original, authentic Phu Quoc fish sauce.

A series of plants making fertilizer from domestic waste have been built in recent years with ODA (official development assistance) capital.  And a lot of them, capitalized at tens or hundreds of billions of dong have been left idle.

 Vietnam topped the Southeast Asian Fencing Federation Championships, which closed in Singapore on September 6.

 Vietnamese women’s masters tied with No 5 seed India in the fifth round match of the Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaizan, yesterday.

 HCM City’s Transport Department has proposed to the city authority to allocate part of the land fund for street vendors to serve their trade activities.

 The Consulate General of Hungary in collaboration with the HCM City Conservatory of Music will host a piano recital by Hungarian pianist Ernõ Fehér on September 10.

VietNamNet Bridge - Warning about threats from Chinese-made equipment used in Vietnam, experts have suggested diversifying supply sources to reduce reliance on China.

The Vietnam Top Publishers Summit 2016 opened in Hanoi on September 7, drawing more than 100 delegates who are leaders and chief editors of 100 leading electronic newspapers and websites.

 ASEAN leaders continue to voice deep concerns about the East Sea situation in the Chairman’s Statement of the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits, which was issued on September 7 afternoon. 

 Ho Chi Minh City’s officials pledged to work with France on measures to bolster bilateral trade and investment, as well as to facilitate market access for each other’s products.

Lao Party Secretary General and President Bounnhang Volachith hailed the practical and effective cooperation between the Lao and Vietnamese legislatures during a reception for Vietnamese National Assembly Vice Chairman Do Ba Ty.

 French President Francois Hollande left Ho Chi Minh City on September 7 afternoon, concluding a successful State-level visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang.

President Tran Dai Quang appreciated the cooperation between the two supreme procuracy bodies of Vietnam and Bulgaria at a reception on September 7 for Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov in Hanoi.