The Ministry of Construction has requested localities nationwide thoroughly check and discover unsafe and outdated buildings following the recent collapse of an ancient French villa in downtown Hanoi that left two dead and six injured.

 The 4th Annual South East Asia Airport Expansion Summit will take place at the Intercontinental Westlake Hotel in Hanoi from September 29 to 30.

Experts of the Institute for Policy and Strategy of Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD) have warned that Vietnam’s agricultural sector will continue to face tough times ahead due to fiercer competition and oversupply on global markets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 80 kilometers from Hanoi, Van Long Nature Reserve in Gia Van Commune, Gia Vien District, Ninh Binh Province is as beautiful as a painting.

 President Truong Tan Sang will attend t he United Nations (UN) Summit for the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in New York, the US from September 25-27.

 Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received visiting Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Neville Rolfe in Hanoi on September 23.

 Vietnam adamantly opposes China’s approval of a national marine functional zoning plan which includes Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said on September 23.

 Sunday night's Emmy Awards ceremony was watched by a record low of 11.9 million viewers on US television, down nearly 4 million compared to last year.

VietNamNet Bridge - While many state-owned universities have begun the academic year, private schools still do not know when their opening ceremonies will be held as they still lack students.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The use of banned drugs in livestock is alarming, as the authorities have detected toxic substances in many provinces on several occasions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's life insurance sector has registered significant growth in recent years though the domestic growth is still facing hurdles.

 In the second quarter of 2015 the total number of computers distributed in Vietnam stood at 424,000, down 10 per cent against the previous quarter and 9 per cent compared to the same period last year, according to the International Data Corporation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Binh Street adjacent to the iconic Central Post Office building in downtown HCMC will be developed into a location where people can find book stands and attend publishing sector events from early next month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A shortage of vaccines and changes in the foreign currency exchange rate have resulted in a price increase by 5 to 10 per cent for six vaccines since June, said Nguyen Nhat Cam,

 BIDV Securities lowers foreign stake, Vietnamese rice to have a national trademark, Taiwanese firm to build smart phone plant in Vinh Phuc, Vinalines to slash stakes in two major ports, Experts eye sliding tax scale for power

 Volkswagen is facing multiple investigations in the United States, including, reports say, a criminal probe from the Department of Justice.

MPI has shown its strong determination to eliminate 19,285 unnecessary and costly development plans. 

Hundreds of cars of popular brands like Camry, Hyundai, Mercedes, Toyota, Honda, Mazda and many kinds of boats can be found at big mansions in Thuyen Village of Bac Giang city, which is called the ‘village of billionaires’.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Short film David and Luisa by director Bui Trung Hai won the Bronze Remi Award at the 48th Annual WorldFest - Houston International Film Festival in the United States.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Before the Full-Moon Festival, Mr. Sinh meticulously whittles bamboo splints to make lanterns, a traditional toy of Vietnamese children.

 Some words from Mr. Dakhil A.R. Al Johani, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Vietnam on the occasion of the 85th Anniversary of the country's National Day.

Mathematics professor Ngo Bao Chau, the first Vietnamese to win the prestigious Fields Medal in mathematics in 2010, and Madame Ton Nu Thi Ninh, former Ambassador of Vietnam to the European Union, were among alumni to attend an event

 WB experts examine flood control project in Can Tho, Seven captive bears rescued in Quang Ninh, Vietnam supports Cuba in human resource training, Nearly 950 people contract dengue in Binh Thuan

VietNamNet Bridge - Businesses have complained about time-consuming examinations of imports and exports by government agencies, claiming that they take up 30 percent of total 25 work items that businesses must fulfill.

 The final round of the 2015 Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival took place at Do Son Stadium, in the northern port city of Hai Phong on September 21.