Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh had a meeting in Brussels on September 17 with EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malstrom to discuss major issues of Vietnam-EU trade, investment collaboration as well as bilateral relations.

The Vietnamese Government is willing to work with the Chinese counterpart on measures to facilitate bilateral trade and investment.

 Despite low inflation this year, the Government should remain cautious when offering support to boost economic growth, said Director of the State Bank of Vietnam's Credit Department Nguyen Tien Dong.

 The opportunities and challenges arising from the formation of an ASEAN Economic Community, and what strategies Vietnamese firms should apply to stay afloat will be among the issues on the agenda at the Vietnam CEO Forum.

The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on September 17 gave consent to most of the revised Press bill, which was presented by Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son.

 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on radiation and nuclear safety between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) was signed in Vienna, Austria on September 15, reported the Ha Noi Moi newspaper.

 VietNamNet Bridge - “Listen differently” is the slogan of a new concert series of the Goethe-Institut Hanoi that will present astonishing and extraordinary listening experiences.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in Quang Tri Province are proceeding with work to preserve historic wells, estimated to be thousands of years old, that have been in a state of disrepair for decades.

 Politburo member and Secretary of the Party Central Committee To Huy Rua met former Japanese Prime Minister Hatto Yama in Tokyo on September 17.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh on September 16 held talks with Swiss Vice President and head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research Johann Niklaus Schneider-Ammann.

Vietnam demands Thailand to promptly investigate and handle individuals involving in a Thai boat’s chasing and attack of some Vietnamese fishing boats that killed one fisherman and injured two others.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese businesses are holding their breath waiting for the US FED’s decision to raise the prime interest rate increase, slated for September.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi, HCM City, Da Lat and Da Nang are all believed to have natural and human conditions to become the Silicon Valleys of Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - With a higher frequency of big rains, thunderstorms and whirlwinds, the southern region in Vietnam this year has seen the most extreme weather patterns of the last 40 years.

Truck blazes inside Hai Van tunnel, 38 cluster bombs found in Quảng Binh, 15 seamen missing after fishing ship sinks, USAID provides $2 million to battle animal diseases, Popular mooncake shop temporarily closed

 VietNamNet Bridge – In keeping with the ancient Vietnamese adage - Best is to live near a market, next best is a life near a river - Vu Thi Hai, a food seller in Ha Noi, recently went about an exploring tour along the Hong (Red) River

 Grammy-winning soul singer Joss Stone tops a long list of artists from 10 different countries performing at the second Monsoon Music Festival (MMF) in Ha Noi next month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese universities will be classified into three groups based on the training they offer under a decree issued by the government, which will assess them on research, application and practice.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The semi-annual financial statements of the Minh Phu Seafood Corporation show that the largest shrimp exporter in Vietnam is now an unprofitable business, causing concern in the fisheries sector.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Avian influenza and cattle foot-and-mouth diseases are returning and spreading across the country, a ministerial official has warned.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hue is known as a city of gardens and garden houses which harmoniously blend the calculation of human architecture with the randomness of nature.

 VN earns 425 mln USD from wood exports to China in 6 months, Vietnam's economy likely to lag behind neighbors in 20 years, Electronics importers mull price hikes, Vietnam to set up export channel to Italy

 The HCM City-based Tu Du Hospital today announced the first two successful surrogacy cases at the hospital.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong had a meeting with Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Chairman Kazuo Shii in Tokyo on September 17, during which he highlighted the solidarity and traditional friendship between the two parties.

 Japan’s relationship with Vietnam is now in its prime, Speaker of Japan’s House of Representatives Tadamori Oshima said while meeting with visiting Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Tokyo on September 17.