American reporter hails Vietnamese food, Singapore comedians coming to town, Saigon Reggae Festival opens next weekend, Concert in the Dark at Goethe-Institut, Norwegian DJ at electronic-music night

The General Department of Vietnam Customs has released export and import figures for August and the first eight months of the year.

The Ministry of Health has asked the Department of Health of Thai Nguyen Province to urgently verify information about a local woman who is treating all kinds of diseases by treading on the naked bodies of patients.

Vietnam’s real estate market has been heating up with a rapidly increasing number of purchases made by not only locals but also foreigners and overseas Vietnamese keen to get on the property ladder.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam continues to open thermal power plants despite a warning about pollution and the lack of coal in the future. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than three quarters of the population are expected to be covered by health insurance by 2020.

VietNamNet Bridge - Van Mon resident have become increasingly worried as more and more neighbors have died of cancer recently. However, they don’t know where to go to get away from the pollution.

 A powerful earthquake has hit central Chile, causing buildings to sway in the capital Santiago, officials say.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Stunning architecture, and diverse and special food are the reason the cities of Hoi An, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Vung Tau and Da Nang are the top destinations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traffic police of Quang Xuong District in Thanh Hoa Province have imposed a heavy fine on a young man based on his own video clip featuring his dangerous driving.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the establishment of the Phu Quoc Economic Zone (EZ) management board in the southern Kien Giang Province.

On September 11, American doctor McKinnon and doctors, medical staff of the FV Hospital in HCM City, successfully performed surgery to remove giant tumors from the feet of a 20-year-old girl from Hue City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Thi Doan Trang became the first female Vietnamese motorcyclist to be invited to participate in the selection process for the Shell Asian Talent Cup 2016 in Malaysia.

 Vietnamese and Italian inspection officials scrutinised a draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) on anti-corruption cooperation for the signing of the document by 2016 at a recent meeting in Rome.

 The land, people and education of Spain were introduced at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on September 16, which is expected to help the Vietnamese locality access educational cooperation opportunities with the European nation.

VietNamNet Bridge – Residents in apartment buildings in big cities have complained about dogs and cats in their living places, claiming that the horrible smell, barking and toilet habits of the animals has seriously affected their lives.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hosts Viet Nam made a positive start to their 2016 Asian Football Confederation U-16 Championship qualifying campaign with a 5-1 win over Myanmar yesterday (Sept 16) in the capital city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has jumped 19 places from No 1055 to No 1036 in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, world rankings.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam national men's football team will not play a friendly match with the Philippines on October 3 as planned.

 The top 45 candidates in the final round of the Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 pageant will show off their inner and outer beauty in the beach city of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province on October 3.

 Hungarian dance troupe 4 For Dance will perform in HCM City and Ha Noi bringing a unique style of combining traditional folk dance with virtuoso rhythm and a lot of humour.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the second Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Corridor Towns Development project, loaned from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

 Another advanced hi-tech park will be built in Ho Chi Minh City to meet the municipal socio-economic development demands, as heard at a promotion conference held in the city on September 16.

MobiFone Corporation, the second largest mobile operator in Vietnam, is poised to sell its stakes in two banks as part of its ongoing equitisation plans.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said he welcomes Japanese businesses to expand their investments in Vietnam and improve their quality and efficiency.