Nearly 100 businesses, travel agencies and hotels joined a promotional programme in the central city from this month through next March, offering a 10-60 per cent discount for their service.

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

 Viet Nam, Cambodia and Laos organised a ceremony to mark the free entry into their territories of commercial and non-commercial traffic from the other countries at the Hoa Lu – Trapeang Sre Border Gate in Binh Phuoc Province on Wednesday.

  Most of the Viet Nam Coal and Mineral Industries Group's (Vinacomin) 85,000 coal miners in coastal Quang Ninh Province have resumed work after damaging torrential rains in July.

 More than US$18 million will be spent on two new wetland conservation areas in northern Thai Binh Province and central Thua Thien Hue Province. The project, expected to take four years, was announced in Ha Noi on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Coal exploiters have been warned they will have to pay higher environmental fee of up to VND14,000 per ton, an increase of VND4,000 per ton if the draft decree compiled by the Ministry of Finance (MOF) gets government’s approval.

 The country's crude oil exploitation output this year is estimated to reach 17.58 million tonnes, up 4.6 per cent against the government's annual target, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

VietNamNet Bridge - Each month Hanoi has an additional 19,000 new vehicles, posing great pressure on urban transport, said Colonel Dao Bay Thang, Head of Hanoi Traffic Police Agency.

VietNamNet Bridge - A Vietnamese company has developed electromagnetic field technology to get rid of sludge and debris in pipelines and boilers.

 There is an upward trend in bank deposit interest rates, and analysts have urged the Government to act to keep the rates low, warning there could otherwise be adverse consequences.

 Over 100 domestic and foreign publishers are showcasing their products at 200 stalls during the 5th Vietnam International Book Fair, which kicked off at Thong Nhat Park, Hanoi on September 10.

 A Vietnamese woman reportedly cheated and trafficked to China has been rescued and returned home safely, said Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Hai Binh at a regular press conference on September 10.

 Vietnam has indisputable sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spartly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagoes and any activities conducted in the area by other countries without permission and agreement from Vietnam are wrong and void.

Vietnam pursues a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, cooperation, development, multilateralisation and diversification of relations, and intensive international integration in developing its relationship with the Philippines.

 The official visit to Vietnam by Indian Air Force Chief Arup Raha from September 9-11 is expected to bolster the traditional friendship, mutual understanding and trust between the two countries and peoples, particularly in defence relations.

 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh called on European countries to adopt both urgent and long-term solutions to effectively address the current migrant crisis in the humanitarian spirit and in line with relevant international commitments.

 Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Lao Minister of Planning and Investment Somdy Douangdy in Hanoi on September 10, during which he proposed that Laos support the implementation of Vietnam-invested projects there.

 Regulations on the origin of goods will present challenges to Vietnam’s textile and garment sector once free trade agreements, especially the looming Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), come into force.

VietNamNet Bridge – Stretching several kilometers along the Vam Co Tay River in Binh Phong Thanh and Binh Hoa Trung communes in Moc Hoa District, Long An Province is a market where people trade lepironia, a type of grass

 All residents in Viet Nam will get the chance to express their love for the country and its people through a photo and video contest launched in Ha Noi.

 Born after the pioneering crypto-coin Bitcoin, the virtual currency Onecoin is emerging as a form of multi-level business, promising colossal profits for users by inviting more people to join the network.

Residents of Hoai Duc District's Duong Lieu Village complain they have had to live for years with pollution caused by thousands of cubic metres of untreated waste water discharged from the nearby food processing workshops.

VietNamNet Bridge – Elevated roads, the Hanoi - Lao Cai highway, the HCM City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay highway, and Thu Thiem tunnel have contributed to economic development, creating focal points for urban centers in Vietnam.

 Poor infrastructure and a lack of proper mechanisms for private sector investment would prevent Vietnam from making the most of opportunities from its swift international integration, the director of the Vietnam Institute of Economics said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is just after seven in the evening when Nguyen Minh Trung gets home. It's been a long day, more than 12 hours, in fact, and he's exhausted.