Viet Nam's top tourism officials separately met with their counterparts from several neighbouring countries in HCM City yesterday to discuss co-operation and sign agreements.

 Dengue fever cases are rising in Viet Nam according to doctors and the situation won't improve soon.

 Newly opened roads in Hanoi, dubbed "the most expensive roads on the planet", have hindered authorities' efforts to demolish odd-shaped houses.

 The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) held their fourth theoretical dialogue in Berlin, Germany on September 8, focusing on political and economic viewpoints on global and regional integration. 

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh met with the Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy of the United Kingdom, Lord David Terence Puttnam, in London on September 9.

 The Asia Pacific Military Health Exchange 2015 (APMHE-2015) will take place in the central city of Da Nang from September 14-18, according to the Military Medical Department (MMD) under the Ministry of Defence. 

Viet Nam hoped to enhance and deepen its relationship with the United States on a bilateral, regional and global scale, said National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung at a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday in Washington, D.C.

 Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held a reception for a US business delegation led by US Ambassador to Singapore Kirk Wagar in Ha Noi yesterday.

 The fourth strategic dialogue on diplomacy, security and defence at the deputy foreign minister level between Viet Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held in Seoul on Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mezzo-alto singer Minh Thu will have her first live concert Khoi Nguyen (The Origin) in Ha Noi, marking her comeback to singing after a failed marriage forced her to take more than a year off.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Heart Beat Saigon, a HCMC-based group of DJs from different countries, will join hands with Goethe Institut in HCMC to launch a DJ night at The Observatory in HCMC’s District 4 on September 11.

 VietNamNet Bridge – U.S. Grammy-winning singer Peabo Bryson will stage two concerts in Vietnam this month, with one in Hanoi on September 12 and the other in HCMC on September 18.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will issue a set of criteria for small-scale incinerators burning daily household waste in October, an official said.

VietNamNet Bridge - The coffee maker, invented by a Vietnamese engineer, offers more choices to drinkers, from basic flavors to those wanted by Vietnamese.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has made a reasonable decision not to devalue the dong further as the continued devaluation will only benefit China, according to Dr. Bui Trinh and Dr. To Trung Thanh, experts on the Chinese economy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is rumored that the gold linga at the Vietnam History Museum in HCM City, which was bought for four taels of gold, is a fake.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After picking up 5 taels of gold at the dumping ground, a worker in Ca Mau province lost her job and has had to face legal proceedings for over the past year.

The cost of transportation in Vietnam has become expensive while the number of accidents is high because the country has overemphasized road development. In the past 40 years, Vietnam did not have even 1m of railway for commercial purposes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located in Hai Duong Province’s Thanh Mien District, about 70 km southeast of Hanoi, Chi Lang Nam, also known as Stork Island, is home to over 16,000 white storks and 6,000 night herons.

 A range of violations were uncovered after the Hanoi Department of Construction conducted inspections of 573 real estate projects and new urban area projects recently.  

VietNamNet Bridge - University students are finding it difficult to rent rooms in large cities, even though the State has spent big money to fund dormitories.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two albums of vinyl records (analog recordings) were released recently in HCM City, introducing a new element in the local industry that is dominated by digital CDs and DVDs.

One in three children aged between 10 and 15 in HCM City has belly fat, which according to scientists is more significant than body fat percentage unlike hitherto believed, a survey by the city's Nutrition Centre has found.

 VietNamNet Bridge - At the foot of Vinh Tuy Bridge, next to the modern urban area are hundreds of sheep and buffaloes roaming around looking for food.

VietNamNet Bridge - Import/export companies say that the fluctuations in the price of the dong have dealt a strong blow to their business, but the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) says the Chinese yuan devaluation has had no effect.