VietNamNet Bridge – The Old Quarter, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, the Temple of Literature), Hoan Kiem Lake, Hoa Lo Prison ... are among the most-appreciated tourist sites in Hanoi on TripAdvisor website.

  Vietnamese top female tennis player Huynh Phuong Dai Trang, who is studying in the US, has confirmed she will compete in the National Tennis Championships to be held in Ha Noi on September 16.

 Electricity of Vietnam, Vietnam National Coal - Mineral Industries Group, Vietnam Airlines, and PetroVietnam told a Ministry of Industry and Trade that the adjusted exchange rate will greatly affect their production and business activities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has increased the use of information technology in public administration, helping usher in e-governance, according to a Government report.

 The United States Cuisine Festival is taking place at the JW Marriott Hanoi hotel from September 1-14, as part of activities to mark 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the US and Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang has urged the education sector to continue urgent reforms in education and training ahead of the start of the new academic year.

 Flyover projects in HCMC postponed, Ministry asks localities to tighten slaughterhouse management, Ministry pushes for students' health insurance coverage, Traffic policemen prepare for new school year ceremony

 The National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFSC) has proposed that a close watch be kept on China's moves in its socio-economic policies in order to react in an appropriate manner.

 The annual HCM City International Travel Expo will be held from September 10 to 12.

 The central province of Thua Thien - Hue plans to invest US$159 million by 2020 into improving the Huong River, the province People's Committee said.

 Police in northern Thai Nguyen province are investigating a severe attack on a local journalist that occurred this morning while he was on his way to work.

 Vietnam Television (VTV) has announced that it will broadcast the English Premier League on its public channel VTV6 from September 12.

 Shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh on September 3 won a silver medal in the men’s 50m pistol event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Final in Munich, Germany.

 The US Department of Commerce has issued preliminary results of the anti-dumping duty administrative review which decided the tax rates imposed on Vietnamese tra fish fillets imported to the country between August 1, 2013 and July 31, 2014.

 Vietnamese people spend a total of 1.4-1.6 trillion VND (62.2-71.1 million USD) each year on treatment of dengue fever, a recent survey conducted by the Ministry of Health has revealed.

 Nearly 270 Australian undergraduates will enter short-term courses and internship programmes in Vietnam in 2016 as part of the New Colombo Plan Scholarship Programme, unveiled the Australian Embassy on September 4.

 The central city of Da Nang and the Ministry of Transport took the lead in the Public Administrative Reform Index 2014 for the second consecutive year, as announced by the Ministry of Home Affairs at a conference in Hanoi on September 4.

 The 7th Asia Pacific Regional Conference for Solidarity with Cuba will be held in Hanoi from September 8-9.

 Major art & entertainment events in big cities from Sept. 1-15.

 A unit of the Chinese aviation and shipping conglomerate HNA is buying the Irish aircraft leasing firm Avolon Holdings for about $2.5bn (£1.6bn).

 A tense stand-off between police and migrants on a train in Hungary is continuing into a second day.

The sketches by Josh Binh will inspire you to walk around the deserted streets of Hoi An ancient town, the most famous destination in central Vietnam, to see old houses with flickering lights of lanterns at night or enjoy the cool air in the morning.

 Many events went down in history 70 years ago. During the country's development process, many things have changed, however some places have kept their historical traces. Here are images of Hanoi then and now.

 Workers in the southern Binh Duong Province urged the government to implement price control measures to ensure that the next year minimum wage increase would significantly improve their lives.

VietNamNet Bridge - Doing business with China is one of the biggest problems Vietnam has to deal with as it integrates more deeply into the global economy, economists have said.