Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has urged HCM City to become one of Southeast Asia's major centres for finance, trade, science and technology by 2020.

  Viet Nam's economy has been kept stable and remained on track during the first eight months of 2015, despite complicated global economic fluctuations, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) reported.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On August 31, 25 105-mm cannons were set fire at the Thang Long Royal Citadel in a rehearsal before National Day (September 2).

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 Vietnam's top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has shot up 255 places in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals world rankings.

 Unexpected danger and chaos make people weak and highly swayed. Yet the only thing that provides strength in these situations is having everyone come back to the human foundation of connecting with one another.

Young Vietnamese piano talents will have a chance to compete at the 3rd Hanoi International Piano Competition, scheduled to kick off on September 4 at the Vietnam National Academy of Music.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On the occasion of Vietnam's National Day (September 2), US State Secretary John Kerry has conveyed his congratulation to Vietnam and Vietnamese people.  

Along with a master plan on nuclear power development, Vietnam has carried out a host of solutions to prepare for building nuclear power plants in Ninh Thuan province with safety as the top priority.

 The Bac Lieu province People's Committee has approved an architectural design for a five-star hotel to be built in the shape of a Vietnamese moon-shaped lute.

 The fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament commenced in New York city, the US, on August 31 (local time) with the attendance of 140 parliamentary delegations from around the globe.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The World Records Union (Worldkings) has presented five certificates of world records to Vietnamese individuals and organizations.

VietNamNet Bridge - Yogurt, whey and cheese are bringing two-digit growth rates to milk producers. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnam Airlines flight on Sunday afternoon from the central city of Vinh  to Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam Airlines was delayed due to an emergency because of two passengers’ threat of having a bomb on the plane.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An official from the Hanoi Drainage Company says that the company will arrange more than 2,000 people and prepare equipment to ensure that Hanoi will not flood during the National Day (September 2) holiday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 18,000 prisoners on Monday morning, August 31,officially received amnesty on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the National Day (September 2).

Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Nguyen Thien Nhan appeared on national TV channel VTV4’s Bizline program on Saturday night to talk about Vietnam’s economic achievements since the country’s independence 70 years ago.

 President Truong Tan Sang reiterated Vietnam’s interest in deepening ties with Venezuela to benefit the two peoples during his talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Moros in Hanoi on August 31.

 Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has cabled a message of sympathy to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung over a Vietnamese citizen hurt in a bomb attack in central Bangkok on August 17.

 Japan is one of Vietnam’s leading strategic partners and the Vietnamese Government always pays attention to enhancing cooperation between the two countries’ localities, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

The magnificent scenery and breathtaking beauty of Khau Pha mountain pass or Mo fall and the delightful flavour of Can wine in the mountainous district of Mu Cang Chai in Yen Bai northern province may make it one of the most exquisite sites

 Traffic accident kills two in central Quang Tri, Fishermen attack sand dredges, Police seize rotting chickens before being sold, PM adjusts construction project for Dau Giay - Phan Thiet Highway, Health insurance to include holidays

 Viet Nam will take part in the 13th Asian Karate Federation Senior Championships from September 4-6 in Yokohama, Japan.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government of Vietnam does not intend to give up the dream of developing an automobile industry, even though it has failed to do so in the last two decades.

 With 800 projects worth US$2.7 billion, Japan is the 6th biggest foreign investor in Ho Chi Minh City. The figure is expected to rise in the future because HCM City is considered an ideal destination for Japanese investors.