The World Health Organization estimates that deaths from non-communicable diseases reach nearly 380,000 cases per year in Vietnam, claiming  73 percent of all deaths and reducing Vietnamese people's average longevity.

HCMC Deputy Chairman Tat Thanh Cang has said that the city had the fastest economic growth rate and largest budget revenue in Vietnam but there had been no specific mechanisms for the city to develop science and technology and other fields also.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's most famous pianist, Dang Thai Son, returned to the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall 35 years after he won first prize at the 10th International Chopin Competition in the same hall.  

VietNamNet Bridge – U19 Viet Nam defeated Singapore 6-0 at the AFF U19 Championship Group B match in Laos on Saturday.

Banks and businesses have begun selling dollars after an urgent meeting with SBV which affirmed that it would not adjust the dong/dollar exchange rate until the end of the year, and it would sell dollars to intervene in the market when necessary.

  Vietnamese shares are expected to see technical downward corrections this week, as profit-taking selling pressures will likely increase after a sharp rebound, stock analysts predict.

 Koji Nishizawa from Japan and Vietnam's Hoang Thi Thanh won the men's and women's marathon (42km) at the Danang International Marathon Race on August 30.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A highlight of the many cultural activities held on National Day this year will be VietNamnet's national concert Dieu Con Mai (Things Everlasting), which features well-known revolutionary songs.

 Police in Quang Ninh Province have rescued an infant after arresting five people who were selling him across the border to China.

 The safeguard of coastal eco-system and mangrove forest in the Mekong Delta region will be given a push as phase two of the Integrated Coastal Management Programme recently kicked off in An Giang province.

 The forex market has begun to stabilize as the central bank has, once again, pledged that it would not devalue the dong any further for the rest of the year.

 Vietnam earned approximately 106.3 billion USD from exports in the past eight months of 2015, up 9 percent from the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 Vietnam has usurped Japan for the first time to become the fourth largest importer of products from the Republic of Korea (RoK), in the first seven months of this year.

 The Vietnam-Hungary Friendship Association was presented the Vietnamese State’s Labour Order, third class, for its significant contributions to the two countries’ relations at a ceremony in Viet Tri on August 29.

 President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro Moros is on an official visit to Vietnam from August 30-31 at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang.

Vietnam is still in the group of the lower middle-income countries and the country’s per capita GDP today is equal to the level of Malaysia in 1988, Thailand in 1993, Indonesia in 2008, the Philippines in 2010 and South Korea in 1982.

VietNamNet Bridge - China Airlines has estimated that the damages caused by the crash of a luggage truck into an aircraft at Tan Son Nhat airport on August 27 may be up to $1 million.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hu tieu, a type of noodle soup, is a popular dish in My Tho City of Tien Giang Province. Tourists to the city can easily enjoy hu tieu as the dish can be found almost everywhere,

 Vietnam will surprising not co-operate with any foreign governments to open more universities until at least 2020 according to a new decision by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

VietNamNet Bridge - 7-Eleven might have its own reasons to decide to enter the Vietnamese market in 2017. However, analysts warn it is not as easy to develop convenience store chains in Vietnam as many foreign investors think.

A professor receives a monthly salary equal to the pay of an electricity bill collector. A scientist with a doctorate receives an average of VND3 million a month from the state, which is just enough for 100 bowls of pho.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though many Vietnamese logistics firms have become integrated 3PL (third-party logistics) service providers, they can only join the market at a primary level.

  Many people in Saigon like to find a quiet place to read some book. Book Nest, a small bookstore with old and new books, is for those readers.

 Most abattoirs in Viet Nam were unhygienic, said Dam Xuan Thanh, deputy director of the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

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