The Ministry of Transport on Saturday organized a ceremony to open to traffic a further section of Hanoi-Hai Phong Highway stretching from Hung Yen Province to Hai Phong City.

 Export revenues of agricultural, forest and aquatic products totalled US$21.7 billion during the first nine months of this year, down five per cent over the same period last year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s shrimp exports to the US are now taxed less than one percent, but shrimp exporters are not optimistic about exports.

While Vietnam has turned into one of the fastest growing economies in Asia, the level of competitiveness in the local private sector remains a concern and needs to be addressed.

VietNamNet Bridge - Residents in many provinces and cities complain of too much garbage and worsening pollution, while local authorities admit they cannot find good solutions to settle the problem.

 Vo Minh Tri has been awarded the Golden Whistle as the best referee of the 2014-15 football season by the Vietnam Football Federation.

 Teenagers will likely need to get permission from their parents or guardian when they wish to have an abortion, according to a new regulation.

VietNamNet Bridge - If universities are given the right to accredit professors and associate professors, Vietnam could see a “professor boom”, experts have warned.

 A permanent exhibition of artefacts from the Thang Long-Hanoi Imperial Citadel opens on September 28 at the Museum of Ho Chi Minh City.

 Battery Dance Company from New York will host a performance and host dance workshops in Hanoi from October 11-21.

 The world labour market has been favourable for Vietnamese guest workers this year, the Department for Overseas Labour Management (DOLM) said in connection with its latest release of official statistics.

 Nearly 100 kilometres from northern Bac Giang city is Mau village, a familiar destination for tourists and researchers who want to explore the unique culture of the Dao ethnic people. 

 Some 300 enterprises groups and associations are showcasing their products at the Vietnamese Goods Identity Week - Pride of Vietnamese Goods fair, which opened on September 27 in Hanoi, the central coastal city of Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City.

Newly-licensed large-scale projects spurred nine-month FDI registered in Vietnam to soar 53.4 percent year-on-year to 17.15 billion USD in the first nine months, the Ministry of Planning and Investment revealed during a meeting on September 26. 

 University dreams have came true for 34 disadvantaged students from the central region after they were granted the “SPELL Goes to College” (SGTC) scholarships in Da Nang City on September 27. 

The Mekong Delta produces most of Viet Nam's agricultural exports and contributes roughly 20 per cent to the country's GDP, but its education level and quality remains below national standards.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese semiconductor companies will have an opportunity to introduce their businesses to global producers during a business mission that finishes tomorrow.

 President Truong Tan Sang had a meeting with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg in New York on September 25 (New York time), during which he stated that Vietnam attaches much importance to developing ties with Norway.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Almost every place of natural beauty in Viet Nam has a stream called the Fairy Stream, which seems to offer the best views of nature.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Either love them or hate them, but many tourists snap up souvenirs that can be put on a shelf to remind them about a particular location. Oddly enough, Viet Nam does not seem to have enough of them!

 The Angolan Government and the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in particular hope to deepen collaboration with Vietnam in the fields of mutual interests.

 President Truong Tan Sang will pay an official visit to Cuba from September 28-30 at the invitation of Cuban President of the State Council and the Council of Ministers Raul Castro. 

 Vietnam has sufficient legal and historical evidence validating its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, Foreign Ministry’s deputy spokesperson Pham Thu Hang reiterated in Hanoi on September 26. 

 Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Estonian counterpart have signed an agreement on double taxation avoidance and the prevention of income tax evasion on the sidelines of the ongoing UN Summit in New York, the US. 

 President Truong Tan Sang shared Vietnam’s experience in developing agriculture and sustainable rural areas during a high-level event on the sidelines of the United Nations Summit in New York on September 26.