Vietnam is quickly finishing the Intended National Determined Contributions to participate in the 21st Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, set to be held in Paris this December.

 The modernisation of Vietnam's railway system is projected to cost about US$5.1 billion, experts said during an event on detailed plans to upgrade the 1,726 km stretch of the North-South railway from Hanoi to HCM City.

 A palace where Vietnam’s last king Bao Dai lived from 1949-1955 in the resort city of Da Lat, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, was re-opened for tourists on September 19 after a year-long renovation.

 Traditional celebrations of the Mid-Autumn festival for children will be held in Hanoi Museum on September 20 and 26 nights by Dinh Lang Viet (Vietnamese Communal House) group.

 Over 200 paragliders from Vietnam and other foreign countries showed off their skills in a paragliding festival which opened in Khau Pha mountain pass in Mu Cang Chai district, northern mountainous province of Yen Bai.

FPT Information System Company beat five international contractors to win a 33.6 million USD contract to provide, implement and maintain the Integrated VAT Administration System for the Bangladeshi government.

 Localities across Vietnam have been hit hard by days of downpours which caused heavy losses of lives and property.

 The Ha Nam Vocational College in the northern province of Ha Nam and the Yeungnam University in the Republic of Korea sealed an agreement on education cooperation in the Vietnamese province on September 18.

A survey conducted by psychologists in Ho Chi Minh City has indicated that over 40 percent of the city’s youngsters questioned show signs of alcohol addiction.

 A treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters between Vietnam and Spain was signed in the latter’s capital city of Madrid on September 18.

The fruitful official visit to Japan by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, along with his successful tours to China and the US earlier this year, has contributed to improving the stature of Vietnam and its Party in the world.

 President Truong Tan Sang will attend the United Nations Summit from September 24-28 for the adoption of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and related events in New York, United States.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government is expected to issue a decree guiding the implementation of the 2014 Housing Law soon to make it easy for foreigners, particularly overseas Vietnamese, to own houses in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dubbed as the rooftop of Moc Chau District in the northern mountainous province of Son La, foggy Pha Luong Mountain is an attractive tourist destination, especially for those eager for adventurous tourism.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has one of the fastest population aging rates in the world, which is a major challenge when it comes to dealing with pension and social welfare issues for the elderly,

Vietnamese rice has lower quality compared to rice of Thailand and Cambodia because Vietnamese farmers are using short day varieties, while these countries mainly plant only one rice crop/year, with higher quality, safety and more competitive prices.

The Vietnam International Retail & Franchise Show 2015 (VIETRF) will be held from November 5 to 7 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Prime Minister listened to the young PhD’s attentively, raised some questions and decided to fund a project on making guiding glasses for the blind after a three-minute dialogue.

VietNamNet Bridge - Doubts have been raised about the feasibility of a plan to replace A92 petrol with E5 biofuel, even though distributors have been told to stop selling A92 to focus on E5.

Every year, when rain and flooding are over, Huynh Tram and his family in Cau Ha Village, Dien Ngoc Commune, Dien Ban District in Quang Nam Province will start making clay horses to serve the demand of people in the central region.

VietNamNet Bridge - State-owned preschools have too many applicants for the number of seats available, at a time when the demand for high-quality education for very young children is on the rise. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Just five per cent of informal labourers across Viet Nam are covered by social insurance, posing a potential risk that millions of workers will be without any pension to support their later years.

 Villas stand out in Da Nang residential market, Wyndham invests in Ha Long Bay hotel, Foreign house buyer number far behind expectations, Mango gets access to Japanese market, Vietnamese, foreign travel businesses find fresh opportunities

 Facing challenges to draw audiences back to the theatre, some private theatres and drama troupes in HCM City will close temporarily to upgrade their facilities.

  SBV report states foreign banks unlikely to dominate local banking sector any time soon.