Nearly 26 million shares of the Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group (HAG), worth VND390.5 billion (US$17.4 million), were traded via negotiations during the HCM Stock Exchange's last two sessions.

 The Cen­tral Agen­cy for Ger­man Schools Abroad (ZfA) will help the central city begin a pilot German teaching project at two junior secondary school in Cam Le district in 2015-16.

 The National Wage Council voted yesterday on a 12.4 per cent increase of minimum wage in the year to come.

 Le Ngoc Tung Hospital in southern Tay Ninh Province has been fined VND1.4 billion (US$62,000) for illegally burying untreated medical waste in a local district. 

 Malaysian authorities say a boat carrying at least 70 people has capsized off the country's west coast.

 Thai police investigating the deadly Erawan Shrine bombing in Bangkok say fingerprints on possible bomb-making equipment found at the weekend match those of a man detained on Tuesday.

 The main railway station in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, has opened its doors to hundreds of migrants after a two-day stand-off.

 Vietnam U19s will meet Thailand in the final match of the 2015 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U19 Youth Championship after defeating hosts Laos 4-0 in their semi-final on September 2.

 Vietnam aims to defend its world No. 1 status in the World Shuttlecock Championships, which is taking place for the eighth time in Rome, Italy fr om September 1 -5, said Head of the Vietnamese Delegation to the event Nguyen Trong Ho.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Toshiya Miura has called upon two new recruits and many young players to join his 23-member list in preparation for the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Chinese Taipei.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Hai Quang and Le Thi Bich Lieu's dream wedding ceremony and party finally came true as the couple were part of the Mass Wedding of 100 Disadvantaged Couples sponsored by the HCM City Employee Assistance Centre.

 Vietnam Airlines’ first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner landed at Heathrow Airport in London on September 1, marking the first international destination served by the national flag carrier’s new-generation plane.

 Hong Kong's Luen Thai Group, dealing in garments, has been considering a plan to invest in a garment and textile industrial park in Vietnam, the company announced in late August.

 The Australian Anti-Dumping Commission (ADC) has announced its decision to conclude its dumping investigation into zinc-coated (galvanised) steel imported from Vietnam.

 President Truong Tan Sang on September 2 received Lao Vice President Bounnhang Vorachith and Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam An, who led delegations to join Vietnam’s celebrations of the 70th National Day and August Revolution.

 National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung met with President of the 70 th UN General Assembly Mogens Lykketoft on September 2 (Vietnam time) on the fringes of the fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in New York.

 The top legislators of Vietnam and Sweden agreed to work for stronger cooperation between the two countries during their meeting on the sidelines of the 4th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in New York on September 2 (Vietnam time).

 The International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) held a ceremony to raise Vietnam’s flag in Monaco on September 2, marking the country’s official admission to the IHO as the 84th member.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An art, creativity and entertainment complex, set to open tomorrow in Ha Noi, will gather together individuals, businesses, and organisations making up the creative industry in Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge - As predicted, importers have tried to lower Vietnam’s rice price after the Chinese government’s devaluation of the yuan. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese environmental watchdog group has reiterated its call for the permanent shutdown of a large residential project in Dong Nai Province, just north of HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Le Vu Lan may soon be recognised as a national festival of Vietnamese culture. The Centre for Religious Cultural Heritage Preservation has submitted the festival to the State for recognising.

VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists believe that Chinese use old refurbished technology for the thermal power plants they have built in Vietnam in an attempt to transfer out-of-date machinery and polluting technologies to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dov Simens, once named "The Number 1 Movie Instructor" by the National Association of Film Schools in the US, will conduct a workshop for filmmakers in HCM City next month.

VietNamNet Bridge – While more jobs will be created as the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) comes into effect by the year-end, the number of Vietnamese workers with skills that meet international labour market remains insufficient.