Minister Counsellor Pham Thanh Nam at the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand met Thai police’s Public Affairs Division director Major-General Apichart Suribunya on September 21 to discuss the recent fatal shooting of Vietnamese fishermen at sea.

 Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Vo Van Tuan hosted a reception for visiting US Coast Guard Commandant Paul Zukunft in Hanoi on September 21, reported the Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) daily.

The 10th Vietnam People’s Army (VPA)’s Party Congress for 2015-2020 commenced in Hanoi on September 22 with the attendance of 450 delegates representing hundreds of thousands of Party members in the VPA.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While most enterprises are struggling to earn some profit and fulfill tax obligations due to protracted economic woes, some firms may just choose to get away with huge unpaid tax sums.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located in Van Son and Thach Son communes in Son Dong District, Bac Giang Province, Dong Cao plateau is nearly 1,000 meters above sea level and is actually a gift from nature.

VietNamNet Bridge – The government has issued its policy for foreigners to buy houses, but the guiding circulars have not been released.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local and foreign experts have projected Vietnam could face high socio-economic risks by 2035 while other countries in Eastern Asia may have made breakthroughs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Photographer Nguyen A's book on tai tu music, a genre of traditional music unique to southern Viet Nam, has been released in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is time for Viet Nam to shift its population policy's focus from birth control to a more holistic integration of population variables in development planning,

 Military Bank raises $191 mln via share sale, Consultancy deal on Dung Quat oil refinery expansion signed, First LEED building project announced in Vietnam, HanesBrands Vietnam to raise investment capital

The Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has started an anti-dumping investigation on Vietnamese exports of alloy and non-alloy cold-rolled steel coils with the thickness of 0.2-2.6 mm and width of 700-1,300 mm.

 The Asian Development Bank has lowered its growth forecasts for Asia's developing economies on the back of slowing growth in both China and India.

The second storey of an old French colonial villa on Tran Hung Dao Street, Hanoi suddenly collapsed at around 1pm today. At least two people were reportedly dead and six were injured. The last victim was found in the rubble at around 6pm.

 Once considered a front-runner, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has decided to end his campaign for US president amid dwindling contributions and plummeting poll numbers.

 Vietnamese fashion designers must work hard before their brands find popularity at home.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Department of Information and Communications called on telecom network providers to do more to block spam messages.

 European Union ministers are to meet to try to resolve a dispute over how to relocate 120,000 asylum seekers who have recently arrived in Europe.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The parking lot of HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport is designed for several hundred cars, but up to 4,000 taxis and thousands of cars go in and out of the airport every day.

VietNamNet Bridge - Economic institutions have in the last month have repeatedly warned about the low productivity rate in Vietnam compared with other regional countries.

 Two Canadians, a Norwegian and a local woman have been kidnapped from a tourist resort in the southern Philippines, the military has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Looking from above, visitors can see the spectacular features that the Creator has bestowed on Ha Long Bay, one of the most popular destinations in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The U16 Viet Nam team have entered the Asian Football Confederation U16 Championship final round, scheduled for next year, after they became the first runner-up in Group J.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of abstract oil paintings by three HCM City-based painters at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum feature different perspectives on life.

 Two arrested for stabbing TV reporter, HCM City firms need 46,000 Q3 recruits, Torrential rain causes flooding in Hai Phong, Three held for drug trafficking, Residents in Lai Chau threatened by landslide

 VietNamNet Bridge – An environmental watchdog based in Viet Nam is asking the Laos government to reconsider the construction of a controversial hydropower plant along the Mekong River.