Free concert L’Amour Toujours slated for weekend

  L’Amour Toujous concert will take place on Saturday night in HCMC’s District 3, featuring romantic pieces by Haydn, Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, Rachmaninoff, Squire and Vivaldi.

Migrant crisis: Croatia closes border crossings with Serbia

 Croatia has closed seven of its eight road border crossings with Serbia following a huge influx of migrants.

Vietnam, Spain hold political consultation

 Spain wishes to deepen the strategic partnership with Vietnam, while Vietnam wants to step up wide-ranging result-oriented co-operation with Spain for mutual development and integration.

Rising exports hold VN stocks steady

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite recent losses driven by the Chinese stock rout, Viet Nam's stock market is one of the few bright spots among emerging markets tracked by US investment bank Goldman Sachs.

103 hospitalized after eating infected beef in Gia Lai

 103 people in Krong Pa District of the central highlands province of Gia Lai were hospitalized after eating the infected beef, said Siu Thanh, deputy director of Medical Center in the district on September 17.

Le Quyen to represent Vietnam at int’l beauty pageants

 The second runner-up of 2015 Miss Ao Dai Vietnam beauty contest, Nguyen Thi Le Quyen would be representing at Miss Grand International 2015 and Miss Supranational 2015 beauty pageants.

Outdated regulations obstruct HCMC efforts in traffic improvement

HCM City has implemented many solutions for the last decades to deal with long prevalent traffic jam without results as expected, partly because of outdated regulations and lack of self-control to its internal businesses.

Banks originally owned by state show growth in assets

VietNamNet Bridge - A State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) report shows that total assets of joint stock banks have fallen by 0.47 percent, while the total assets of banks that were originally state-owned had increased by 2.49 percent by June 30, 2015.

TH Group invests $1 billion in Russia

 The TH Group has recently announced plans to invest $1 billion in building a concentrated dairy cow and fresh milk production project in Russia.

VN women beat Malaysia in friendly

 The Viet Nam national women's futsal team defeated Malaysia 9-2 in a friendly match during their training session in Malaysia on Wednesday.

In pictures: The monkeys on Ta Cu Mount

The 649-metre high Ta Cu Mountain is a famous landmark in Binh Thuan Province. Apart from the reclining Buddha statue, you also have the opportunity to observe the lives of monkeys living on the mountain.

Chile quake: State of emergency declared for Coquimbo

 Chile's government has declared a state of emergency in a central region struck by a powerful earthquake.

Major tungsten mining firm lists shares

Masan Resource, a Masan Group Corporation subsidiary, listed 703.5 million shares on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) under the code ‘MSR' yesterday, for a reference price of VND15,500 (US$0.68) each.

Hanoi to host regional airport expansion summit

 The 4th Annual South East Asia Airport Expansion Summit will take place at the Intercontinental Westlake Hotel in Hanoi from September 29 to 30.

HCM City book fair to auction scarce editions

 VietNamNet Bridge – Readers in HCM City will have an opportunity to own rare and old books at a fair opening today at Nha Nam Thu Quan Coffee Shop.

Minh, Trang to compete in Vietnamese tournament

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top badminton players Nguyen Tien Minh and Vu Thi Trang will compete in the Kawaski - Tran Local Foods Vietnam International Series 2015.

Deputy PM discusses bilateral trade ties with EU Commissioner

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh had a meeting in Brussels on September 17 with EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malstrom to discuss major issues of Vietnam-EU trade, investment collaboration as well as bilateral relations.

Vietnam, China work to facilitate trade, investment

The Vietnamese Government is willing to work with the Chinese counterpart on measures to facilitate bilateral trade and investment.

Vietnam unlikely to loosen lending

 Despite low inflation this year, the Government should remain cautious when offering support to boost economic growth, said Director of the State Bank of Vietnam's Credit Department Nguyen Tien Dong.

CEOs to discuss ASEAN integration

 The opportunities and challenges arising from the formation of an ASEAN Economic Community, and what strategies Vietnamese firms should apply to stay afloat will be among the issues on the agenda at the Vietnam CEO Forum.

National Assembly shows confidence in Press Law

The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on September 17 gave consent to most of the revised Press bill, which was presented by Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son.

Vietnam, RoK promote cooperation on radiation, nuclear safety

 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on radiation and nuclear safety between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) was signed in Vienna, Austria on September 15, reported the Ha Noi Moi newspaper.

Concert in the Dark with Mirijam Contzen

 VietNamNet Bridge - “Listen differently” is the slogan of a new concert series of the Goethe-Institut Hanoi that will present astonishing and extraordinary listening experiences.

Quang Tri to preserve ancient stone wells

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in Quang Tri Province are proceeding with work to preserve historic wells, estimated to be thousands of years old, that have been in a state of disrepair for decades.

Party official meets former Japanese Prime Minister

 Politburo member and Secretary of the Party Central Committee To Huy Rua met former Japanese Prime Minister Hatto Yama in Tokyo on September 17.