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 VietNamNet Bridge - Cai Mon, Cai, and Lai Thieu are not only the largest fruit areas in Vietnam but also popular tourist destinations.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade has decided to launch an investigation into monosodium glutamate (MSG) imports months after Vedan Vietnam Co. proposed a safeguard duty on the flavor enhancer.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has signed decisions on establishing two sub-committees, under the National Committee for APEC 2017.

 Simon Topping, head of KPMG’s Asia-Pacific Financial Services Regulatory Centre of Excellence will visit Vietnam this week to share his experiences in Basel implementation in other countries in Asia.

 Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam will meet Denis Shapovalov of Canada in the boys' singles, first round, of the US Open's junior circuit.

 The Australian Anti-Dumping Commission (ADC) has announced the conclusion of its investigation into dumping allegations over zinc-coated (galvanised) steel imported from Viet Nam.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade announced that Viet Nam's trade deficit with China continued to grow, presently at US$22.3 billion, and with another quarter of the year left to go.

 Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak have discussed measures to continue boosting the two countries' co-operation in oil and gas development, coal supplies and thermal power projects.

 Three Vietnamese films will be presented at the British Film Institute's annual London Film Festival, on October 7-18.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese delegation made up of 27 prominent cueists arrived in the Republic of Korea on September 5 to take part in the 2015 Guri Three-Cushion World Cup, scheduled between September 7 and 13.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem retained his ranking, in the world No 49 position, in the latest rankings in September, released by the International Chess Federation.

 A festival dedicated to the Republic of Korea (RoK) cuisine will be held at Keangnam Landmark Hanoi from September 12 to 13.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government of Vietnam has said that the national economy has not been hurt by the Chinese yuan devaluation but analysts are less optimistic.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Private universities are struggling to attract students, with some colleges thousands short of their targets.

 Johnny Rockets, an American restaurant franchise is seeking area developers for expansion into Vietnam.The move is part of the company’s expansion plans in Southeast Asia.

 Vietnam has the slowest mobile data speed in the Southeast Asia (SEA) and Oceania region, a report by communications technology and services provider Ericsson said.

 The third Hanoi international piano competition kicked off at the Vietnam National Academy of Music (VNAM) on September 4.

 Vietnam secured four gold and three silver medals to come in first at the 8th World Shuttlecock Championship, which took place in Rome, Italy from September 2-5.

 The education sector will continue with reforms in school curricula and the method of examination and evaluation in the school year 2015-2016 toward the goal of improving training quality.

 A conference was held in Hanoi on September 4 to introduce a project to build an urban climate change resilience index in Vietnam.

 The only Vietnamese citizen injured in a bomb attack in Bangkok in mid-August, was helped to return home on September 5 by the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand.

 About 22.21 million pupils and students in 43,874 schools from kindergarten to higher education levels nationwide started their new academic year on September 5.

 National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung visited the Vietnamese Embassy in the US immediately after arriving in Washington on September 5 morning (local time).

Government offices of Vietnam and Laos held a conference on general advice work for the government and Prime Minister in Cua Lo town in the central province of Nghe An on September 5.