Foreign individuals and organizations that break Vietnam’s inland navigation rules would be subject to penalties like Vietnamese violators.

 Foreign property ownership rules clarified, Many realty firms yet to secure bank guarantees, G-bond sales grow sluggish, More land lot projects launched in eastern HCMC, Manulife Vietnam gets new chairman

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has offered a number of specific instructions after being updated on the positive socio-economic performance during January-August, asking to continue maintaining firmly macro-economic stability

 Thousands of movies will be removed from Netflix in the US after the streaming service decided not to renew a deal with distributor Epix.

 The German Film Festival is bringing new German-language film highlights to Vietnam this September, sure to thrill audiences with a versatile program in addition to an exciting special guest from Germany.

 Investors are expected to start work next year on three major projects in HCMC’s Thu Thiem New Urban Area with total investment capital amounting to more than US$3.5 billion.

 Hundreds of migrants have arrived by rail in the Austrian capital Vienna after being held for several hours at the Hungarian border.

VietNamNet Bridge - While the Binh Duong provincial tax inspectors concluded that Dai Nam Company broke tax laws and had to pay tax arrears of VND99 billion, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said the company had not committed any violation.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite tough negotiations and high advert fees, Vietnamese businesses are still willing to pay money to have their brands appear on Premier Leagues.

 Top seed Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia was crowned the men’s singles champion of the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open Grand Prix 2015 after overcoming second seed Lee Hyun-il from the Republic of Korea (RoK) in a tense final match on August 30.

 A modern General Science Library worth nearly VND51 billion (US$2.24 million) was inaugurated by the Han River in Da Nang on August 31 based on the upgrade and expansion of the old library.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi T&T expect to be ranked at least second this season when the national premier league ends after the next three rounds.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will play the hosts in the semi-final of the ASEAN Football Federation's U19 Championship after their win yesterday (August 31) in the last match of the Group B in Vientiane, Laos.

 Hue City will offer free entrance tickets to Vietnamese visitors at its imperial palace and monuments on National Day (September 2), according to Dr.Phan Thanh Hai, director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Center.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Reverie Saigon was rated by CNN Travel as one of the most impressive hotels in the world in 2015.

 Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba has authorised CleverAds Company to be its reseller in Viet Nam, announcing the partnership in Ha Noi on August 31.

 The HCM City property sector has attracted more than US$1.42 billion worth of foreign direct investment this year, the city's Statistics Office has reported.

 Businesses would still need stamps to carry out certain legal documentation formalities since several laws and regulations do require use of stamps.

 Aircraft owned by Vietnamese organisations or individuals and those lease-purchased or leased without crews for 24 months or longer must be registered as Vietnamese to operate in Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Table leaders Binh Duong had a convincing win over direct rivals FLC Thanh Hoa for the championship title; and foreign referees win trust from home fans were among the notable events of round 23

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has urged HCM City to become one of Southeast Asia's major centres for finance, trade, science and technology by 2020.

  Viet Nam's economy has been kept stable and remained on track during the first eight months of 2015, despite complicated global economic fluctuations, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) reported.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On August 31, 25 105-mm cannons were set fire at the Thang Long Royal Citadel in a rehearsal before National Day (September 2).

 Vingroup to build $500mil. park in HCM City, Photos, films give Russians insight into Vietnam, Bac Kan to host northeast ethnic groups' cultural festival, RoK hosts culture, sports exchange with Vietnam

 Vietnam's top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has shot up 255 places in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals world rankings.