VietNamNet Bridge – The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange will stage Yo Nakamura’s short contemporary dancing piece entitled “Good Bye” at the Youth Theater on September 24 and 25

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only several days are left for the gymnasts to complete their final preparations before they take part in the 17th Asian Games (ASIAD) in South Korea.

VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang, which has some of the most advanced infrastructure in the country, has been facing a serious water shortage since mid-August, a highly unusual situation for the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first bus rapid transit (BRT) line in HCMC along Vo Van Kiet Highway and through different districts would be put into service by the end of 2018,

 EU provides additional 114 mil Euros for healthcare sector; HCM City private schools struggle to survive; Vietnamese cardiovascular surgeons use MICS for first time; Health authority asks verification of human organ sale

 Trade surplus hit over US$3 billion in eight months; Local seed companies lose ground to foreign giants; Seafood exports likely to hit 7 billion USD in 2014; Thailand’s BJC ready to audit Metro after buy-out

 VietNamNet Bridge – South Korean pianist Eva Joo Eun Young will share the stage of a ‘Tchaikovsky and Wieniawsky’ concert organized by HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera at the Opera House

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Committee of the northern province of Ha Giang has ordered the Ha Giang water supply company to repair all chlorine leaks before September 30.

VietNamNet Bridge - Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE) on Tuesday announced it will acquire a significant minority stake in the Golden Gate Company, the operator of a restaurant chain in Vietnam, for $35 million.

 Vietnam had invested US$19 billion in 890 projects in 63 countries and territories worldwide by July this year.

The national flag of Vietnam was hoisted at a solemn ceremony in Incheon, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on September 17, marking the presence of the Vietnamese sport delegation to the 17th Asian Games (ASIAD 17).

 The Ministry of Justice on September 16 handed over licences to two US adoption service providers –Dillon International and Holt International Children’s Services to facilitate inter-country adoptions following a six-year hiatus.

 Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony has said it expects to record much bigger losses because of its struggling mobile business.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Traffic congestion, along with flooding, is a serious problem in HCM City that has been difficult to solve.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese business associations are working to reclaim the port congestion surcharges (PCS) they have had to pay to foreign shipping firms over the last month.

 Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh on September 16 met with a number of US congresspersons and  businesses to compare notes on measures to further push bilateral economic and trade ties based on the comprehensive partnership established in July 2013.

 President Barack Obama has called the West Africa Ebola outbreak "a threat to global security" as he announced a larger US role in fighting the virus.

 The 2014 Prince Claus Awards Committee recently announced the 11 laureates who were granted to honor their pioneering work in culture and development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is considering raising the luxury tax rate on tobacco products but it is still unclear how high the rate will be.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With many caves, temples and traditional villages, Ngu Hanh Son, or the Marble Mountains, is a fascinating stop on the journey to discover heritage sites in central Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Below are pictures featuring artisans of famous craft villages in Vietnam.

Biggest wedding fair to debut in Hanoi; Cartoon on corruption wins prize; Exhibition highlighting early 20th century Hanoi opens in Paris; Supermodel in line for MTV award

 VietNamNet Bridge - Yum! Brands, the parent company of KFC and Pizza Hut fast-food chains, last week opened its first Vietnamese sandwich shop, the Banh shop, in Dallas, Texas in the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Tons of fish suddenly died en masse in the Thien Quang Lake in central Hanoi on Monday morning, September 15.

VietNamNet Bridge – Beer products made in other countries are flooding the Vietnamese market, where demand is the highest in Southeast Asia.