VietNamNet Bridge – A project set up by the Ministry of Home Affairs to measure the satisfaction of citizens and organisations with the services rendered by State administration agencies will be launched in 2015.

 Gang sentenced to prison; Ministry shares experience in new health planning, budgeting model; Deputy PM lauds UNODC’s help to HIV, drug control; Sleeper buses may be banned on passes;

 Ministry announces banned trades; Real estate experts forecast further decline in housing market; Goods prices same as petrol falls; Food & beverage exhibit to open; Slow economic growth jeopardises annual goal

 The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has proposed BBC Television of the UK develop a 30-second video clip advertising Vietnam’s tourism and broadcast it on the BBC channel in the Asia-Pacific region.

Autumn is considered the “photo-taking season” in Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai Province. In the season, photographers flock to this land to take pictures of terraces in the rice harvest season (September-October).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country's first one-stop shop Administrative Centre was inaugurated in downtown Da Nang yesterday (Sept 8) following four years of construction.

 Six young men are dead and six others, including a woman, are in critical condition in hospital after a tragic accident on September 8 at a karaoke parlour in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

Low-cost carrier VietJet will offer thousands of tickets either for free or with big discount rates at the International Tourism Expo 2014 in HCM City this week, which will gather over 200 tourism agencies from nearly 20 countries.

VietNamNet Bridge – Adidas made its debut in Vietnam in 1993, but only in 2009 did it officially set up Adidas Vietnam. It opened 50 shops all over the country just after two years, employing 80,000 workers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most Hanoians were willing to use alternatives to wildlife products if they were available and proven to be effective,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Tri Minh Quartet and the Arabesque dance troupe will perform as representatives of Vietnamese contemporary art at the Center Stage programme in the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Travelling to Hue, visitors not only enjoy the stunning view of the Huong River but also have chance to enjoy one of the best Vietnamese foods there. It is well known as Com Hen Song Huong (Mussel Rice in Huong River).

 VietNamNet Bridge – While Hue is offering discount tour packages in an attempt to lure visitors during the low season, more should be invested in the programme to ensure its success.

State-owned enterprises for the past two years have helped each other by buying each other’s goods worth VND71 trillion, but financial experts believe this is not the solution to their problems.

 Hundreds of children across the US have been treated for a rare respiratory virus and more cases are expected in the next few weeks, doctors have said.

Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh, Vietnamese permanent representative to the UN, the WTO and other international organisations gave a speech at the 27th session of the UNHRC, which opened in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 8.

 Authorities uncover illegal timber trade; Factory workers suffocate to death; Five children drown across weekend; HCM City seeks investors for playgrounds; Heavy rain damages Ca Mau Province dike

 Hung Vuong An Giang dissolved; Vietnam, Japan enter AFF Cup semi-finals; U23s head to Incheon; Ha Noi Open begins this week; Sau wins in Laguna golf tournament;

Ex-Miss Vietnam wins 1st Elite Model Look; Children from orphanage win short film competition; Land Reform exhibition opens; Canadian painter creates portrait of President Ho Chi Minh; Vietnamese students to compete in Japan film fest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japan's 4-3 win over Australia on Sunday has pushed the winner and hosts Viet Nam to the semi-final round of the Ha Noi's ASEAN Football Federation U19 Nutifood Cup.

 The General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army supports the strengthening of cooperation between the Vietnamese and Indian coast guard forces in delegation exchanges, training, search and rescue and environmental protection.

 Nguyen Hoang Ngan, the Vietnamese queen of kata (performance), has won a gold medal at the Karate1 Premier League in Istanbul, Turkey.

 Dutch experts are due to publish the first report into what caused the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to crash in eastern Ukraine in July.

Telecoms told to boost 3G quality; Kaspersky releases mobile vulnerability scanner; Lessons for high school subjects available online; FTG offers tech solution for small businesses

 Exactly 2,057 or 13.8 per cent of the14,942 flights to and from Vietnam in August 2014 were delayed, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).