Amata to pour US$530 mil into Vietnam; Ministry of Finance clamps down on beer consumption; Stock market yet to function as major fund raising channel; Vietnam-China trade surges in Jan-Aug;
August sees more business suspensions than start-ups

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s agriculture sector management officials are claiming that the production of genetically-modified crops should be banned in the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi is crowded, bustling and noisy during the day, but at night, it becomes peaceful and quiet.

 Philips, Samsung and Infineon have been fined 138m euros (£110m; $182m) by the European Commission (EC) for fixing prices of chips in used in smartphones.

 Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has recommended the Prime Minister consider visa exemptions for travellers from France, Germany, the UK, Australia and India.

Western leaders have criticised Russia for its "destabilising" influence on the crisis in Ukraine, at the start of a Nato summit in Wales.

VietJet Air and Vietnam Airlines have joined forces to test a new flight path over parts of Laos and Cambodia that would greatly reduce flight time between Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport and Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A string of fresh policies on foreign-related elements were introduced in the first eight months including foreign strategic investors, sub-lease of job, preferential corporate tax,

 VietNamNet Bridge – People living in apartment buildings of the capital's new urban areas are expressing concern over poor-quality tap water.

Seven U23 players ousted from ASIAD 17 line-up; Bao signs deal to coach Thanh Hoa next season; Miura beefs up U23's with national team players; Minh enters third round of VN Open; Women's team leave for China

 Local fans have a chance to enjoy performances by two popular DJs, Uberjak’d from Australia and Sebastian Geist from Germany, in HCMC on Thursday and Friday respectively.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The major players in the instant-coffee market failed to attract public attention with their recent marketing campaigns, but new coffee brands have been able to do this.

 Vietnam will play Australia in Group B opening match of the ASEAN Football Federation's (AFF) Nuti Food U19 Cup at Hanoi's My Dinh National Stadium on September 5.

 The glitzy and glamorous Pham Thuy Vy Victoria was crowned Miss Vietnam Globe International 2014 at the finals competition held in Atlantic City, the US recently.

 Two Vietnamese photographers, Nguyen Viet Thanh and Hoang Hai Thinh, exhibited photo collections featuring the serendipity of daily life and scenic beauty of the nation’s landscape in Australia on September 2.

 PetroVietnam and Rosneft will establish a joint venture company to explore and exploit two oil wells at Pechora Sea, north-west of Russia, which have a combined geological reserve of 1 billion tonnes and a recoverable reserve of 200 million tonnes.

Leaders join students to welcome the new school year; President tours Kien Giang’s islands; Central Highlands urged to boost relations with Laos, Cambodia; Cuban newspaper hails Vietnam’s progress;

Low-cost carrier VietJet Air on October 17 will open a daily route between Hanoi and Can Tho, the largest city in the Mekong Delta and the fourth largest city in the country, to meet the growing demand for travel between the two cities.

An official document introducing Vietnam’s sacred object specimens, has been presented to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of provinces across the country. Following are some images of Vietnam’s traditional sacred objects.

 A ceramic mosaic with a record height of 11.64 metres designed by artists Nguyen Thu Thuy, Nguyen Tung Ngoc and Nguyen Hoang Tung debuted on the 9th floor of the Lotte Center building in Hanoi on September 2.

 Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh on September 4 criticised China’s recent decision to launch tours of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago of Vietnam, considering it a serious violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has decided to delay the enforcement of a new regulation to pave the way for Microsoft to bring used equipment into the country.

The emergence and expansion of international technology corporations in Vietnam in the past two years shows an important shift in investment. The Vice President of the Vietnam Association of Foreign Investment Enterprise talks about this trend.

VietNamNet Bridge – A must try dish when you are visiting Vietnam is Pho noodle. Apart from the traditional Pho, there are many notable different recipes of Pho from different provinces; and one of the best versions is dried Pho from Gia Lai Province

 All diets - from Atkins to Weight Watchers - have similar results and people should simply pick the one they find easiest, say researchers.