The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on September 19 selected Indonesia as a host country of the next Asian Games in 2019 (ASIAD 18) in lieu of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City collects environmental protection fees equal to 10 percent of the tap water price, and is now planning a fee for water drainage, to be equal to 25 percent of the tap water price.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Van Du's machine to split bamboo not only enriched the inventor; it also raised earnings for his fellow villagers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A desolate church in Van Ly commune, Hai Hau district, in Nam Dinh province still attracts many tourists and photographers as it is a beautiful spot where the sky, sea, sun, wind and sand converge.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famed Norwegian choreographer Johanne Jakhelln Constant, who has staged a number of ballet performances in HCM City, has high regard for the talent of Vietnamese ballet dancers.

 VietNamNet Bridge –  The average monthly income of a Vietnamese worker was ND4.6 million in the second quarter of the year, a figure that the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs in its report called “fabulous”.  

 With its vast cajeput forests and beautiful scenery, the Gao Giong Eco-Tourism Area in the Mekong Delta is an attractive destination, especially in the flood season.

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the shortage of funding for Vietnamese researchers, Hoang Ngoc Anh persevered with her work.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It would be difficult to achieve the target of universalising pre-school education for five-year-old children by the end of next year, agreed educational experts at a conference this week.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thach Kim Tuan is Viet Nam's top hope for the men's 56kg category at the upcoming 17th Asian Games in South Korea, following an impressive performance at the recent Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Russia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more urbanites are frequenting shopping malls, supermarkets and convenience stores, but traditional markets remain even more popular among consumers, a survey has found.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This chicken has four legs, with four toes per foot. The two extra legs appear just above the left thigh, below the anus.

 VietNamNet Bridge – World-level marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh of Vietnam has won the right to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Soc Trang musician Danh Sol brought new life to the Khmer tradition of pentatonic music.

 Vietnam and Venezuela officially established diplomatic ties in December 1989. However, the people of the two countries have understood and supported each other for a lot longer.

Reunification Hall is located in the heart of Sai Gon now known as Ho Chi Minh City. It is where the collapse of the authority of the Republic of Vietnam and the entire liberation of Southern Vietnam took place on April 30, 1975.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some 9,200 infants are born with a form of heart disease every year, of which more than 3,000 cases are classified as serious conditions. The number has also risen in recent years,

 Apple iPhone and iPad users have taken to social media to express their frustration over installing the company's latest software update.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Notre Dame Cathedral is one of the most famous destinations in HCM City. Looking from above, the work takes on a strange beauty.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most Vietnamese ship-owners lack capital to operate and are currently in the red,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Museum entrance fees will be raised in accordance to a direction of the HCM City People’s Committee, announced the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Sept 17.

USAID grants US$1.5 mil to HCM City’s metro project; Last 175 Vietnamese workers in Libya evacuated; Agricultural sector to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; HCM City invests US$23 million to upgrade embankment system

5th Asian Development Forum scheduled for Hanoi; Philippines to purchase 200,000 tonnes of Vietnamese rice; ExxonMobil expands operation in Vietnam; Pharma buy opens path into Myanmar; Industrial, trade sector unveils whopping $102b growth target

 VietNamNet Bridge – Operetta and solo opera “La Vie, L’Amour” performed by Thanh Huyen is slated for 8 p.m. on Saturday at HCMC Conservatory of Music, 112 Nguyen Du Street, District 1.

 The new Green One UN House, nearing completion on Hanoi’s busy Kim Ma Street, has become the first building project in Viet Nam to achieve a provisional gold Lotus rating from Viet Nam’s Green Building Council.