Three foreigners arrested over credit card fraud; Maritime search, rescue drill conducted in Saigon–Vung Tau Channel; Russia to woo Vietnamese students; Vietnam-bright spot in SEA fight against HIV/AIDS; Human Development Index slows down

 Typhoon Kalmaegi has swept past Hong Kong, closing schools and disrupting flights as strong winds pounded the territory.

 A deadly fire claimed seven lives in Ho Chi Minh City in the early morning hours of September 16 when flames erupted from a home at No. 416 Nguyen Trai Street, Ward 8, District 5.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fourth international festival, Europe Meets Asia in Contemporary Dance, will be held from September 24-28 at the Tuoi Tre (Youth) Theatre in Ha Noi.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh will lead a Vietnamese delegation to visit the US from September 15-19 to discuss important matters on Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations with US partners.

 Beverage firms protest validation stamps on beers; Experts urge cigarette tax hike; Vietnam’s economic integration taken to next level; Animal feed output estimated to grow 10 percent; FTA with customs union does not pose threat to steel industry

 VietNamNet Bridge – The government has released a new decree with strict regulations that control multi-level marketing (MLM), a sales model that has never been popular in Vietnam.

 A working team has been set up to study the establishment of the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City straight air route over Laos and Cambodia.

Foreigners entering Viet Nam are no longer automatically allowed to own houses in the country, according to the latest draft of the amended Law on Housing.

 Domestic retailers struggle to compete; Steelmaker to get $48m from SCIC to expand production; Demand for imported beer surges; Finance ministry seeks to remove advertising cap; VN investors eye Laos market

 VietNamNet Bridge – A plan is being studied to establish a one-stop food street for vendors in the Old Quarter area of Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At 11.26pm on September 15, the AAG international fiber-optic cable system from Vietnam to Hong Kong and the United States broke. The incident occurred in the waters near Hong Kong (China).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tropical storm Kalmaegi, packing winds of up to 133 km per hour, is expected to bring heavy rains of 100 to 300mm in the northern region tonight.

Deputy PM Minh attends CAEXPO in China; VN helps link Russia, ASEAN; Vietnam calls for further APEC tourism cooperation; NA Vice Chairwoman hails Vietnam-Norway ties

 Vietnam and the Republic of Kiribati officially established diplomatic relations on September 15 as a move to reinforce and develop their mutually beneficial relations and cooperation.

VietNamNet Bridge - To satisfy the towering demand for travel during the Lunar New Year or the Tet Holiday 2015, the low-cost carrier VietJet Air has prepared 360,000 tickets available for purchase.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's U23 football team sent shock waves across the football competition at the 2014 Asian Games yesterday, Sept 15.

Viet Nam and Cuba should focus on raising co-operation on economic, trade, scientific, cultural and education matters to a new level, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said yesterday.

Vietnam treasured its traditional friendship with China and was willing to increase comprehensive bilateral relations in a substantive manner, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh said.

 President Truong Tan Sang and his Indian counterpart, Pranab Mukherjee, yesterday agreed to intensify the Vietnamese-Indian strategic partnership.

Vietnamese technology groups have not given up on a plan to make Vietnamese-brand smartphones, and have announced plans to make phones not only for the low-end market segment.

The unemployment rate in Vietnam in the second quarter of 2014 was 1.84 percent, one of the lowest in the world. The Ministry of Labor said that the calculation method used to determine the jobless rate accords with international practice.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Taku Haruyoshi is the office manager for the Viet Nam Liaison Office of Tierra International Affairs, a multi-faceted company based in Kobe, Japan, whose core business is education.

 VietNamNet Bridge – College and university students are concerned about rising tuition costs and numerous fees charged by their schools.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experience a boat trip in Ha Long Bay - the World Natural Heritage site - where there are hundreds of limestone islands of strange shapes.