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.

  Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

The mammoth $3 billion Guang Lian steel complex is very likely to be crossed off the list of foreign-invested projects in Vietnam as some investors have left, and the only remaining investor is considering leaving.

 Viet Nam's national football team dropped to 142nd in the latest FIFA world rankings in September, moving down three places compared to last month.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh and his delegation on September 18 worked with leading scholars at Harvard University in Boston (Massachusetts State) as part of their trip to the US from September 15-19.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With a 166% growth forecast, in 2023 Vietnam will have 293 US dollar millionaires compared to the "modest" figure of 110 in 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A website specializing in travel, When On Earth, praises Vietnam’s Bac Son Valley as a 'green paradise on earth'.

Given that the vote results for Vietnamese singer Ho Ngoc Ha at the MTV EMA 2014 awards were dishonest, a group of fans has sent a letter to Southeast Asian audiences to express their dissatisfaction.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The repair of the broken AAG international undersea cable network is expected to be completed on October 4, the network operator said.

 VietNamNet Bridge  –  The HCM City-based Apave Asia - Pacific Co. Ltd. on September 12 discovered that  a device containing Iridium-192 radioactive was missing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) have left Vietnam after making big money, leaving unpaid debts.

 The UN Security Council has declared the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa a "threat to international peace and security".

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 50 artworks depicting the beauty of nature and rich ethnic culture in the picturesque hill town of Sa Pa will be on display at the Festival of Art starting on Sunday.

Olympic football team qualifies for ASIAD 17; Cyclists prepare to take off at Ha Noi Open; VN to compete in soft tennis event; U16 team train for Asian event; More than 100 golfers to strive for Vinpearl Golf Championship

Most schools in HCM City teach students according to schoolbooks they compile themselves, as the information in textbooks from the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) is out of date.

 The former leader of Irish boyband Westlife, Shane Filan, played 18 songs to entertain over 1,000 fans in his “You & Me Tour Live in Saigon 2014” concert on Tuesday night at Cargo Bar in HCMC’s District 4.

VTV3 to broadcast Miss Ao Dai Vietnam live; Documentary narrates story of Khanh Hoa plane crash; Belgian writer set for VN book tour; Vietnam daily life through Italian painter’s eyes; Party to feature Ha Noi's social life

 VietNamNet Bridge - VietJet Air and TienPhong Bank yesterday signed a US$21 million financing agreement in HCM City providing for the purchase of two Airbus A320.

 President Obama has said Congress's backing for his $500m plan to aid moderate Syrian rebels shows the world the US is united against Islamic State.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The event "18.9.1999", a special snapshot party with artist Veronika Radulovic, will be held at Manzi Art Space tonight, Sept 19.