Water from the upper reaches of the Mekong River is flowing downstream and inundating watershed fields in the southwestern provinces of Vietnam. This is the time people start a harvest season of specialties like snakes, turtles, birds...

 Austrian scientists have discovered a natural remedy which could play an important role in the future treatment of dementia.

 Between 2 and 3 tropical storms or depressions are expected to hit the East Sea in September, of which 1-2 will affect Vietnam, according to weather experts.

 Rubber exports reap over US$1.52 billion; VFA proposes stockpiling more rice; 2013’s economy likely to grow by 5.3%; Promoting cooperation potential with Japanese locality

Vietnam is building dossiers to submit to the UNESCO for considering the royal documents of the Nguyen Dynasty – the only preserved administrative documents of Vietnam’s feudal dynasties in the history - as the world's documentary heritage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the last few days, fishermen in the island commune of Tam Hai, Nui Thanh district in Quang Nam province have salvaged hundreds of artifacts from the two newly-discovered wrecks.

 VietNamNet Bridge - For the first time in Vietnam, the contractors who finished their works ahead of schedule have been proposed by the Thang Long Project Management Unit to be awarded with nearly VND180 billion ($9 million).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Long from Gia Lai won the Da Nang International Marathon after finishing a 42km race in two hours 56 minutes and 31 seconds at the East Sea Park on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Newly crowned champions Ha Noi T&T celebrated wildly in front of their fans as the curtain fell on one of the most embattled V-League seasons in living memory.

 VietNamNet Bridge - People in Thanh Hoa broke into a polluting factory, dug up many chemical tanks buried under the ground and discovered numerous bottles of expired pesticides in the factory campus.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Less than a week after an earthquake response exercise, a major earthquake occurred this morning, September 3, in Bac Tra My district and some neighboring areas, making people panic.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After three days in the hospital, a 10 -year-old girl in the south-most province of Ca Mau with severe burns caused by a "petrol bomb" has died.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On the morning of September 2, 100 couples dressed in Vietnamese ao dai made a bicycle parade around the center of Ho Chi Minh City before attending the mass wedding ceremony.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese veteran movie director Dang Nhat Minh last Thursday has been granted the Kim Dae-jung Nobel Peace Film Award at the Gwangju International Film Festival in South Korea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On the evening of September 2, tens of thousands of people flocked to downtown HCM City to admire the firework display to celebrate the National Day.

 Humanity has pushed the world's climate system to the brink, leaving itself only scant time to act, the head of the UN's group of climate scientists said on Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's tourism sector is facing both great opportunities and challenges when a major ASEAN workforce agreement comes into effect in 2015, industry experts have predicted.

Held once a year, “Things Everlasting” concert, held by VietNamNet Newspaper, accumulates the effort and talent of hundreds of people with top qualifications, who work together to preserve, honor and refresh musical values of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Ballet Symphony and Orchestra (HBSO) will celebrate its 19th anniversary with a gala concert featuring internationally reputed artists, conductor Le Phi Phi and pianist Nguyen Bich Tra.

 A photographic exhibition opened in the former imperial city of Hue on September 2, featuring its relic sites of the past and present.

 Vietnam triumphed at the 47th Asian Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships in HCM City, winning a total of 10 gold, 11 silver and 8 bronze medals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has decided, for the first time in history, to impose safeguard duty on vegetable oil imports from September 7.

 Local shopping website signs deal with Sumitomo; Viettel expands mobile market in Cameroon; HP unveils SME-tailored servers; Thai Nguyen steel mill starts work

The Preventive Medicine Department and health inspectors are set to carry out a thorough investigation into the use of vaccines and other biological products in six provinces and cities by September.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Poor living and working conditions, limited access to public services and high risks of becoming involved in social evils face workers who leave rural areas to work in cities and industrial zones.