On September 19, the National Institute of Nutrition in Hanoi held a meeting to implement a balanced and nutritional meal plan for Vietnamese people from now until 2020, to make up for shortfalls in nutrition in the modern day diet.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Nexttop DJ 2012 competition has been launched in Hanoi to honour Vietnam’s hottest Disc Jockeys, attracting the interest of young music fans from all over the country.

Ranking member Eni Faleomavaega, of the US House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, has said the Viet Nam Human Rights Act, passed on September 11 by voice vote on the House floor, is the wrong way forward.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Do Thi Thuy Duong is only 12 years old but every day she rows her basket boat to school, just like many other classmates who live at the Cua Van floating fishing village in Hung Thang Ward, Ha Long City,

 VietNamNet Bridge –Viet Nam's resilient banking system appears to be weathering the global financial storm, with total assets rising by 0.79 per cent between January and July, according to the State Bank of Viet Nam.

Hanoi in the autumn, dracontomelum trees on the streets of Phan Dinh Phung, Tran Phu, Dinh Tien Hoang, Hang Khay, etc. have started pouring leaves. These roads are covered by “yellow carpets.”

Authentic cuisine, dancing, music and many more typical Vietnamese traits are available for visitors to experience on board the three-deck wooden boat Vietcruiser that travels along the Saigon River every Saturday,

The Viet Nam-US Dialogue Group has announced its aim to overcome the consequences of Agent Orange and dioxin in Viet Nam by 2020 at the seventh meeting of the Viet Nam-US Joint Advisory Council yesterday.

Four foreign investors once arrived in Vietnam to do business after they believed that the market had great potentials for them to exploit. However, only one of the four still can stay there.

Hanoi-based artists Vu Thai Binh, Ngoc Duc Hoang and Tran Ngoc Hung have brought the North to HCMC Fine Arts Museum to give Saigonese a chance to admire the colors and atmosphere of Hanoi in autumn.

VietNamNet Bridge – YxineFF this year has kicked off with Tran Dung Thanh Huy’s controversial 16:30. The movie shorts festival has also selected 66 movies to be available to global audiences until December 15. 

VietNamNet Bridge – After more than 40 years of poverty and isolation from friends and family, a colony of lepers has been given the green light to return to civilisation.  

The problem of lacking money to develop special use forests (SUF) has been partially settled since the Prime Minister has approved a program on developing SUF worth 5.5 trillion dong.

VietNamNet Bridge – Salangane nests, considered the nutritious food for the rich, have been enriching their owners. This has prompted others to rush to farm salanganes to become rich.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many people say that without bars and discotheques, HCM City will be extremely tedious. However, how to prevent problems caused by this sensitive business environment is a headache.

News Corp is planning to give James Murdoch responsibility for its US television businesses, the Fox Networks Group, the Financial Times reported in its Friday edition. 

In order to provide sufficient information to the people so they can contribute opinions for the amendment of the 1992 Constitution, at the upcoming 4th National Assembly session, the discussion on this issue will be aired live on VOV and VTV.

  Dong Nai receives $1bn FDI; U.S., EU agencies inspect local agro-aquatic products; Shrewd trades buoy VN foreign reserves; Rice farmers pin hopes on regional cartel; Financial leasing firms struggle to reclaim debts  

  VietNamNet Bridge – The world champion will re-appear at the international bodybuilding arena when joining his teammates at the Asian Bodybuilding Championships 2012 from September 22.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has not paid appropriate attention to controlling the impact of electronic waste and treating toxic chemicals, environmental experts have said.  

 The reviews are almost universally glowing and the queues are dutifully forming at Apple stores across the world, but in France the much-hyped release of the iPhone 5 could be stymied by strike action.

  VietNamNet Bridge – On the evening of September 20, the most expected hair show in the year was held at the Hanoi Opera House, with the theme "Living Jewel."

 Construction sector revamp; Lang Son steps up patrols against poultry smuggling; Gathering of Vietnamese-trained Cambodian military personnel; Laos honors Vietnamese donor

  VietNamNet Bridge – Tien Minh could not enter the semifinal of the Yonex Open Japan 2012 after being trounced by Hong Kong’s Hu Yun in the quarter-final game today, September 21.

Dang Thuy Tram diary published in Russian;  Voi Phuc temple excavated; Space for single disabled mums; Museums swap Cham objects; Enlightening books win awards