VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Open Paintball Tournament was held at Tri Long Club (District 12, Ho Chi Minh City) with the participation of 16 teams on September 16.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People's Committee has decided to allot VND31.4 billion (US$1.5 million) for the Transport Department to operate and maintain the Thu Thiem Tunnel this year.

Given that Highway 14 after two years of construction remains "sluggish" is the responsibility of investors, four affected provinces asked the Government to reconsider the investment plans because with the current project, local people will suffer.

Once the discriminatory treatments were removed, 100 percent foreign owned banks have been gearing up in their strategies to expand the market shares, pushing up retail banking services.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will play Laos in the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship today in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam yesterday started work on its first space centre, a project expected to enable the nation to become a master of space technology by 2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) has announced that its national football team cannot take part in the friendly match with Vietnam, scheduled for September 22 at the National My Dinh Stadium.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam War photographer Nick Ut received a Leica Hall of Fame Award at the Photokina 2012 event held in Cologne, Germany, on September 17 for his iconic portrayal of ‘Napalm Girl’ Phan Thi Kim Phuc 

  One of Mozart’s best loved operas, namely “Cosi fan Tutte”, the libretto of which was written by Lorenzo da Ponte, will be performed by the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) at the Hanoi Opera House on October 5 and 6, 2012.

The Executive Board of the Asia Commercial Bank on September 19 agreed on the resignation of its three members, Chairman Tran Xuan Gia for health reason and Vice Chairmen Le Vu Ky and Trinh Kim Quang for personal reasons. 

Google, Facebook, Amazon and 11 other technology heavyweights on Wednesday announced that they have formed a lobby group, vowing to strengthen and protect a free and innovative Internet. 

TV still dominates the advertisement market. However, the position may change in the near future amid the youth’s changes in their habits of using media.

 U.S. stocks logged small gains on Wednesday after a pair of upbeat reports on housing market and new stimulus program announced by the Bank of Japan.

 Prime Minister leaves for China, ASEAN expo; HCM City leader welcomes German minister; Cambodian King to visit Vietnam; Nation's UN envoy looks back over General Assembly session  

 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday said that the upcoming annual high-level UN debate "reflects the tumultuous time" of today's world, with the deteriorating situation in Syria to be "foremost in our minds."

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fourth session of the 13th National Assembly is scheduled to convene on October 22 and close on November 23, 2012.

State management agencies are trying to tighten the control over bear captivity establishments before absolutely eliminating the establishments.

VietNamNet Bridge – A recent survey by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has found that 20 percent of schools have no library. Other schools have the “libraries with no soul,” i.e. no book.

  What impresses visitors most about Co To Island is its beautiful, wild beaches with smooth white sand, a unique ancient stone ground and friendly islanders, so it is no surprise it has become a popular tourist destination.

After marketing Vietnamese brand mobile phones, Vietnamese enterprises now cherish the ambitious plan to conquer the market with Vietnamese brand tablets.

The policies relating to the automobile industry have changed tens of times in the last nine years, thus making the automobile market unstable and eroding the manufacturers’ confidence.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The golden age of Vietnamese football players has passed. Even with football stars, the transfer value has also decreased dramatically.

Going to bars in Saigon has become a specific way of entertainment. When the wars for the right to supply alcohol, ecstasy, and call girls have been fiercely cracked down on by the police, the only fear at bars comes from boys at the awkward age.

Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh is currently busy with international competitions but he will return to Vietnam at the end of September to compete at the National Individual Badminton Championships in Thanh Hoa.

  Probing ways to woo homebuyers; GSO scrutinises VN industrial output; Dong Thap Province tests cultivation of Japanese rice; Farmers urged to go organic, shun chemicals; Fuel costs trigger commodity rises