VietNamNet Bridge – Female dancer and choreographer Ta Thuy Chi will stage a show in HCM City this month, marking her return after four years of study in China.

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VietNamNet Bridge – During a recent event in HCM City to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and Japan, Tran Quan Ngoc displayed his colourful sketches and paintings about Japan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Calling for non-state investment sources to develop infrastructure projects is now the top priority for HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City authority will inspect all 25 State-run enterprises under the control of the municipal People's Committee to detect violations of labour and salary regulations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Construction plans to tear down 70 dilapidated apartment buildings over the next two years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Education and Training Department has decided that from the 2013-2014 academic year, students’ English skills will be assessed in accordance with international standards.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In October, the four bridges that have been used for more than 50 years in urban Saigon will be closed for the construction of the new ones to improve traffic capacity.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A poor fisherman in HCM City who has rescued hundreds of people from Saigon River is in need of money to upgrade his boat and treat his ill wife.

 VietNamNet Bridge – J Morell, one of Asia's rising DJs, will bring techno beats for just one night to Park Hyatt Saigon's 2 Lam Son Martini Bar this month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment targets collecting and fully treating all hazardous solid wastes by 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A five-kilometre section of the Tan Son Nhat- Binh Loi Outer Ring Road in HCM City opened to traffic on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Professor and People's Teacher Hoang Nhu Mai passed away on September 27 in Ho Chi Minh City at the ripe old age of 95.

 VietNamNet Bridge – American guitarist Rene Izquierdo and Vietnamese guitarist Thai Minh will have performances in Hanoi on September 30 and Ho Chi Minh City on October 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People's Council on September 27 approved a pilot project on the implementation of the urban administration to submit to the Government and the National Assembly for consideration in the Congress session in October.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 30,000 secondary school students in HCM City will take part in wildlife conservation activities, with a focus on Asian Elephant conservation under the SOS programme that kicked off last Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Stock Exchange announced that next year it would deploy five new indices, named the VNMidcap, VNSmallcap, VN100, VN-Industry and VNAllshares.

VietNamNet Bridge – Inspectors from the HCM City Department of Health recently appeared without notice at the Apollo Clinic in District 1 to inspect operations. The clinic was reported to be using a team of unqualified Chinese doctors.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Paris on September 26 for New York to attend a High-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.

 The International Travel Company Oxalis, which is organizing tours to the world's largest cave Son Doong in Quang Binh Province, said that more than 400 international tourists have booked for tours in 2014 at US$3,000 per head.