Vietnamese chess players have scored second round wins over Iraqi and International Chess Committee of the Deaf (ICCD) teams at the ongoing 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia.

 Hanoi authorities have vowed to punish and revoke the licence of firms which are polluting the environment. 

 Despite several ups and downs over the last decade, the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Vietnam’s property market has managed to sustain stable growth.

 Vietnam and Japan are this year celebrating 45 years of their diplomatic ties, but bilateral relations date back to the 8th century. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent a working group to the Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) on September 25 to examine the firm’s implementation of tasks assigned by the Prime Minister and the Government so far.

 The eighth European Languages Day 2018 will be held at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi on September 29.

 The 10th World Rice Conference will be held in Hanoi for the first time from October 10-12. 

 This is the first New Zealand naval ship to visit Ho Chi Minh City in 2018 on the occasion of the two countries 43rd anniversary of the Vietnam-New Zealand diplomatic ties.

 “Shoplifters”, a film by Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda, will open the 5th Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) this year.

Vietnam’s seafood export to the EU market is facing various difficulties, said involving companies. 

Microfinance in Viet Nam has long been known as an important component of the financial system and one of the most effective tools for poverty alleviation.

Vietnamese Embassies in foreign countries on September 26 opened the book of condolences for President Tran Dai Quang.

VietNamNet Bridge - An ecosystem for organic agriculture is taking shape in Vietnam, helping ease  difficulties for startups in the field.

 Policies on attracting investment in the country’s oil exploration should be streamlined to make the industry more attractive, especially when the country is facing a rapid exhaustion of main oil discoveries, experts recommended.

 The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee has established two policy monitoring groups.

 Leaders of the Party, State, National Assembly, Government, Vietnam Fatherland Front and the armed forces, as well as representatives of people nationwide  have paid tribute to President Tran Dai Quang on September 26.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some years ago, private investors, recognizing that state-owned hospitals were getting overloaded, rushed to build hospitals. However, the profits they have gained remain modest. 

 The Van Don International Airport in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh is in the final stages of construction work as it prepares to receive its first flight in December this year.

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) said it would submit a plan for the sharing economy model to the Government in the fourth quarter this year.

 Viet Nam’s seafood industry will get a “green card” from the European Commission this year after succeeding in its efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, but fishermen’s attitudes need to be addressed.