More greetings to Vietnam on National Day; OVs in South Africa and China commemorates National Day; Asian leaders cheer Vietnam on National Day; Quang Binh urged to tap potential for stronger development

U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to pass a transportation bill that will save one million construction workers from unemployment, warning that failure to do so would have disastrous impact on the fragile economy.

VietNamNet Bridge – As of September 2, Hang Ma (Paper Offerings) Street in Hanoi’s old quarter has been flooded by visitors. The street is dyed in red by lanterns, flowers, flags and toys.

VietNamNet Bridge – Archbishop Leopoldo Gielli, the Vatican 's non-resident pontifical representative to Viet Nam, visited the central province of Thua Thien-Hue last Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of traffic accident victims were rushed to emergency rooms of hospitals, particularly in Ha Noi and HCM City, during the National Day holiday that offered an extended weekend.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese chess ace Le Quang Liem drew with Cuba's solid Bruzon Batista Lazaro in the second leg of their third round match at the World Chess Cup championship in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia yesterday, Sep 4.

Vietnam’s labor market is experiencing yet again its familiar paradox of increasing unemployment and a shortage of workers.

Friendship and cooperation remain a main trend in the Vietnam-China relationship, which has developed fruitfully in the recent years, said Vietnamese Ambassador to China Nguyen Van Tho.

“Writing this article, I don't see myself as an 'outsider' but an 'offender', because I was a cabinet member but I didn't fully realize the situation and effectively contribute to restrict ineffective government spending”, a former Deputy PM wrote.

Car import firms’ headaches have eased with a Ministry of Industry of Trade car import guiding document.

A powerful typhoon which made landfall on Shikoku Island Saturday continued to ravage western Japan on Sunday,leaving 15 people dead and 43 missing , Kyodo News reported.

If Vietnam cannot control the public debts, this would be a big risk which is even bigger than the inflation rate or exchange rate problems in the next 5-7 years, according to Deputy Chair of the National Finance Supervision Council, Le Xuan Nghia.

All the 21 people on a Chilean air force plane have been killed in a crash, the country's defense minister Andres Allamand told reporters on Saturday.

Dozens of people died in recent tour boat accidents. Quality of tour boats is now a big concern. There is a fatal gap in controlling tour boats in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – “Here….or There?” by Siu Pham, will compete for the New Currents prize at the 16th Busan Film Festival 2011.

Dozens of supporters of the Islamic Hamas movement demonstrated in Gaza City on Saturday in support of Turkey's decision to downgrade its diplomatic ties with Israel.

Jamaica, led by the world's fastest man Usain Bolt, broke the world record in the men's 4x100m relay and retained the world title in 37.04 seconds on Sunday night at the Daegu World Championships.

VOV interviewed Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan on the tasks set for the new academic year.

From now until 2015, Ho Chi Minh City plans to deploy seven projects worth a total US$240 million to upgrade and expand its water supply network, cut water loss, and treat sludge at water factories.

Assoc. wants sugar price at VND18,000 a kilo next season; Auto imports rise 30% in August; Rising petrol and oil import causes high trade deficit; C.bank plans to mobilize more gold from public; More local millionaires buy helicopters