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. 

 What could cause a freshly sliced orange to suddenly turn purple? Australian health authorities say they have solved a mystery that prompted much speculation earlier this month.

 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. 

 The Can Tho city administration hopes to complete work to upgrade the Cai Rang floating market by next year. 

 Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Long An are opposed to the construction of a new thermal power plant project, saying that a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) plant should be built instead for power generation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Quang Thanh, director of the Da Nang Department of Information and Communication, talks to Nhân dân (People) newspaper on Da Nang’s plan to transform into a smart city.

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.

Shutting down social media channels used to advertise illicit wildlife is one of the actions recommended by NGO Education for Nature Viet Nam (ENV) to put an end to the wildlife trade in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security is considering punishing traffic violators with demerit points as part of an effort to enhance compliance with regulations.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Shares of the Viettel Global Investment Joint Stock Company (Viettel Global) debuted on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) on September 15th with the stock code VGI.

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.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Visual artists Truong Que Chi and Kenny Nguyen are showing their works at two exhibitions that open on Friday (September 28) at the Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in HCM City.