The State Securities Commission (SSC) will enhance the quality of securities firms by shutting down and revoking licences of financially-weak companies to ensure the sector is healthy.

 Vietnam will cooperate with Japan in reducing marine plastic waste, according to head of the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) Ta Dinh Thi. 

 A total of over 3.5 million students have gained access to loans to cover their tuition fees thanks to a government credit programme, according to the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies.

 Over 480 million shares that the State-owned Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) failed to sell at its recent initial public offering (IPO) will be offered to investors in the near future.

 The Muong Lo Culture and Tourism Week 2018, as well as a festival to explore the terraced fields of Mu Cang Chai district in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, will be suspended due to President Tran Dai Quang’s sudden passing.

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 The Vietnam-Japan University (VJU) signed an agreement with Japan’s ANA Holdings Co., Ltd to strengthen bilateral cooperation in training and research. 

 The central bank has proposed issuing detailed regulations on foreign shareholding limit in the country’s fintech firms to better manage the nascent financial services sector.

 Việt Nam’s U16 team crushed Lebanon 7-0 in the third match of their Group F qualifying round for the 2019 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s U16 Championship in Bangladesh on Friday. 

 The people and landscape of Hà Nội from the 1950-60 period are reflected at an exhibition of late artist Lê Văn Xương (1917-88).

 Việt Nam’s top tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam is through to the men’s singles quarter-finals at the Spain F28 Futures tournament in Madrid.

VietNamNet Bridge - Can Gio district in HCMC and Nhon Trach in Dong Nai province have become new destinations for many investors, thanks to infrastructure development in the areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With a pick on his shoulder, Dinh Van Vat, 71, strolled towards the Bua River to visit his family’s rice field.

 With the issuance of Resolution No.01/NQ-CP, the Vietnamese government has affirmed that it will strictly control credit for potentially risky sectors, especially real estate, beginning this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Muong Hoa Valley, Hau Thao Commune lies eight kilometres southeast of Sa Pa Town. Visitors get to the beautiful valley after crossing a high mountain pass.

 Vu Chi Mai, senior project officer of the ‘Support to the Up-Scaling of Wind Power in Vietnam’ project under the GIZ Energy Support Programme, shared her views about the positive development.

 New or altered strategies are needed for Vietnam to fully leverage the vital support provided by Japanese ODA.

 The General Assembly of the United Nations held a minute’s silence to remember Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, who passed away on September 21 in Hanoi.

 International media worldwide have published news on the death of President of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang and highlighted his contribution to Vietnam’s development. 

Because of the difficulties in arranging investment capital, many state-owned economic groups want to withdraw from large projects.