HCMC will soon open seven more waterway routes and implement projects to build wharfs and boat stops to continue developing waterway tourism.

Many high-skilled craftsmen in Phu Binh Parish in District 11 have tried to preserve the 50-year-old traditional lantern making village. 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with foreign diplomats in Vietnam attending the Conference on Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Development of the Mekong Delta in Can Tho on September 27, calling for more support from foreign countries for the delta. 

 An exhibition featuring more than 1,000 ancient artefacts of Oc Eo culture will be displayed in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang from September 29-October 30.

Trang An landscape complex has met the criteria of UNESCO on outstanding universal values of World Heritage, for this reason, the complex has been officially recognised as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage.

The Vietnamese government has begun conducting an inspection of the Ministry of Health for granting licences to the drug company VN Pharma to import and then distribute counterfeit cancer medication.

 The World Economic Forum’s latest Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) presents a mixed picture for East Asia and the Pacific, with big gains by Vietnam, Indonesia, and Brunei Darussalam and demotions for some others.

 In the race for market share between traditional taxies and Uber and Grab, along with Vinasun, Mai Linh Group also saw a decrease in employees and net revenue in the first half of this year, according to newswire Vnexpress.

 Vingroup officially appointed James B. Deluca, the former executive vice president of General Motors’ (GM) global manufacturing operations, as CEO of VinFast on Monday.

  State capital at the two brewers, Sai Gon Alcohol-Beer-Beverage JSC (Sabeco) and Ha Noi Alcohol-Beer-Beverage JSC (Habeco), may soon be transferred to the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC).

 Local firms are demonstrating their strength in winning hearts of Vietnamese consumers in e-commerce, an interactive E-commerce study conducted by iPrice has revealed.

 Inspectors in the southern province of Kien Giang have revealed various violations in land management by the leaders of Phu Quoc Island District.

The Ministry of Public Security has announced the arrest of three officers of OceanBank Hai Phong branch for their involvement in an alleged fraud that caused total losses of $17.63 million from its clients.

 The Hanoi-based Saint Paul Hospital has successfully performed two kidney transplants on Monday, bringing the hospital’s total kidney transplants to 23 since the first operation in December 2013. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese chess players Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son won another gold medal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) in Turkmenistan yesterday, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many motorcycles and electrical motorcycles assembled in Viet Nam or imported from other countries are infringing upon protected industrial designs.

India’s shipbuilding enterprises said they would comply with the needs of the Vietnamese shipyard industry at the Maritime Industry Business Meeting in Hai Phong City on September 25.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam successfully defended its top position at the third Asian Pencak Silat Championship that ended in South Korea yesterday.

The accomplishments of the World Reconciliation Day, World Reconciliation Concert, Boston Global Forum and Global Citizenship Education Program with outstanding contributions by Nguyen Anh Tuan are some of the proof.

While the world is witnessing fierce conflicts, the spirit and the voice of Reconciliation and Love need to be encouraged in every international forum and in the minds of peace-loving people.