Food safety is still a major concern at public canteens in Hanoi, especially at factory cafeterias in industrial zones, according to officials.

 The Vietnamese sport delegation attending the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia returned home in the warm welcome of thousands of fans in Hanoi on September 2.

 Quang Trung Software City and the Vietnam Information Technology Outsourcing Alliance have signed an agreement with Japan’s Fukuoka Information Services Industry Association.

 Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh met with his counterparts from Singapore, Indonesia and the Republic of Korea on the sidelines of the 50th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting and Related Meetings.

 The 2018 Sa Pa Autumn Festival opened in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on September 1 with a wide range of activities.

 The 10th Thai Festival will be held at Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi from September 15-16, the Thai Embassy in Vietnam announced at a press conference on August 31.

VietNamNet’s annual concert entitled “Things Everlasting” 2018 was held successfully on the afternoon of September 2, Vietnam’s National Day.

 Located off Kien Luong district in the southern province of Kien Giang, Ba Lua Archipelago is a pristine landscape, which has been called the ‘Ha Long Bay of the South’.

 When the new school year starts, teachers in mountainous area of the northern Son La province have to traverse deep valleys and steep slopes to get to work.

 Vietnam spent more than 2 billion USD on importing cotton in the first eight months of 2018 – the biggest-ever spending of the garment and textile sector.

 General Secretary of the Communist Part of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong will pay an official visit to Russia from September 5-8.

 Thousands of locals and tourism flocked to Phan Thiet city, in the south central province of Binh Thuan on September 1 to join the ‘Nghinh Ong xuat du’ ritual, a key part of the biennial Nghinh Ong (Whale Worship) festival.

 The Vietnamese delegation pocketed a total of 4 gold, 16 silver and 18 bronze medals, finishing 17th in the tally of the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia by 9.30pm on September 1.

 Since its debut by three young people in HCMC in December 2016, Books in the Cityhas created a venue to share and lend the favourite free books in Vietnam. 

Most steel manufacturers had satisfactory business in the second quarter of the year and the first half. 

 Experiencing new cuisines is one of the best ways to help you discover a culture-rich city like Hanoi.

For members of art clubs in Con Cuong District in the central province of Nghe An, performing ethnic Thai folk songs and dances is not only for entertainment but also helps preserve the traditional music.

 The GBA Oktoberfest Vietnam 2018 will be held in HCMC in late September and in Hanoi in mid-October by the German Businesses Association (GBA) and the Delegate of German Industry and Commerce in Vietnam.

 Domestic non-life insurance companies expect the additional investment capital will help them expand distribution networks and enlarge market shares in the prosperous but competitive market.

 Precede: Community-based tourism has attracted an increasing number of tourists to Ba Thuoc District in the central province of Thanh Hoa. Here, visitors enjoy the picturesque natural scenery and get immersed in local life.