Top lawmakers yesterday discussed expanding the scope of the Law on Anti-Corruption to the non-State sector.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have identified the species of a shark found on the shore of Ha Long Bay in northern coastal Quang Ninh Province, whose image was posted on social network recently.

Innovative Technology Development Corporation has sent a proposal to the HCM City People’s Committee to install automatic tollbooths to collect tolls from vehicles entering the city centre.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More flyovers and tunnels will be built in HCM City to reduce traffic congestion, the city’s Department of Transportation has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several well-known movies from France and the US will be screened in Hanoi this September.

 Emma Stone admits she’s never been a sports player, so when she was asked to play former world tennis No. 1 Billie Jean King in the movie “Battle of the Sexes,” the Oscar-winning actress approached it from a different direction - dancing.

 Apple Inc on Wednesday conceded its latest smartwatch unveiled a week ago has problems with its most important feature: the ability to make phone calls and access data without an iPhone nearby.

Citing GDC’s (General Department of Customs) report about the $3 billion deficit in trade with Thailand in the first seven months of the year, experts say they can see a ‘Thai investment wave’ in Vietnam.

 Facebook Inc will add “more human review and oversight” to its ad-buying system, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said on Wednesday, 

 Mexican rescuers on Wednesday labored for a second night amid the rubble to save possible survivors of the country’s most lethal earthquake in a generation, including a girl trapped under a school in Mexico City,

 The APEC 2017 National Committee convened its ninth meeting in Hanoi yesterday under the chair of its President, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh. 

 The Secretariat of the Party Central Committee on September 20 meted out punishment on two officials for their serious violations of Party rules and lax management resulting in great losses to State assets. 

 The Vietnamese National Assembly and the Argentina-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group need to promote experience sharing in holding elections, NA organisation and training for parliamentarians.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has called on the Slovakian Government to continue to create the best conditions for Vietnamese businesses in Slovakia and ensure equality for hundreds of Vietnamese workers in the country. 

“Fly in the Skies” is a harmonious combination of music and painting, which promises to bring a space filled with emotions so that audiences can fully appreciate the artworks on display.

 Truong Thi Kim Tuyen will be Vietnam’s sole representative competing at the 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Prix to be held in Rabat, Morocco on September 22-24.

 Ten-man Vietnam kicked off their campaign to qualify for the AFC U16 Championship with a comprehensive 5-2 victory over Cambodia on September 20 at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

 Books are one of humanity’s oldest communications technologies, and this year’s Hanoi Book Fair seeks to highlight their role in the digital age with the theme “Books and Start-ups”.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee agreed to the Government’s proposal on joining the 1990 Istanbul Convention on Temporary Admission, NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong said at the committee’s meeting on September 20. 

Director of the Centre for Vietnam Studies in Turin of Italy Sandra Scagliotti debuted her Italian-language book entitled “Golden sands, Vietnam and archipelagoes in the East Sea" on September 19.