Strict penalties were levied on three contractors for fraud during the bidding process of two projects running under Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration as the main investor and funded by the World Bank.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung will be the chairman of a special state evaluation council to evaluate the feasibility study report of the Long Thanh International Airport project

 Reliance Industry Company from India decided to co-operate with PetroVietnam to restart Dinh Vu polyester plant located in the northern city of Haiphong.

 The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has announced changes in the Law on Corporate Income Tax (CIT) to better regulate and monitor the level of equity and taxable income for firms operating in Viet Nam.

 Carlsberg Breweries A/S has introduced its new representative for a vacancy on the Board of Directors of Hanoi Beer, Alcohol and Beverages Corporation (Habeco), aiming to increase its controlling rights.

 One of Vietnam’s leading ocean shipping companies, Vietnam Ocean Shipping JSC (Vosco), a subsidiary of Vietnamese shipping group Vinalines, has been operating with massive losses.

 The Vietnamese version of the book Napoleon: The Great, a New York Times bestseller written by veteran British historian and journalist Andrew Roberts, was presented to the Vietnamese public in Hanoi on Wednesday.

 South Korean Literary (KL) Management will introduce and popularise the Vietnamese novel Những Ngã Tư Và Những Cột Đèn (Crossroads and Lamposts) at Book Fair Frankfurt in October.

Four films from Belgium’s Mons International Love Film Festival (FIFA Mons) will be screened free of charge in Hanoi from September 8-11.   

 The Vietnam Administration of Forestry in partnership with USAID announced the establishment of an elephant sanctuary in central Quang Nam province on September 7.

 Many visitors and tourism firms have complained about the VND400,000 (USD17.60) package to enter the Hanoi Opera House.

Ash and slag waste from thermal power plants in Quang Ninh Province is contaminating the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay.

Da Nang has made a proposal to change the function of six projects, and reduce the scale of 10 others, in accordance with the master plan on the Son Tra National Tourism Complex in the Son Tra Peninsula. 

Police in HCM City are carrying out an investigation into the death threats sent to deputy chairman of District 1 People’s Committee, Doan Ngoc Hai. 

An independent group of six researchers who are working in Vietnam and other countries have announced a list of 49 top local universities on September 6.

 Tourism ministers from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar met at two important meetings in Ho Chi Minh City on September 7, as part of the 13th International Travel Expo in the city.

In autumn, tourists come to Sapa to get enthralled by its beautiful natural landscapes, and the atmosphere of peace and tranquility and simple life of indigenous people.

 Art lovers will have the chance to enjoy work by one of the most talented artists in Viet Nam today, the HCM City-based visual artist Le Hoang Bich Phuong, when her solo exhibition opens at Manzi from 6pm tomorrow.

 Tomorrow, Nha San Collective will open Remote Viewing – the first solo exhibition in Viet Nam by the Vietnamese-born German artist Sung Tieu.

Politburo member Truong Thi Mai and Gergely Gulyas, Vice President of the ruling party of Hungary signed an MoU on cooperation between CPV and the Fidesz on September 6.