Vietnam will produce its own vaccine against avian influenza A/H5N1 from 2018 to replace imported vaccines, according to the National Veterinary JSC, Navetco.

Vietnam has recorded substantive improvement of its stature since it became a member of the UN four decades ago, Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh affirmed in an interview posted on the Government web portal.

The preliminary round and semi-finals for Miss Vietnam Ocean 2017 will be held in Hanoi on September 18 and in Ho Chi Minh City on 21.

Quang Nam came from behind to beat leaders FLC Thanh Hoa with a score of 3-2 in the 18th round of the V-League 2017 on September 17, thus reclaiming third-place position from Saigon.

 Photographer Truong Thanh Nha won gold medal at Photo Club Arizona (PCA) Salon 2017 in Serbia for his black & white photo.

 Criminal charges have been brought against Trinh Thi Kim Chi, a former director of the private lender OceanBank’s Hai Phong branch, following an alleged fraud that caused total losses of VND400 billion (US$17.6 million) to its depositors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Unless city authorities restructure Noi Bai International Airport soon, it will face serious overloading over the next few years, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of the country’s most promising independent bands, Ngot, will release their new album and play a sold-out show of their latest songs on September 23 in Ha Noi.

 General Motors and its joint venture in China, Shanghai GM, will recall more than 2.5 million vehicles due to faulty airbag inflators, China’s top quality watchdog as said.

VietNamNet Bridge - This dish recalls slices of white, smooth and thin tofu flooded with sugar water and smells of jasmine and grapefruit flowers.

The imposition of an anti-dumping duty on Chinese imports is not expected to help domestic steel manufacturers, unless comprehensive solutions are taken, experts say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new serial gathering the most beloved actors and actresses of the Vietnamese film industry will be broadcast tonight on the VTV1 channel.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Jiung Jang of Korail Cycle Team has won the VTV International Cycling Tournament, or Ton Hoa Sen Cup, which wrapped up yesterday.

Thang Long Warriors crushed Danang Dragons 79-64 in the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League at the Military Zone 5 Gymnasium in Da Nang City yesterday.

HCM City Department of Transport and the Department of Justice’s auction centre has unanimously approved an auction for advertising on the sides of the city’s public buses at the end of this month.

The European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade and the Vietnamese Government have agreed they must make concerted efforts to secure ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement in the next eight or nine months.

 The Phu Binh Lantern Village in HCM City's District 11 have been busy again as the Mid-Autumn Festival nears.

Vietnam spends up to around $500 million annually on importing plant varieties despite having many agricultural research institutes.

Representatives from eleven countries will continue negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in Japan in September. 

 In the first eight months of the year Vietnam attracted foreign investment worth more than US$23.36 billion, a year-on-year increase of 45.1 per cent.