The draft Law on Special Administrative-Economic Units has been officially submitted to the National Assembly Standing Committee.

 The largest paragliding festival will take place from September 22-24 at Khau Pha mountain pass, Mu Cang Chai district, Yen Bai province.

As an active member of the ASEAN Community, Vietnam supports ASEAN-China cooperation, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh stressed at an event in Nanning on September 12.

Vietnam’s population and housing census is conducted every ten years on April 1 and the fifth survey will be conducted in 2019, aimed at meeting national targets and several indicators for sustainable development.

 Several lawyers and officials have expressed concerns over the difficulties in realising the regulations on dogs supervision in public places which will take effect on September 15.

 Police in HCM City are investigating an attack against director of the Kong: Skull Island movie, Jordan Vogt-Roberts at a local bar.

 The authorities in Dak Lak Province are preparing to welcome the first baby elephant conceived and born by a domesticated elephant in the province after 30 years.

 Authorities in Hanoi have awarded $100,000 to the winner of the contest to seek solutions for the city’s traffic problems.

Local designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam has recently introduced his latest Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress) collection at the Couture Fashion Week in New York.

 Authorities in Quang Ninh will clear 225 beach houses popular with tourists on the Co To Islands, saying they were illegally built by local people.

 A whirlwind triggered by heavy rains on the evening of September 11 blew away the roofs of 130 houses and uprooted many trees in the district of Huong Khe, central Ha Tinh Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As Viet Nam develops its thermal power plant system to meet increasing energy demands, the country faces a new environmental risk arising from the waste generated by those plants.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In recent years, Ha Noi City has relegated aspects of food safety oversight to local-level governments. The implementation, however, has not always gone according to plan.

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of changes in key personnel in some state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are not expected to affect the enterprises’ production and business, experts say.

 Overall, the global tea market continues to grow steadily, with an expected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) retail volume of 4.2% through 2022, according to a recent marketing report by IMARC Group.

 Police of Muong Nhe district, northern mountainous province of Dien Bien broke six drug trafficking cases from Laos to Vietnam with seven suspects arrested on September 11.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) officially set up a legal entity in Viet Nam to support its customers using the company’s products, an AWS representative said at a conference last week. 

 Airline passengers will have to pay more for tickets starting October 1 when the Ministry of Transport starts applying increased airport service charges to cover investment costs of the airport system and raise service quality. 

 The National Assembly Standing Committee opened their 14th session on Monday, with discussion centred on the draft Law on Special Administrative-Economic Units, which will be submitted to the National Assembly (NA) in October.

 A new exhibition shows audiences the perspectives of eight photographers from France and Viet Nam on contemporary dance in the two countries.