The Vietnamese tourism sector is on upward trend, largely owing to a surge in arrivals from Asian tourists, which accounted for 77.7% of the international arrivals in the country over the past nine months.

 Famous singer Sohyang from the Republic of Korea will perform in Hanoi for the first time at Vietnam Concert 2018.

 A string of cultural activities will be held at Hanoi’s Old Quarter and the mural space on Phung Hung street from October 5-7.

 Heart Beat’s Autumn show, featuring Munich-based DJ Stenny, will take place at The Observatory in District 1, HCMC on October 5.

 The national conference on 30 years of FDI attraction in Vietnam will take place on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at the National Conference Centre (NCC) in Hanoi.

 The authorities in HCM City have closed four public bus routes in the past two months due to losses.

 Vietnam has been forecasted to see 2-3 tropical storms from now to the year-end which would mostly happen in the central and southern regions.

 13 internationally renowned chefs with a combined eight Michelin stars are joining in the Culinary Stars 2018 held at the Sofitel Metropole Hotel in Hanoi.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade proposed rescheduling the environmental protection tax rise on fuels to a more suitable time as concerns over inflation increase.

 The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia is taking action to soon bring 10 Vietnamese students out of Palu, which was hit by a strong earthquake and tsunami on September 28, to Jakarta.

 Vietnam's participation in UN peacekeeping operations holds great international humanitarian significance and helps promote its image as a responsible member of the international community. 

 The launching ceremony of Italian giants Juventus’ football academy for youngsters took place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 30.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts say they can see opportunities for Vietnam in the US-China trade war. Signs show that Asian manufacturers are relocating their production bases to Vietnam.

 Although Viet Nam’s balance of trade in the first eight months of the year stood at a surplus of US$2.8 billion, analysts warn about it returning to a deficit in the coming months.

In a bid to resolve obstacles to implement the national electronic toll collection (ETC) project, the Government has allowed the Ministry of Transport (MoT) to decide how much revenue to extract from BOT projects

 Consumer finance companies have been cutting credit growth to focus more on tightening internal governance and selecting solvent customers to target a safer and healthier development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Shares of the Viettel Global Investment Joint Stock Company (Viettel Global)debuted on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) on September 15thwith the stock code VGI.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Movie star and producer Ngo Thanh Van’s latest film, Song Lang (The Tap Box), will compete in the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018 (TIFF) next month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi is working on gradually digitising the household registration books of over 7.6 million residents, a move to simplify administrative procedures related to residence management.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chư Pưh District of Gia Lai Province has recently traded its reputation as a pepper-growing capital of the Central Highlands for a very different moniker: “the land of debt”.