VietNamNet Bridge - Ben Thanh Market is a famous place for long-timeresidents in HCM City as well as visitors to the country’s most bustling hub. 

A 19-century Buddhist statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes — a treasure of the Me So Pagoda in the northern province of Hung Yen’s Me So Commune, Van Giang District, was stolen

VietNamNet Bridge - The rice fields on the outskirts of Hanoi are in the summer - autumn crop harvest. Farmers maintain the old routine of burning straw after harvest, creating dust and smoke.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam music lovers recently enjoyed music of Boney M, a band from Germany. In November they will have a chance to see another legendary band, also from Germany, "Modern Talking".

Designers launched a number of inspiring collections at Elle Fashion Journey 2016 at the Gem Center in District 1, HCMC last week.

Fortunately, there are still a handful of Hanoi coffee shops to indulge the nostalgia, authentic ambiance and a good cup of brew. Here’s our choice for the six most nostalgic.

VietNamNet Bridge – Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh yesterday sent a letter complimenting the General Department of Viet Nam Customs for discovering the trans-border trafficking of elephant tusks.

Michael Waibel, leader of some leading urban development projects at the geography faculty at Hamburg University, will launch a book titled “HCMC - Mega City in early October in Vietnam.

 The Party’s top graft-buster agency has decided to launch court action against six high-profile graft cases involving major State-owned enterprises between late this year and the first quarter of next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This month’s first tropical low-pressure system, forming over the southern part of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago, is predicted to bring strong winds, torrential rainfall and whirlwinds from the sea.

 A series of policies on people’s welfare shall come into effect in September such as responsibilities of ministers, rewards for sports athletes with high records, and higher allowance for former soldiers.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 5th Asian Beach Games (ABG5) wrapped up with the closing ceremony after 10 days of competition in Da Nang, with more than 3,200 athletes having competed. 

 Conglomerate TTC Group, which operates in sugar production, energy, and real estate, plans to raise $600 million from selling the shares of one of its sugar units then list it in Singapore by 2020.

Grandmaster Le Quang Liem has retained position No. 30 in the latest International Chess Federation rankings for October with an Elo rating of 2,723.

 Traders recorded sale of VND170 billion (US$7.5 million), with more than 130,000 orders during the fall Online Shopping Day 2016, Vietnam E-Commerce and Information Technology Agency (VEITA) announced on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has been urged to apply a special policy to encourage students to join national teams to attend international competitions. 

 The inclusion of China's yuan into the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s basket of reserve currencies last Saturday will impact finance across the globe, and Viet Nam is no exception.

 Two US steelmakers have requested the US Department of Commerce (DOC) check whether China is circumventing antidumping and countervailing duties on cold-rolled steel coils and corrosion-resistant sheets by processing hot-rolled coil in Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese automobile market is much smaller than Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia, but it is now one of the most attractive markets in the region.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday asked Hanoi People’s Committee to handle the West Lake mass fish death incident, of which fish losses have already reached 60 tonnes and counting.