The Ministry of Transport (MoT) is pushing forward with the restructuring of State-owned enterprises (SOEs), having divested VND2 trillion (US$89.7 million) from five corporations and companies since the beginning of this year.

 Viet Nam needs more comprehensive policies to direct remittance to production and business, experts said at a conference late last week.

The Switzerland-Vietnam Friendship Association and its two female members have received certificates of merit from the Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh for their dedicated service. 

 Three resolutions sponsored by Vietnam have been passed at the 37th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 37), which took place in Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Taw from September 30 to October 2. 

Officials of several regions in Italy have expressed their wish to establish direct cooperative ties with Vietnamese localities during their recent meetings with Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Cao Chinh Thien.

A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam attended the Latin American Progressive Meeting in Ecuador from September 28-30. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese enterprises now have large amounts of cash and have deposited them in banks to make profits.

 VietNamNet Bridge - About 80km to the south of Ha Noi, Van Long Lagoon in Ninh Binh Province is an attractive tourist site, especially at weekends. 

Oil prices fell away from $50 per barrel on Monday despite an agreement last week by exporters to cut output, with traders doubting the step was enough to rein in production that has exceeded consumption for the better part of three years.

 Hidden in the greenhouses at Ba Vi near Hanoi is a most fantastic surprise for plant lovers— one of the largest private collections of cacti and succulents anywhere the world over.

 Donald Trump's decision to take a $916 million loss on his 1995 income tax return showed his business acumen and "genius" at figuring out how to minimize his tax bill, two of the Republican presidential candidate's advisers said on Sunday.

 EU antitrust regulators plan to order Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google to stop paying financial incentives to smartphone makers to pre-install Google Search exclusively on their devices and warned the company of a large fine, an EU document showed.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many renowned scientists have dismissed the possibility of Vietnam-made household-used ozone generators neutralizing chemicals on food and fruit, warning that low-quality machines will be harmful to human health.

VietNamNet Bridge - Every kilogram of natural civet coffee can command a price of VND36 million, while farmed civet coffee sells for VND9 million per kilo.

 Over 10 tonnes of fish have died in the West Lake in Hanoi due to lack of oxygen according to local authorities.

 Vietnam is among countries with alarming hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection rates in the world.

 Trinh Thi Ngo, the legendary announcer of the English service, Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV), has passed away in Ho Chi Minh city at the age of 87.

 The VN futsal team won the fair play award following their impressive performance at the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Hosts Vietnam triumphed in the Asian Beach Games 5 (ABG5) after 10 competition days, bagging 52 gold, 44 silver and 43 bronze medals in 14 sports.

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh won the men’s singles title of the Kawasaki Vietnam International Series badminton tournament which concluded in Bac Giang yesterday.