Nearly 200 badminton players from 15 countries and territories will compete at Kawasaki Vietnam International Series 2016, which will kick off in the northern province of Bac Ninh on September 28. 

  A new musical Chuyen Tinh Nang Giang Huong (Love Story of Giang Huong) will debut at HCM City’s Hoa Binh Theatre from October 14-24.

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on September 26 announced it will change schedules of 20 flights between Vietnam and Taiwan (China) on September 26 afternoon and September 27 due to typhoon Megi.

  The Ministry of Health (MoH) is finalising a draft law on alcohol-related harms prevention and control and plans to submit it to the National Assembly for consideration in May 2018. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and the Indonesian National Police closely cooperate in fighting transnational crimes and terrorism, thus deepening the bilateral strategic partnership. 

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with Party General Secretary and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith on September 26 as part of her official visit to the neighbouring country. 

 Vietnam’s Defence Ministry attaches importance to boosting and preserving the neighbouring, friendly, cooperative and development relations with China, especially the relationship between the border guards and coast guards of the two countries.

 Assistant to the Foreign Minister Duong Tri Dung introduced Vietnam’s women empowerment as well as gender integration in the country’s development policies and strategies at the Annual Discussion of Integration of a Gender Perspective. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met on September 26 with Italy’s Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Graziano Delrio, who said his country will be a companion to Vietnam during the course of development.

Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump will face off for the first time on Monday in a presidential debate that could rank as one of the most watched and highly anticipated political showdowns in U.S. history.

Four weeks after the experiment in pedestrianising the whole area around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, pedestrian streets have become an interesting destination for both domestic and foreign visitors every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

 State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) will divest and sell its nine per cent stake in Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk) this year, SCIC Chairman Nguyen Duc Chi said.

 A group of students of the Hanoi University of Science and Technology have successfully finished their research on a 3D scanner that can measure a person’s entire body. 

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has arrived in the Lao capital Vientiane, beginning an official visit to Laos from September 26-27 at the invitation of her Lao counterpart Pany Yathotou.

Ly Hoang Nam was crowned champion at the men's singles event of the 2016 Vietnam F5 Men’s Futures tournament, after beating his Japanese rival Masato Shiga 2-0, in the final in the southern province of Binh Duong on September 25.

 The Vietnam Book of Records (Vietkings) awarded the title “Youngest Folk Music Singer” to a 6-year-old girl, Tu Thanh.

Vietnam’s hotel sector has seen a great deal of activity in recent times as more foreign players have become involved in merger and acquisition (M&A) deals.  

 Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Marxist rebel leader Timochenko will sign a deal on Monday ending a half-century war that killed a quarter of a million people,

 Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana transported guests to a warm and busy Italian street setting for their spring/summer 17 catwalk show on Sunday, in one of the most flamboyant displays of Milan fashion week.

VietNamNet Bridge - Two companies from Thailand and Singapore, willing to buy state shares in Vinamilk, the nation’s leading dairy producer, belong to one powerful owner.