Representatives from 182 member countries of the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora are gathering at the 17 th meeting of the Conference of the Parties in Johannesburg, South Africa.

 The government is determined to grasp opportunities from the fourth industrial revolution and develop Vietnam into an IT power, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.

 Twenty-three photos by French artist Thiery Beyne are on display at the Eastin Grand Hotel Saigon in HCM City. The Back Photography exhibition features the backs of Vietnamese women he photographed during his travels in the country.

 A ceremony was held in the central province of Ha Tinh on September 25 to receive a certificate recognising the Woodblocks of Phuc Giang School as a documentary heritage by UNESCO’s Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific.

 Vietnamese athletes won three gold, four silver and 11 bronze medals on the first day of competition at the fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG 6) in the central city of Da Nang, helping the host country lead the medal tally. 

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has attended informal meetings between foreign ministers of ASEAN and the US and the United Nations in New York. 

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will pay an official visit to Laos from September 26-27 at the invitation of her Lao counterpart Pany Yathotou, aiming to enhance legislative ties between the two countries.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had bilateral meetings with high-ranking diplomatic officials of Argentina and Italy in New York on September 24 on the sidelines of the United Nations Security Council’s meeting. 

Vietnam has expressed its hope that the UN will pay more heed to the respect for and observance of international law during the 71 st Session of the UN General Assembly.

 The Vietnamese Government has taken multiple measures to facilitate the operation of foreign investors, including those from Germany, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung affirmed during his visit to the European country from September 22-26.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has called on countries to work together to “promote multilateralism and adherence to international law, for peace, cooperation and sustainable development.”

 Mr. Michael Crawford, Lead Education Specialist at the World Bank, tells how he views the financial autonomy scheme for Vietnam’s public universities.

 Two French movies “Le Roi et L’oiseau” & “Antigang” will be screened at Institut Français de Hanoi – L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi on September 30th and October 2nd.

 After three acclaimed annual open exhibitions from 2013 to 2015, the Fourth Hanoi Open Exhibition exhibiting works from both professional and amateur Vietnamese and international artists, is unrivaled for diversity of artwork.

 National Highway 5 to have more bus stops, Danang International Firework Competition shines Marble Mountains, Quick compensation urged for fish death-hit fishermen, Local and foreign designers gather at Elle fashion show

Starting the new school year, fourth-graders from the Hanoi Academy primary school had a chance to join in some very interesting and meaningful activities: making handbags from old newspapers and growing black-bean plants

VietNamNet Bridge - Indian car manufacturers may find it hard to enter the Vietnamese market because of a new decree. 

Vietnamese Designer Do Manh Cuong launched his fashion collection for kids at the Vietnam Junior Fashion Week 2016 on September 22 in Ho Chi Minh City.

 No two waves of the Bien Ho (T’Nung) Lake are ever the same shade of green and blue, say many tourists of the most romantic natural lake located in the Central Highland’s region of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every day at 4pm an old man with white hair dressed in a faded army uniform is seen walking along Nguyen Trai Street in the capital city of Ha Noi.