VietNamNet Bridge - After swindling partners and appropriating huge sums of money, a number of tycoons have fled abroad. Some of them have been arrested, while others have settled down in other countries.

 Vietnam's life insurance market continues to witness strategic moves by foreign players keen to seize the opportunities its potential presents.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A pilot programme on national hospital quality assessment has resulted in positive results, but a gap between policy objectives and operations still exists, hospital officials have said.

HCMC and Gyeongsangbuk-do province of South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding on the co-organization of the 25 day long World Cultural Festival 2017.

 Experts are of the opinion that it is challenging to unlock growth potential of Vietnam’s auto industry due to the underperformance of supporting industries though opportunities abound.

 A breach was detected in the Da River pipeline yesterday, the 19th time the pipeline has faced repairs. The incident was resolved and water supply was restored at 12am this morning.

 The Zika infection case discovered in Japan on September 12 is not Vietnamese, confirmed the Health Ministry’s Department of Preventive Medicine on September 15. 

 Vietnam hopes to expand cooperation with Japan in three priority areas in information and communications technology (ICT) following a Vietnam-Japan policy dialogue on ICT in Hanoi on September 15. 

 The fourth Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF), which will take place from November 1 to 5, will feature about 550 films from over 40 countries and territories across the world.

 The list of 50 most valuable brands on Vietnam’s stock market was released by the UK-based Brand Finance in Hanoi on September 15. 

 French businesses were invited to invest in 57 projects worth over 7.1 million USD in various fields from health care, environment, agriculture and tourism to industrial park infrastructure, seaport and logistics.

  It is time to raise awareness and change the mindset about developing tourism, which must be treated following market rules, said Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

 A landslide triggered by heavy rain left two people dead and five others missing in Quy Chau district, central Nghe An province, which borders Nhu Xuan district, Thanh Hoa province, on early September 14.

 Vietnam and the French Community of Belgium, Wallonie-Bruxelles, will accelerate the efective implementation of projects within the framework of their cooperation programme for 2016-2018.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested expanding bilateral economic, trade, investment ties during a meeting with Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Leung Chun-ying in Hong Kong on September 15. 

 The settlement of consequences of the Formosa-triggered marine pollution will be reported at the second session of the 14th National Assembly (NA), slated for this October. 

 Hanoi will prioritise cooperation with China’s Hong Kong in the fields of trade, investment, culture, tourism and infrastructure building.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Hanoi on September 15 afternoon, successfully wrapping up his official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang from September 10-15. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The U.S. Trade and Development Agency and the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam today signed a grant agreement to cooperate on a feasibility study that will develop a database to track contractor past performance. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The threat of landslides, particularly during the rainy and stormy seasons has concerned residents who live along the west bank of the Hong (Red) River in Ha Noi.