KB Securities is set to acquire Viet Nam’s Maritime Securities for about 37.8 billion won (US$33.16 million), according to news reports on September 27.

 Researchers at Vietnam National University (VNU) on Wednesday presented results of a consumer lending survey showing that the majority of Vietnamese people have never used a consumer loan.

 Nearly half of the estimated 56 million abortions performed worldwide every year are unsafe and women in poor countries face even higher risks due to U.S. funding cuts to family planning programs abroad,

 The Ministry of Finance has said that efforts to equities State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been hamstrung by a lack of accountability and bottlenecks in defining enterprises’ asset value.

 FIFA referee Jumpei Iida will conduct a match in the national V.League’s round 21, which will be held from October 13 to October 15.

 A festival honouring roses—their beauty, the art of growing them and the products they can yield—will be held at the Thang Long Rose Park from October 14-22.

A 360-metre-long 3D painting portraying Vietnamese landscapes and traditional cultural values has been recognised as the longest 3D painting in Viet Nam by the Vietnam Record Association, VietKings.

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists, while agreeing that Vietnam has opportunities to boost exports to the US and other choosy markets, say enterprises may not be prepared to grasp the chances afforded to them. 

 The Soul Live Project will host a classical piano concert “Reflections of a Moment” featuring New Zealand pianist Jason Bae tonight.

The Communist Party of Vietnam will continue strengthening solidarity and traditional friendship with the Mozambique Liberation Front Party and promoting cooperation between the two countries, a Vietnamese official has said. 

 Booming cities and vigorous urbanisation are challenging Vietnam’s future, according to a business conference titled "Smart Cities" held in Hanoi on September 27.

 The World Economic Forum’s latest global competitiveness list, released on September 27, ranked Vietnam 55th overall, up five places from last year and 20 from five years ago.

 The Government has approved a plan to simplify administrative procedures, citizenship papers and databases related to population management run by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The chief accountant of the State-owned petrol behemoth PetroVietnam (PVN) has been arrested as the police expand their investigation into the case of Trinh Xuan Thanh’s, 

 Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, who helped usher in the 1960s sexual revolution with his groundbreaking men’s magazine and built a business empire around his libertine lifestyle, died on Wednesday

 There are more than 7.7 million domestic dogs in Vietnam but just 41 per cent of them are vaccinated.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Schools with 500 students or more should set up kitchens to make food for them to reduce the risk of food poisoning, HCM City officials have suggested.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The dengue fever epidemic in Ha Noi may peak for the second time this year in October and November, experts have warned.

 Executives from Facebook, Alphabet Inc’s Google and Twitter have been asked to testify to the U.S. Congress in coming weeks as lawmakers probe Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. election, 

 The German Embassy in Hanoi on Wednesday officially refuted rumours that the European country temporarily stopped issuing visas for Vietnamese nationals.