VietNamNet Bridge - “I write this letter to ask you, the Ministry of Education and Training, and the school, to allow my son to become a ‘bad student’ this academic year,” a letter posted on a personal Facebook reads.

 To date, the disabled Vietnamese sport delegation attending the ongoing 2016 Rio Paralympics has won four medals in total, including one gold, one silver and two bronze medals.

 19/12 Street in Hoan Kiem District will become Hanoi’s first book street in December.

 Flooding has been a headache of Ho Chi Minh City authorities for years and Tan Son Nhat International Airport is also being submerged in water while solutions are slow in being implemented.

VietNamNet Bridge - Commercial banks, which have suffered because of huge bad debts, have had to deal with another problem – the ‘confidence crisis’ caused by a series of recent phishing attacks.

 Vietnam topped Group A after the second-round match of the ASEAN Football Federation Vietcombank U19 Youth Championship held on September 13 in Hanoi.

 Viet Nam's retail turnover is expected to rise to US$179 billion by 2020, according to the Association of Viet Nam Retailers.

 A dam at Song Bung 2 Hydroelectric Plant in the central province of Quang Nam broke yesterday afternoon, sweeping away two workers, said deputy chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, Phan Viet Cuong.

 Health experts have raised more concerns over the negative health impacts of alcohol after seeing an increased drinking rate among the Vietnamese population and an increased volume of alcohol consumed in the country.

 Up to 228 Vietnamese fishermen who had been arrested for accidentally fishing in Indonesia’s seas several months ago will be repatriated on September 14, marking the single biggest number of Vietnamese fishermen released by the country so far. 

 Amid a steady rise of foreign direct investment into Vietnam, domestic companies have also been making endeavours to expand their overseas presence.

 The national flag carrier on September 13 changed schedules of four flights between Vietnam and Taiwan (China) due to super typhoon Meranti which is moving towards the East Sea. 

 Made from rice flour, banh can and banh xeo are specialties in southern and south-central Vietnam.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked China Railway Sixth Group Co. Ltd, the main contractor of Hanoi’s Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway project, to promptly address existing problems to ensure the project’s scheduled progress. 

HCM City always attaches much importance to developing ties with Singapore in an effective and sustainable manner, Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong said.

 Politburo member Truong Thi Mai, who is Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for Mass Mobilisation, paid a working visit to Russia from September 10-13. 

 Vietnam pursues a consistent policy of attaching special importance to its friendship with China and giving it a top priority in the country’s foreign policy, affirmed Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

 Vietnam and Singapore have agreed to boost cooperation between armies, as well as in the fight against terrorism and non-traditional security crimes such as piracy, human trafficking and laundering. 

 Hanoi and Beijing will enhance cooperation in culture and tourism, share experience in urban planning and management, and promote trade, investment and finance.

 Ho Chi Minh City and Japan’s Aichi prefecture on September 13 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that aims to step up their cooperation and friendship for both sides' prosperity.