The Ministry of Transport will increase service charges at airports to compensate for investment costs of the airport system and raise service quality.

 In the context of more and more fashion brands entering the Vietnamese market and gaining significant market share, domestic firms in the fashion industry have to draw up solutions to regain market share and seize back their position.

 After being put on sale, if investors ignore Dung Quat Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., it will go bankrupt.  

The People’s Procuracy of the south-central coastal province of Phu Yen has approved beginning criminal proceedings against the former boss of Vinashin for his role in a project which caused losses of about US$220,000.

 Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) will put 500 million shares on sale in two phases to raise charter capital from VND8.8 trillion ($387.6 million) to VND13.8 trillion.

 The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has expressed its disagreement with certain incentive mechanisms for businesses and individuals working in special economic zones in three provinces.

In the current socio-economic context, pharmaceuticals play a crucial part, especially in prevention and treatment of diseases. However, with the emergence of new pathologies, ‘the thirst’ for medical and pharmaceutical therapies is increasing.

 Vietnam’s trade deficit was estimated at US$2.13 billion in the first eight months of the year, $950 million lower than the figure of $3.08 billion in the first seven months.

 HCM City’s Youth Union and Youth Cultural House have instituted a free music programme on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street to mark the 72nd anniversary of National Day on September 2.    

A film festival will be held in five big cities in Vietnam from September 6 to 16 screening new German movies including the award-winning 24 Weeks.

The Vietnam Administration of Tourism is determined to develop the national tourism industry in a professional, sustainable way and upgrade service quality, said Nguyen Van Tuan, head of the VNAT.

For the last five years, 600 young cadres have been appointed vice chairmen of communal People’s Committees at 64 poor districts across the country. 

 Interest rates are high whilst lending procedures complicated. Port infrastructure is degrading. Fishing vessels that were new just a few years ago are now broken and unusable.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the budget for grassroots healthcare from 2016-20, a programme that includes funding for constructing health facilities, supporting traditional medicine, and providing healthcare in remote areas.

Well-known conductor Le Phi Phi returns to Hanoi to conduct VietNamNet online newspaper's annual concert "Dieu Con Mai" (Things Everlasting) in celebration of National Day on September 2. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Ha Tinh’s people once put high hopes on many huge steel projects in their province but most of them have been closed. 

The People’s Committee of Hanoi has presented the title of “For the Course of Capital Construction” to two Frenchmen for their contributions to the capital’s development.  

 Original photos and videos featuring the wonderful landscapes of Vietnam and interesting life stories of its inhabitants are on display at a new exhibition in Hanoi.

HCM City wants to get support from UNDP in programmes on public administrative reform, climate change adaption, flood prevention, and start-up development.

 Vietnamese U22 football player Nguyen Cong Phuong finished as joint top goal scorer of the men’s football tournament with four goals at the ongoing Southeast Asia (SEA) Games 29 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.