Trade is a top priority of the Vietnam – Ukraine comprehensive partnership, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc while receiving Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin in Hanoi on September 6.

 A friendship gathering of Vietnamese and Lao youths took place in Hanoi on September 6, during which a cooperation pact for 2017-2022 was signed between the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union.

 Lao Kho was known as a symbol of the Vietnam – Laos special relationship during the resistance war against French colonialists nearly 70 years ago. 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc agreed in principle with HCM City’s proposal on administrative decentralisation to a maximum possible extent during a working session in Hanoi on September 6 with the Standing Board of the municipal Party Committee. 

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong held a reception for visiting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Hanoi on September 6.

 The fifth Japan – Vietnam festival, themed “Joining hands together”, will take place in Ho Chi Minh City in early 2018, expecting to attract nearly 300,000 visitors. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – After graduating from college and working at a bar in Hoi An, Phan Mai Thien Tam decided to start out on her own.

VietNamNet Bridge - Ten years ago, in-service training for bachelor’s degrees was the bread-earner for universities. Now, schools live on master’s degree training. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese wooden furniture manufacturers fear they will not have enough wood to fulfill export contracts as Chinese have been flocking to Vietnam to buy wood.

VietNamNet Bridge - Technology firms, both domestic and foreign, are preparing to launch security solutions amid the ‘smart city movement’ initiated among provinces and cities.

VietNamNet Bridge - Environmental experts say HCMC needs to find solutions to smart water use, an important part of the plan to develop a smart city. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – “Lobster debt can only cleared with lobster!,” declares Nguyen Thanh Nhon, the “Lobster King” of Song Cau Town in the coastal province of Phu Yen.

 Cu Da village in Hanoi’s outlying district of Thanh Oai is one of the largest vermicelli producers in the north and is famous for its soy sauce. Cu Da soy sauce is widely known for its strong flavor.

 Vinpearl Ferris Wheel which is regarded as the biggest of its kind in Vietnam has been launched at Vinpearl Land Nha Trang.

 The classical opera , “Die Fledermaus” (The Bat, or Revenge of the Bat) which was composed by Johann Strauss II, will be performed at HCM City Opera House on September 9.

 A concert featuring international jazz artists will take place at JW Marriott Hotel in Hanoi on September 8-9.

 Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to step up cooperation in searching and repatriating remains of Vietnamese voluntary soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Cambodia during the wartime.

 President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi began a two-day State visit to Vietnam on September 6 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang.

VietNamNet Bridge – A woman received burns to her face and limbs on Tuesday when a helium tank blew apart, throwing her four metres in Tran Phu Street near Nha Trang City in central Khanh Hoa Province, 

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has asked Ha Noi’s police department to quickly investigate a customs officer who was caught replacing real ivory with imitations.