Viet Nam has decided to run for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations (UN) Security Council for the term 2020-2021, and strengthen its participation in the UN Peacekeeping Operations.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 24 received President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach and President of the Olympic Council of Asia Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quang Ninh Coal tied Ha Noi T&T in a 4-4 match during the National Cup final, first leg, on Saturday at Cam Pha Stadium.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national futsal team will come together in early October for the Southeast Asian championship, the Viet Nam Football Federation said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Petr Novotny of the Cezch Republic won the 100km event at the Viet Nam Mountain Marathon, which closed in Sa Pa in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai yesterday, Sept 25.

VietNamNet Bridge - Two large coal-run fertilizer plants, Ninh Binh and Ha Bac, and the industry as a whole, have been plagued with bad losses and poor business performance.

 VN’s coal imports doubled this year, VN foreign currency reserves at record high, VNR seeking Govt help to settle debts, PM okays high-tech shrimp farming park in Bac Lieu, State to retain controlling share after equitising Song Da Corporation

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan left Hanoi on September 26 morning for a two-day official visit to Laos at the invitation of her Lao counterpart Pany Yathotou.

 Vietnamese athlete Phan Thi Phuong bagged Vietnam’s first gold medal of the fifth Asian Beach Games, which officially kicked off on September 24 in the central city of Danang.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Flooding in Saigon is the result of rapid urbanization and an increase of population, in addition to unplanned construction activities.

 Like many other ethnic groups in the Central Highlands, the K’ho have a tradition of weaving and making clothes for themselves.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Prince William will come to Vietnam in November to attend an international conference on wildlife trafficking, the Daily Mail reported Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At 3,143m, Fansipan, commonly revered as the Roof of Indochina, is located in the northern Vietnamese province of Lao Cai. I have always dreamed of visiting it.

Mass fish deaths in the central region. Environmental accidents in many localities. Despite these events, people do not receive support from local authorities, though they must pay many environment taxes and fees.

 Instead of opening e-commerce floors in the old way, some businesses have tried new solutions to develop online sales to avoid repeating the same mistakes made by their predecessors.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government has allowed the Ministry of Health to grant licenses to tissue banks, including privately run banks. However, it is still unclear who would invest in the field. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Instead of listening to teachers and discussing solutions to improve teaching and learning at school, parents are busy playing with their smartphones at school meetings, as seen in a picture posted on the internet.

 The National Academy of Music in Hanoi will host a concert directed by the Spaniard David Gómez on October 7.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 500 youth of Cat Hai Island District in the northern port city of Hai Phong participated in a coastal cleanup campaign on Cat Ba Island yesterday morning, Sept 22.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government Inspectorate found many violations with over VND92.7 trillion (US$4.15 billion) and 14,266 hectares of land involved after it conducted 200,000 inspections last year.