VietNamNet Bridge - Households, cooperatives and privately-run businesses have to compete fiercely with each other for the shares of the HCM City 7,000 ton of garbage per day market.

Here’s a look at some wonderful images of a recent fashion event featuring early 20th century Ao Dai as photographed by To Thanh Tan.

 In Vietnam, we have yet to come to terms with the reality that the future of many segments of our economy is becoming increasingly overly dependent on China, says the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed that a start-up ecosystem seminar is an opportunity for the Vietnamese Government and Ha Noi to learn from Israel, a successful start-up nation.

 Foreign investors bought government bonds worth some US$1 billion from the local market, the Ha Noi Stock Exchange (HNX) said.

 The Vietnamese delegation joining the Paralympic Rio 2016 arrived at Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on September 21 in the warm welcome of leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and fans. 

 The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, cancelled eight domestic flights to/from the imperial city of Hue in central Thua Thien-Hue province, in the afternoon and evening of September 21 due to bad weather.

Real estate associations have proposed amending the Law on Land and the Law on Trading Real Estate to create favourable conditions for investors in property investment.

 The ASEAN Film Week (AFW) 2016 was officially launched on September 20 in the Chinese city of Xi’an, Shaanxi province.

 Sun Flower Media has announced a Broadway styed musical ‘The Love Story of Giang Huong’ will come alive this October 14-23 at the Hoa Binh Theatre in Ward 12, District 10 of Ho Chi Minh City.

 A proposal to use State funds to settle commercial banks' bad debts, as stated in the draft plan on economic restructuring for the 2016-2020 period, has been met with a cold shoulder.

 Nguyen Hoang Thien and Ly Hoang Nam advanced to the semi-finals of the Vietnam F5 Men’s Futures tennis tournament yesterday in Binh Duong Province.

Vietnam is fast becoming a popular tourist destination for adventure seekers for many reasons. Spectacular mountainous landscape and lush jungles are among the top attractions that make this region popular.

 Nine Vietnamese films will be released at the Vietnamese Film Festival in Australia this month. 

 Vietnam has seen a sharp surge in the number of newly established enterprises since two new laws on investment and enterprises took effect on July 1, 2015.

 Vietnamese water puppetry is a unique folk art, believed to be more than 1000 years old. A guide book says “Not watching a performance of water puppetry means not visiting Vietnam yet.”

VietNamNet Bridge - Thirty medical and pharmaceutical schools have asked the government not to put them under control of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

VietNamNet Bridge - The 10 biggest state disinvestment deals in the first eight months of the year brought VND7.222 trillion, double the figure in 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge - An Sinh Xanh Science & Technology has proposed a project to create man-made rain to ease the drought during El Nino. However, scientists are doubtful about the project’s feasibility.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Those most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS will have the opportunity to receive free legal counsel, for example in employment and marriage issues, in a national pilot project kicking off soon.