National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong has expressed her wish that the World Health Organisation would work closely with Vietnam to control diseases, improve public health care, especially at the grassroots level, and train medical staff. 

 Vietnam lost to Iran in the Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup for Women’s classification round yesterday in Vinh Phuc Province.

 Vietnam beat Malaysia 3-1 in the last match of Group A at the ASEAN Football Federation Vietcombank U19 Youth Championship held yesterday in Hanoi.

 The movie Trung So (Jackpot) is the only Vietnamese representative at the 25th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival in Tangshan, in north China’s Heibei Province.

 The coastal province of Ba Ria -Vung Tau’s People’s Committee will host its annual International Kite Festival from December 6-12.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee yesterday discussed the revised Tourism Law which forms the legal basis for the sector to improve its competitiveness and create conditions for its development into a spearhead economic sector.

 Market volatility is low, U.S. census data shows income gains have reached the middle class, and workers are clawing back a larger share of national income. For now, at least, no international risk stands out

 Police on Monday arrested an Afghanistan-born American who they suspect of detonating a bomb in the heart of New York City and planting other devices, capturing the 28-year-old in a dramatic gun battle

VietNamNet Bridge - Though they followed methodical production methods, many Vietnamese tycoons, who have succeeded in their core business fields, have harvested bitter fruit in the agricultural industry.

 The city government will take drastic measures to remove homes that have illegally encroached on canals in a bid to improve the drainage system and control floods, vice chairman of the city Tran Vinh Tuyen said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Over the last 10 years, the Da Phuoc waste treatment complex has produced a bad odor and pollutes the air in the southern part of the city. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Applying a new cancer treatment technique, a patient has survived for the last five years even though his lung cancer had metastasized throughout his body. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ongoing conservation efforts have saved 136 heritage buildings of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) in Hue - including  palaces, pavilions and tombs - but experts say more work is needed.

  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Viet Nam might allow foreign investors to hold a stake exceeding the current cap of 30 per cent in domestic banks.

VietNamNet Bridge – Amid a flat rice field are giant rocks of varied odd shapescalled Hoa Thang reefs.

Here are the top eight most impressive ao dai designs of all time.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traditional herbal medicines of poor quality dominate the domestic market, a drug control agency top official admitted.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singer and composer Le Cat Trong Ly will stage a solo performance in HCM City at the end of September featuring her own compositions.

A photo collection entitled – Buffalo Boys – taken by amateur photographer Quoc Dan helps viewers find their childhood with simple images of a banyan tree, well and communal house.

VietNamNet Bridge - Besides tuition costs of VND200-400 million a year, parents have to pay additional expenses for boarders and other items to contribute to school development.