A super typhoon, named Meranti, has been formed off the northwestern Pacific Ocean, near the East Sea, according to the National Hydro-meteorological Forecast Centre.

Vietnam earned another four awards in the latest round of the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research, a U.S. Government program to fund scientific research in developing countries.

Hanoi children enjoyed the Mid-Autumn Festival with various activities held at Thang Long Royal Citadel and Hanoi’s Old Quarter.

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have agreed on organising a contest in the fisheries industry in 2016 for Vietnamese employees who wish to work in the RoK under the Employment Permit System programme.

Ya Tao, the elephant of local Ksor Cham in Gia Lai Province, is now the only living domesticated elephant in the northern Highland region, a place once famous for its elephant residents.

 After making landfall in Quang Nam and Quang Ngai central provinces on early September 13, tropical storm Rai has been weakened into a tropical depression.

 The Vietstar One Member Limited Liability Company (Vietstar) will become Việt Nam's fifth airline if it is approved by the prime minister.

 Some 20 art works by nine noted contemporary artists will be available for sale at Atum Atum, an event kicking off a series of activities hosted by the organisation Real Art.

 Vietnamese swimmer Vo Thanh Tung and javelin athlete Cao Ngoc Hung won medals at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in Brazil on September 13. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc engaged in a series of meetings on September 12 - the first day of his official visit to China.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed that the Vietnamese government is striving to improve business climate and offer all possible support to firms during meetings with Chinese banking and corporate executives in Beijing on September 13. 

 Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s No. 3 seed Ly Hoang Nam and Bowen Ouyang of China qualified for the second round of the Viet Nam Men’s Future F4 tennis event on Monday in the Binh Duong Province.

VietNamNet Bridge – The e-commerce market in Southeast Asia is expected to double in the next five years, with Vietnam becoming the largest market by 2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities have asked for the central government’s permission to build a convention-exhibition centre in Thu Thiem New Urban Area. 

The Ministry of Finance (MOF), which is drafting a government decree on casino business management, has once again barred Vietnamese from entry. Only foreigners and Viet Kieu (overseas Vietnamese) would be allowed to enter casinos in Vietnam.

The northern province of Ninh Binh has attracted both local and foreign visitors to its spiritual tourist sites, historical and cultural studies and cave discovery adventure tours.

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VietNamNet Bridge - Phu Binh Village in Ward 5, District 11, HCM City is probably one of the last few villages that make traditional lanterns from bamboo and cellophane in Vietnam.

Flooding from heavy rain in North Korea has killed 133 people in its northeast while 395 are missing, with many homes and critical infrastructure destroyed,