The Governments of Vietnam and Myanmar attach importance to preserving and further developing the time-honoured friendship and multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam wrapped up the Asian Wushu Championships with four gold medals, eight silver medals and five bronze medals on September 5 in Chinese Taipei.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has urged localities to take drastic prevention measures in response to an increase of Zika patients in Southeast Asian countries.

UOB Venture Management and Japan’s ORIX Corporation have announced they will each invest $25 million in the Bitexco Power Corporation, one of the largest private hydropower companies in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of local residents and tourists have flocked to the newly opened pedestrian roads around Hoan Kiem Lake. 

Vietnam’s futsal team have arrived in Cali, Colombia, commencing their campaign to make it into the last 16 of the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, where they are one of 23 teams qualifying from six separate continental competitions.

 The government inspectorate has uncovered various wrongdoings at the Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) and a member company.

Vietnam has seen the appearance of foreign investment funds committing  thousands of billions of dong for a stake in Vietnamese enterprises, but many of them remained empty promises with the unannounced disappearance of investors.

Fashion designer Minh Hanh will introduce her latest collection titled ‘Breathing through the mountain forest of Vietnam’ at Albert Kahn Paris museum on September 22.

 Viet Nam has imported roughly US$2 billion of animal feed from early this year until August 15, down 6.2 per cent from the same period a year ago.

 The Delta city of Can Tho wants to cooperate with Canada in water management through the establishment of a research institute and human resources training in the field. 

Two over-200-year-old trees in the Lo Go – Xa Mat National Park in Tan Bien district, the southern province of Tay Ninh province, have been granted heritage status.  

 Vietnam is among the countries having the highest rates of smokers, heard a conference in Hanoi on September 6 to announce the results of a survey on tobacco use of adults in Vietnam. 

Cambodia will do its utmost to work together with Vietnam in promoting the traditional bilateral relations, stated Tep Ngon, the Cambodian Senate’s Second Vice President.

 Brazil could increase carbon emissions by up to 21 percent until 2030 and still meet its pledge under the 2015 Paris climate agreement to fight global warming,

The ongoing State visit to Vietnam by French President Francois Hollande was covered by various French press outlets on September 6.

President Tran Dai Quang received out-going Ambassador of Canada David Devine in Hanoi on September 7, during which he discussed the diplomat’s contributions to bilateral relations. 

Vietnam always gives the top priority to the special solidarity with Laos, considering this an invaluable asset in need of being preserved and developed, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

 The Prime Minister has just issued an instruction asking for strengthened discipline at all State apparatuses.

 The iPhone 7 is expected to make its global debut on Wednesday, but many consumers and investors are already setting their sights on Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) 2017 version of the popular gadget, hoping for more significant advances.