The Hanoi Party’s Committee will direct to increase the role and responsibility of all-level Party committees, authorities and heads of agencies in the fight against corruption, an official has said.

 About 100 athletes from four Southeast Asian countries are showing off their gymnastic skills at the 2016 SEAGZone Artistic Junior & Age Groups Championships in Hanoi. 

 Vietnam and France will clinched a number of important agreements during French President Francois Hollande’s State visit to Vietnam from September 5 to 7.

 According to the National Hydrology Meteorology Forecast Center, tropical low pressure on the East Sea was weakened into tropical depression zone in this early morning.

 Three central localities of Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang, and Quang Nam have jointly announced “The Essence of Viet Nam” – a new brand for central coastal tourism.

 Hanoi has been listed among 20 most attractive cities globally in software production, and is striving to stand in top 10, revealed Director of the municipal Department of Information and Communications Phan Lan Tu.

 Vietnam's top entertainer-singer Dam Vinh Hung will perform at The O2 Greenwich in London on Sunday. 

The government had approved $90 million in emergency aid to help the Mekong Delta provinces recover from severe drought and saltwater intrusion. However, not a penny from the fund has been disbursed.

 It is unnecessary to use advanced technology to clean the marine environment in the four central provinces hit by the recent marine pollution as the coral reef ecosystem and seafood resources monitored there have shown signs of recovery. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Writer Bao Ninh, who penned Noi Buon Chien Tranh (The Sorrow of War), will receive a noble literary award in South Korea on September 2.

 Vietnam defeated Uzbekistan 2-1 in their first match of the Asian Football Confederation U16 Women’s Football Qualifiers yesterday in Hanoi.

 Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hong Xiaoyong has stated that the military relationship is an important pillar of the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

 Classical music lovers will have a chance to, again, meet trio FUGU’s three talented artists Ming Tsu (piano), Lorenz Gamma (violin) and Joon Sung Jun (cello) in “BUI CONG DUY & TRIO FUGU”. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign-invested projects in Vietnam have been operating with capital borrowed from Vietnamese banks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s health officials have allowed a resumption of salbutamol import into the country after the drug, which is often used to treat asthma and breathing problems, was banned from import for nine months.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam, with increasingly high income per capita, has become an attractive market targeted by foreign travel firms.

Champa culture had great influences on Vietnam’s cultural values of significance. The former capital of the Champa Kingdom from 4th to 15th century was My Son Sanctuary in Quang Nam province, central Vietnam. 

A military aircraft crashed during a training session in Tuy Hoa city, the central province of Phu Yen on August 26. The pilot, named Pham Duc Trung, 22, died in the accident.

 Railway firm’s revenue plunges, VALC earns big profit from aircraft leasing, Taxman to step up tax checks on foreign guest workers, SSC halts Vien Dong Securities JSC operations, VN firms should focus more on ASEAN market

German singer, composer and sound artist Michael Schiefel will present an interactive soundscape, together with media expert Fabian Bronner at the Goethe Institue Hanoi from August 26 through September 10.