Vietnam’s no. 1 chess player, Le Quang Liem, bid an early farewell to the ongoing 2017 Chess World Cup in Georgia after conceding a 0.5-1.5 defeat to Indian GM, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, in the second round on September 7. 

 The Ministry of Construction has asked the authorities in Thua Thien-Hue Province to gather opinions from experts and the public before building a large-scale resort project and cable car system on Bach Ma Mountain.

 Donald Sutherland, the star of “MASH,” “The Hunger Games” and more than 140 other movies, is to get a lifetime achievement Oscar, along with Belgian director Agnes Varda, 

 U.S. legislation may be needed to require social media companies to disclose more about how their platforms are used for political advertising, a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Thursday, 

 Apple Inc’s new iPhone had hit production glitches early in its manufacturing process and could lead to supply shortfalls and shipping delays following its launch next week,

The Oktoberfest 2017 festival will take place at JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi on October 5-7 and Hotel Nikko Saigon in HCM City on September 21-23.

 The eye of Hurricane Irma grazed the Turks and Caicos Islands on Thursday, rattling buildings after it smashed a string of Caribbean islands as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, 

Dozens of old and rare books featuring Vietnamese history and culture in the 20th century are on display at the HCM City Book Street on Nguyen Van Binh Street in District 1.

VietNamNet Bridge - No report exists about the scale of the counterfeit drug market in Vietnam, but experts believe that the market is large and that many drugs are easily faked.

According to the World Bank, Vietnam has integrated into the global value chain and improved national economic progress and productivity through creative policy making for the transportation, service, border control and regional co-operation sectors.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue told the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on Wednesday to hasten the handling of 12 inefficient projects under its management.

 Vietnam’s Vu Thi Trang won a berth in the quarter-finals of the Vietnam Open badminton tournament yesterday.

 The HCM City Ballet and Symphony Orchestra (HBSO) will present a gala concert on Saturday featuring an operetta by Johann Strauss II and a symphony by Antonín Dvorak to celebrate its 23rd anniversary of its first performance .

 HCM City has the potential to become a leading MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) tourism centre in ASEAN, international experts said at a seminar held in the city on Wednesday.

 Farmers in central Quang Binh Province were clearing bushes when they unearthed something unexpected: a grave that is believed to be ancient.

 Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai is visiting Cambodia from September 8-10 to reinforce friendship and cooperation between Hanoi and Phnom Penh.

 Vietnam has considered human rights as both widely-recognised and traditional values of a peace-loving nation.

Experts from government and law enforcement agencies of Vietnam and the UK met at a conference in Hanoi on September 7 to discuss measures to combat the illegal wildlife trade.

 Vietnamese businesses have not yet made the most of opportunities from the Vietnam-Korea Free Trade Agreement (VKFTA) to increase exports to the Republic of Korea (RoK) market.

 Ho Chi Minh City will build an industrial zone for new businesses, including startups, and aid firms with business registration procedures, said Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan.