A music video made with the participation of hundreds of singers, public figures, athletes and volunteers was released last week during the celebration of Vietnam's National Day on September 2 (1945-2016).

 Legal and political impacts of The Hague tribunal’s ruling on the East Sea dispute on Indonesia and the US were discussed at an open forum in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta on September 6. 

 Norway appreciates ongoing negotiations on a free trade agreement between the EFTA and Vietnam, which serve as a tool for tapping great potential in trade and investment cooperation between the two countries.

 Indonesia can not afford to thoroughly check for a possible Zika outbreak, a health ministry official said, as Southeast Asia's most populous country must focus on fighting dengue, a potentially fatal virus also carried by mosquitoes.

 Vietnam and France are stepping up efforts to deepen their strategic partnership, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said at a reception for visiting French President Francois Hollande in Hanoi on September 6. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a cordial meeting with Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith of Laos in Vientiane on September 6 prior to the opening session of the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and related meetings.

 President Tran Dai Quang hosted the newly-accredited ambassadors from Australia, Belarus, Sweden, Cambodia, and Singapore who presented their credentials to him in Hanoi on September 6.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has underscored the need to enhance ASEAN’s capacity and self-reliance as well as uphold the bloc’s central role, considering them crucial to ASEAN’s success.

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CNN Travel has recently published photos featuring a Son Doong Cave discovery journey by freelance travel writer Jarryd Salem.

 Many foreign banks have recently set up wholly-owned operations or opened new branches in Vietnam.

 A talk about the history and a definition of New Media Arts, as well as some ‘classic’ artworks of this genre will be held in Hanoi on September 15.

 U.S. companies that have expressed the most fervent public support for President Barack Obama’s environmental agenda are also funding its biggest enemies - the scores of U.S. lawmakers who are climate change skeptics

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Quoc Cuong and orher young billionaires have seen their stock asset value fall because of lower share prices.

VietNamNet Bridge – Opening a flow of walking space and offering a new sense of tranquility, the newly-opened pedestrian areas around iconic Hoan Kiem Lake have aroused applause for many tourists and locals.

 The State Securities Commission (SSC) will introduce a series of stricter measures for the UPCoM market in an attempt to improve its management and supervisory functions.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts believe the construction of the Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant should be delayed Because the country has not adequately prepared for it.

VietNamNet Bridge – Located inside the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (VME), the Southeast Asian Museum has been a rendezvous spot of Southeast Asian nations with a permanent exhibition displaying the diversity and similarities

 VietNamNet Bridge – A plan to build a flyover connecting Tan Son Nhat Airport with Nguyen Van Troi and Hoang Van Thu streets has been submitted to the HCM City Department of Transport by an infrastructure joint venture.

Five of 38 large State-owned enterprises (SOEs) incurred losses in 2014 totaling $180 million while many other big names have doubtful debts on their books.