Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc ordered the government of HCM City to investigate a disturbing smell reported by residents in the southern part of the city in recent weeks.

 The Government Inspectorate has detected a range of financial violations at Vietnam Railways, causing a total loss of VND130 billion (USD6.2 million) to the state budget.

 Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will join other leaders from ASEAN member states at the 28th & 29th ASEAN Summits and related events in Vientiane, Laos, from September 6-8 to enhance intra-bloc connectivity.

 Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (BIDV) management board member Tran Anh Tuan became board chairman on September 1.

  The number of foreigners visiting Viet Nam in August reached 899,700 arrivals, an increase of 34.4 per cent over the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.

The Prime Minister has told competent agencies to carefully appraise and limit Government credit guarantees for new projects, mainly carried out by State-owned enterprises, and consider halting those assurances next year.

 HAGL Joint Stock Company (HAGL) has been in talks over the possibility of selling its sugar plant in Laos to TTC Group (TTC), a source close to the matter said.

Many foreign high-tech enterprises, most of them from Silicon Valley in the U.S., have shown interest in investing in the Saigon Silicon City project being developed at Saigon Hi-Tech Park in HCMC’s District 9.

All streets in every corner of Hanoi are festooned with national flags, flowers, red ribbons and banners in celebration of the 71st anniversary of National Day (September 2, 1945-2016). 

The Prime Minister has recently approved a scheme to “Strengthen the Handling of Violations in Land Management and Use to 2020.”

 Few people know that harmonica player Tong Son who has played this musical instrument across the country for over 50 years is leading a difficult life at his home in HCMC.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of foreigners visiting Viet Nam in August reached 899,700 arrivals, an increase of 34.4 per cent over the same period last year,

 Mel Gibson called his relationship with Hollywood "survival" as he prepared for the Venice film festival premiere of a war drama that marks his directorial comeback after a turbulent decade in his personal life.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts believe that HCM City will make a profitable investment by pumping VND1 trillion into startups, because the benefits in the future will be even higher.

A Taj Mahal-style building in downtown Saigon allures visitors for its original architecture as well as entertainment services inside.

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Former chief government inspector Tran Van Truyen was found to own huge assets shortly after he retired. Most of the assets were then disclosed to have been made illegally and recovered by the government. 

Hue’s authorities are working on a project to build more museums and art centres on Le Loi Street for tourists. The street is intended to eventually have a dense network of museums in the future.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Malaysia-based cruise liner Dream Cruises is set to operate a new vessel capable of carrying 3,500 passengers to Viet Nam from November, according to the HCM City-based travel firm Viet Excursions.

While holding parties in Halong Bay is an ever more popular trend, it has faced opposition from locals who fear that tourism will ruin the caves.