In the last 10 years many foreign investors announced plans to build a horse racecourse in Viet Nam, but none of them succeeded because gambling is highly restricted in the country.

VietNamNet Bridge - According to the latest survey by the Vietnam Standards and Consumers Association, a third of local coffee products were either of extremely low quality or even fake. 

 Danang applies IT in administrative reform, UNESCO honours “Books for rural areas of Vietnam” programme, UN to bring more added value to Vietnam in next five years, Embassy assists repatriation of drowned student in Japan

VietNamNet Bridge - The hydro-meteorological forecasting agency made inaccurate forecasts because of low-quality equipment sourced from China.

 Potential threats to the nation's economic sovereignty, natural environment and social fabric should be limited to the maximum extent possible, a foreign investment expert has said.

 The monthly music show Music Story of the Old Quarter organsied by the Centre of the Old Quarter’s Culture Exchange will return on September 9.

 Three mega programmes covering agricultural restructuring, fisheries and forestry development and disaster prevention have been allocated VND640 trillion (US$29 billion) in a five-year investment boost approved by the cabinet yesterday.

 EAEU-Vietnam FTA confirmed to take effect in October, Firms with resumed operations rise sharply in eight months, Phu Quoc improves infrastructure to lure investment, Ministry of Transport cracks down on taxi firms

 The 2016 Mid-Autumn Festival in Hanoi’s Old Quarter will be held from September 2 to 15, 2016 (from the second day to the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month).

 The city authority is expected to put 10 free-Wi-Fi hotspots in the first stage along the pedestrian plazas around Hoan Kiem Lake and adjacent areas on National Day, September 2.

 Telecom giant Vietel has installed 17 wifi hotspots at bus stations nationwide to help travelling citizens access the Internet for free.

 The Department of Industry and Trade in southern Binh Thuan Province has been asked to investigate whether Chinese entrepreneurs were manipulating the dragon fruit market in the province.

Vietnamese Muaythai boxers won two gold medals, two silver medals  and six bronze medals at the 2016 International Federation of Muaythai Amateur (IFMA) Youth World Championship, which wrapped up in Thailand on September 1.

 Thousands of Hanoians in Hai Ba Trung and Hoang Mai districts still suffer from a lack of tap water.

 The cause of the foul odour plaguing some of the southern districts in HCM City will be made public before next Tuesday, the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment has promised.

 Numerous activities will be organised during the 12th International Travel Expo (ITE), set to take place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City from September 8-10. 

 As many as 360 domestic and foreign tourists have registered for a tour to explore Son Doong, the largest natural cave in the world, in the central province of Quang Binh in 2017.

 Vietnam is estimated to have 8.7 million people infected with hepatitis B while the number for hepatitis C are 1 million, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH)’s Department for Preventive Medicine.

 The General Department of Preventive Medicine sought measures to assure the early detection of the Zika infection in high risks areas through its online meeting in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, the Central Highlands and the central province of Khanh Hoa. 

A Vietnamese film entitled Yen’s Life directed by Dinh Tuan Vu will be screened during the fifth ASEAN film festival in the Prague, the Czech Republic.