Viet Nam and Indonesia are expected to become the two largest business-to-consumer e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia in the next five years.

HBSO’s October 9th concert will feature programmatic works from Vietnamese and Norwegian composers.

VietNamNet Bridge – A picture capturing a snapshot of several girls running out of a burning Ha Noi karaoke bar last weekend has caught the attention of internet users around the web.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A farmer in the central province of Thanh Hoa found a bronze drum 2,000-2,500 years old while building the foundation of his house near the Ho Dynesty Citadel.

 Ly Hoang Nam grabbed two titles at the Vietnam F5 Men’s Future tennis tournament, which closed in the southern province of Binh Duong on September 25.

 Nearly 200 badminton players from 15 countries and territories will compete at Kawasaki Vietnam International Series 2016, which will kick off in the northern province of Bac Ninh on September 28. 

  A new musical Chuyen Tinh Nang Giang Huong (Love Story of Giang Huong) will debut at HCM City’s Hoa Binh Theatre from October 14-24.

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on September 26 announced it will change schedules of 20 flights between Vietnam and Taiwan (China) on September 26 afternoon and September 27 due to typhoon Megi.

  The Ministry of Health (MoH) is finalising a draft law on alcohol-related harms prevention and control and plans to submit it to the National Assembly for consideration in May 2018. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and the Indonesian National Police closely cooperate in fighting transnational crimes and terrorism, thus deepening the bilateral strategic partnership. 

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with Party General Secretary and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith on September 26 as part of her official visit to the neighbouring country. 

 Vietnam’s Defence Ministry attaches importance to boosting and preserving the neighbouring, friendly, cooperative and development relations with China, especially the relationship between the border guards and coast guards of the two countries.

 Assistant to the Foreign Minister Duong Tri Dung introduced Vietnam’s women empowerment as well as gender integration in the country’s development policies and strategies at the Annual Discussion of Integration of a Gender Perspective. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met on September 26 with Italy’s Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Graziano Delrio, who said his country will be a companion to Vietnam during the course of development.

Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump will face off for the first time on Monday in a presidential debate that could rank as one of the most watched and highly anticipated political showdowns in U.S. history.

Four weeks after the experiment in pedestrianising the whole area around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, pedestrian streets have become an interesting destination for both domestic and foreign visitors every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

 State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) will divest and sell its nine per cent stake in Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk) this year, SCIC Chairman Nguyen Duc Chi said.

 A group of students of the Hanoi University of Science and Technology have successfully finished their research on a 3D scanner that can measure a person’s entire body. 

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has arrived in the Lao capital Vientiane, beginning an official visit to Laos from September 26-27 at the invitation of her Lao counterpart Pany Yathotou.

Ly Hoang Nam was crowned champion at the men's singles event of the 2016 Vietnam F5 Men’s Futures tournament, after beating his Japanese rival Masato Shiga 2-0, in the final in the southern province of Binh Duong on September 25.