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Vietnam wins bronze at Asian Weightlifting Championships

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Thuy won another bronze medal in the women's 53kg category at the ongoing 2015 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Phuket, Thailand.

Mickey and the gang returns HCM City, Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – The live concert, “Disney Live! – Mickey’s Music Festival” will return to Vietnam from September 30-October 11.

Nam loses in US Open's first round

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam suffered a surprise defeat in the first round of the US Open's junior circuit boys' singles early on September 8 (Ha Noi time).

Japan, Vietnam hold training courses on nuclear power safety

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS) and the Japan Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) are holding training courses on preventing the risk of fire at nuclear power plants in Hanoi from September 7-10.

Migrant crisis: EU to announce plans for quotas

 European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is due to announce plans to tackle Europe's worst migrant crisis since World War Two.

Vietnam weighed down with debt as income per capita remains low

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese income per capita is much lower than other regional countries, and the ratio of public debt on GDP is high and on the rise.

Bangkok shrine attack suspect 'gave device to bomber'

 Thai police say a key suspect in the Bangkok shrine bombing has confessed to giving a bag containing a device to the man who carried out the attack.

Image: Green color of Ba Be Lake

On an extended sightseeing tour of the northeast region, the destination of Ba Be National Park in Ba Be District, Bac Kan Province.  Only a half day left to hire a boat to cruise along Ba Be Lake and explore Puong Cave.

China, US Fed weighed in Vietnam economy forecast

Several future scenarios about Vietnam's foreign exchange and economy in the context of possible China's currency devaluation and US Federal Reserve's interest rate hike have been put forth.

TVB stars to join cultural exchange in HCM City

 Actress Eliza Sam and Actor Kenneth Ma- two famous stars from Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited, (TVB), are to arrive in Vietnam for a cultural exchange to be held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 12-14.

Saigon Co.op among top 500 Asia-Pacific retailers

 Supermarket chain Saigon Co.op has been listed among top 500 Asia-Pacific retailers in 2015, according to Retail Asia Publishing and Euromonitor International.

National single window customs mechanism launched

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung launched the implementation of the national single window customs mechanism and the technical connectivity with the ASEAN mechanism on September 8.

Dengue fever cases increase suddenly in Hanoi

 Around 1,537 cases of dengue fever have been recorded in Hanoi from early this year to September 6, more than three times the figure from the same period last year and making the capital one of the six localities hardest hit by the disease.

Vietnam win first match at World Cup qualifier

 National men’s football team of Vietnam secured their first win at the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round after overcoming Taipei 2-1 at the Taipei Municipal Stadium in Chinese Taiwan on September 8.

Vietnam's trade surplus with US hits $14.56 billion

 Vietnam witnessed a trade surplus of 14.56 billion USD with the US in the past seven months, according to the latest statistic from the General Department of Customs.

Denmark helps Vietnam train workforce for water projects

A training programme for staff members of six wastewater treatment and clean water supply projects in Vietnam was launched by the Danish International Development Agency’s Business Finance programme at a workshop in Hanoi on September 8.

No administrative fines for illegal workers returning home voluntarily

 Illegal Vietnamese workers abroad and particularly in the Republic of Korea (RoK) who voluntarily return home from September 1 to December 31 this year will not be imposed with any administrative penalties.

In competing with China, weak VND policy will not help

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists have repeatedly advised the government not to rely on a weak dong policy when trying to compete with Chinese products as demand in China is falling.

ASEAN banks to accelerate branch presence in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of banks from ASEAN countries is expected to increase in Viet Nam in the coming years as the domestic banking market opens following the carrying out of regional integration commitments.

Vietnam calls on AIPA to increase support for building ASEAN Community

 Vietnam has called upon the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) members to forge ahead with cooperation with and urge the governments of ASEAN member states to fulfill the mission of building key pillars for the ASEAN Community.