China's imports in August fell 14.3% in yuan-denominated terms from a year ago, while exports fell by 6.1%.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Son La Provincial Party Committee has passed a draft document for the VND1.400 trillion ($64 million) project to build a statue of President Ho Chi Minh and supporting works.

 A 24-year-old Australian exchange student has fallen to her death from a spectacular Norway cliff popular with photographers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many major roads in Hanoi such as Quan Thanh, Huynh Thuc Khang Street, Lieu Giai, Hoang Hoa Tham were flooded and in traffic chaos after the early-morning heavy rains at 6am today.

The mansion of Hua Bon Hoa, a tycoon in Saigon in the early 20th century, has up to 99 doors. It is considered a unique architectural work, representing an exchange of culture between the East and West.

VietNamNet Bridge - Import/export companies are complaining about legal procedures requiring inspection of their products that cost them hundreds of millions or billions of dong.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Public Security has opened a criminal investigation on two rings that protected overloaded trucks in southern Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - You can explore the roads of many barbeque restaurants in Saigon, such as Pham Van Dong in Go Vap district or Trung Son in District 8.

VietNamNet Bridge – As the traffic light system on some northeastern roads of HCM City on Sept 7 did not work properly, traffic chaos occurred for hours on many roads Monday morning.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Travelling nearly 2,000 km, the heart and liver of a dead person in HCM City were successfully transplanted in two patients in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A woman had to be rushed to the hospital after a tiger a tiger bit her arm at the Trai Bo ecological tourism complex, run by the family of Le Thanh Than, owner of a luxury-hotel chain in Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of kilograms of dead fish were brought to the headquarters of the People's Committee in coastal Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, in a protest against river pollution yesterday morning (Sept 7).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Oanh won a gold medal in the women's 100m event at the Thai Open Track and Field Championships that started on Sunday.

Modelling agency BeU Models will hold an audition under the eyes of some top fashion experts from Singapore at the Le Meridien hotel in HCM City to choose models for the 2015 Vietnam International Fashion Week in mid-October.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Long City will host the Miss Tourism International 2015 beauty pageant from November 10 to 30.

 Vietnam Airlines launches special offer on Hanoi-Paris route, Police shoot dead man who dipped baby into water tank, Australian aid opens for applications, Facelift for Hue garden houses, Red River Delta boosts connectivity in climate change response

 Vietnam’s female kata team performed well, bringing home a gold medal at the Asian Karatedo Federation (AKF) Championships, held in Yokohama, Japan from September 4-6.

 Viet Nam is considered one of the most female-friendly places to travel in Southeast Asia, according to the American Business Insider Magazine.

Chief of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP)’s Executive Committee of Takeo province’s Pray Kabbas district has been arrested for distributing leaflets warning against Vietnamese policies towards Cambodia and disrupting national security.

All international organizations are planning to cut funding for HIV prevention including  drugs, biological products and tests, causing difficulties for Vietnam.