Vietnam welcomes foreign businesses’ stable and long-term investments and operations and considers their success as its own, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at the Vietnam Global Investment Forum in Hanoi on September 30. 

 The Bank for the Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) commits to offering 2 billion USD to garment firms over the next five years, stated BDIV Chairman Tran Bac Ha during a workshop held on September 30. 

 International Driving Permits (IDPs), which allow the holder to drive a private vehicle overseas, will officially be available to Vietnamese nationals and foreigners from October 1 onwards.

President Truong Tan Sang held talks with President Raul Castro Ruz in Havana, Cuba on September 29 following his official welcome ceremony.

 Vietnam’s macro-economy has remained stable so far this year with September’s average consumer price index (CPI) up 0.74 percent year-on-year and no signs of inflation.

 Viet Nam finished seventh at the Asian Rowing Championships, which closed in China on September 28.

VietNamNet Bridge - The reputation of five Saigon markets has not only spread in the country but also abroad.

VietNamNet Bridge - Real estate developers have complained about the regulation that limits foreign ownership to no more than 30 percent of apartments in one project and no more than 250 houses in one ward.

 Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has said he needs time to tackle the forest-burning which creates a haze every year over South East Asia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This 55-year-old man has only one leg but he is a well-known kung-fu master in HCM City who has many students.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Fashion Week Spring Summer 2016 closed on September 28 in Hanoi, with the participation of 17 designers from Vietnam, Malaysia and Italy. Below are the best designs of the event.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some foreign shipping firms in Vietnam oppose the Prime Minister’s proposal to ask firms to declare their shipping fees.

 Police arrest women with rare turtles in luggage, Rumours hit big-drumstick chicken trademark, Funding shortage hinders Viet Nam HIV/AIDS fight, Thousands live in danger of floods, Thanh Hoa to fight against child marriage

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese-American businessman Nguyen Bao Hoang, who brought McDonald’s to Vietnam, was elected President of the Vietnam Basketball Federation (VBF) for the 2015-2020 term at a VBF meeting in HCM City on September 27.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Poor services, lack of attractions, and myopic authorities have helped cause a decline in foreign visitor arrivals since last October.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After examining the price of chicken in the United States, the Southeast Livestock Association has said that US chicken thighs in Vietnam are sold at 30% below the US price. The association is preparing a legal case.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many regulations will take effect from October 1 including regulations for those on entry into and exit from Vietnam, customs declaration, and health and social insurance procedures.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Recent statistics from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs highlight that the nation has issues to tackle in its development of human resources.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An international dance festival will open tomorrow (Oct 1st) at the Youth Theatre with performances by artists from Israel, Viet Nam and Belgium.

 The country's total retail sales and services revenue reached US$110 billion, rising 9.8% over the same period last year, or 9.1%, if inflation is excluded.