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HCM City to stage historical dramas

 Six historical and legendary plays will be restaged this week by the IDECAF Drama Troupe in HCM City, as part of Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations around the city.

Uprooted tree reveals a violent death from 1,000 years ago

 Nearly 1,000 years ago, a young Gaelic man came to a violent end among the dispersed farmsteads of northwestern Ireland.

Japan flooding: 2.8 million advised to evacuate

 Japan advised almost 3 million people to evacuate after heavy flooding killed seven people and left at least 15 missing in the eastern region of the country.

Refugee crisis: Chaos as Hungary blocks most migrants at Serbian border

 Hungary closed one of the main routes Tuesday that migrants are using to reach the European Union - plugging the final hole in its border fence with Serbia.

MOT issues circular on airline pilot management

VietNamNet Bridge - Circular No 41 released by the Ministry of Transport (MOT) is expected to cause problems for domestic air carriers, according to lawyers and airline companies.

Image: Destinations with cool air, pretty beaches in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Cool air throughout the year and wonderful beaches are an excellent reason for tourists to visit Vietnam in summer.

Imposing Ke Ga Lighthouse

 VietNamNet Bridge – We chose Ke Ga Lighthouse as the first stop in our recent trip from Saigon to the central region and were impressed by its imposing beauty though we had heard much of the site in the south-central province of Binh Thuan.

Social News 16/9

Kachnar trees planted near Gen Giap's tomb, Whirlwind blows away roofs of houses, Vietjet Air launches shocking Tet promotion, Thai Nguyen: Death sentence for drug trafficker, Fifth National Volunteer Awards launched

Photos on Truong Sa enter Worldwide Photography Gala Awards’ finale

A four-photo collection titled ‘Wishing Peace for Truong Sa’ and two other photos on art construction of Vietnamese painter Nguyen Thu Thuy have been chosen to enter the final round

German photographer shows changes of nature through Hanoi photo exhibition

 Inga Kerber, a photographer from Germany, will display her art which deals with landscapes, forests and nature at an exhibition that open today (September 16) in Ha Noi.

Changes reported in VN banks' charter capital

 The total charter capital of the country's 12 smallest commercial banks by the end of the second quarter was worth only VND37.694 trillion (US$1.675 billion).

Japan commits ¥100 billion for infrastructure development

 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to provide ¥100 billion in official development assistance for Viet Nam’s North-South road and port projects.

HCM City moves polluting factories

 HCM City authorities are speeding up the relocation of polluting factories from the downtown area and stepping up efforts to protect canals – many of which have been cleaned — to improve the living environment.

PM agrees to finance "smart glasses"

 Prime Minister Dung gives immediate approval to finance the development of young doctor's invention helping sight-impaired people.

Sports News in Brief

 Phuong, Truc to compete at Singapore WTA Future Stars, Liem, Son secure draws at World Cup, Vilayphone wins men's petanque title, Linh, Trang pocket national table tennis titles, Gia Lai escape relegation battle

U16 Vietnam hoping to reach AFC championship final

 Not just coach Dinh The Nam of Viet Nam, but managers of three other teams are also hoping to win a ticket to the Asian Football Confederation U16 Championship's final.

Hanoi Old Quarter to undergo maintenance

  The Ha Noi People's Committee has issued a detailed maintenance plan for the areas of the city that include old streets.

Use of Quinvaxem suspended after infant's death

 The Dak Nong Province's health department has halted the use of a batch of Quinvaxem vaccine, given to infants for free in the National Expanded Programme for Immunisation (EPI).

Doctors warn against using creams containing corticoids among Vietnamese women

 Creams containing corticoids that are being sold in Viet Nam without proper regulation are being misused by people seeking whiter skin or alleviation of acne, according to medical experts.

Vietnam to face Philippines in friendly match

 The Vietnam Football Federation said the national men's football team would play a friendly match with the Philippines on October 3.