France’s Olympique Lyonais club, runner-up at the French Championships 2014-2015, is eyeing to train and produce a team of skilled Vietnamese footballers for Ho Chi Minh City over the next 10 years.

 The HCM City Open 2015 International Pentaque Championship kicked off on September 11 at the city’s Labour Cultural House in District 3.

 A national week of culture, sports and tourism honouring the values of terraced paddy fields and Mong culture is underway in Mu Cang Chai mountainous district in the northern province of Yen Bai from September 12-20.

 Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has instructed to add Long Thanh International Airport project into the list of national key projects.

 A Thai police team has been dispatched to Malaysia to track down the suspected bomber in last month's deadly bomb attack at Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, said Deputy National Police Chief Chakthip Chaijinda on September 10.

 The World Bank (WB) will closely work with Vietnam to complete a population report with a vision towards 2035, WB Country Director for Vietnam Victoria Kwakwa has said.

 A number of Lao officials have been presented with Vietnamese State orders and medals for their outstanding contributions to enhancing the traditional friendship and special solidarity between the two countries.

 Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Fukada Hiroshi has granted an interview to the press on the occasion of the upcoming visit to Japan by Vietnam Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung had a meeting with young scientists on September 11 who have made outstanding achievements recognised nationally and internationally.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over-exploitation of rivers has caused a great deal of damage. Dr. Dao Trong Tu, director of the Centre for Sustainable Water Resources and Climate Change, tells Ha Noi Moi (New Ha Noi) newspaper.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An American Vietnamese educational expert, Tran Duc Canh, talks with Nong Thon Ngay Nay (Countryside Today) about the potential of overseas Vietnamese professionals to contribute to Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese online ad market has been growing fast with an annual growth rate of 100 percent, according to Nguyen Anh Tuan, managing director of Adtima ad firm.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Nam Cat Tien National Park is a colorful and seductive world, which is full of vigour and always has a special attraction for tourists and the choosiest photographers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-nine year-old Nguyen Cong Hiep has collected books on architecture ever since he was a student. With about 1,000 books, he opened a library in April, 2014. It is the first private architecture book library

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the rainy season between the fifth and ninth months of the lunar calendar in the west of Quang Nam Province, Co Tu people often come to forests in Truong Son Mountain Range to collect bamboo shoots.

 Motor vehicle imports from China reached 18,008 units worth $696.1 million in the first seven months of this year, according the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The earthen-wall house is typical of ethnic groups in the mountainous province of Ha Giang, including the Pu Peo. The Pu Peo believe that the success or failure of a family depends greatly on the land and the house they occupy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Pu Peo are an ethnic minority group in the mountainous province of Ha Giang. Their costumes exhibit beautiful color combinations.

 BNP Paribas opens Hanoi branch, Construction starts on Thanh Hoa port, Vietnam, China strengthen postal cooperation, Amway Vietnam opens 25-mln-USD factory in Binh Duong, CEOs to discuss ASEAN integration

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Nghe, beyond any doubts, saw his house swept away by rising sea waters.