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

 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.

 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.

 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 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.

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.

 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.

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.

 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 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.

 Chief Judge of the Lao Supreme People’s Court Khamphan Sitthidampha and Deputy Chief Judge of the Cambodian Supreme People’s Court Chiv Keng have been presented with the insignia “For the cause of the court of Vietnam”.

 The 7th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference for Solidarity with Cuba opened in Hanoi on September 8 with the engagement of over 250 delegates from 18 Asian-Pacific nations.

 Vietnamese Government Inspector General Huynh Phong Tranh paid a working visit to France from September 4-8 to exchange experience in lawmaking, institution building and corruption prevention.

Principles related to the management of external information service news and information activities were detailed in a recent Government Decree.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will lead a high-ranking delegation to Laos for a working visit on September 13-14.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance has proposed to the National Assembly waiving nearly VND9 trillion of fines on enterprises for late tax payments, while also suggesting cuts on several types of tax.

VietNamNet Bridge – Homestay service has been popular in many Western countries. In Vietnam, homestay is emerging as a new trend in rural areas as international visitors have strong demand for exploring daily indigenous life and culture in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A cai luong (renovated theatre) play dedicated to the King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong – founder of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism – is expected to debut in the 11th lunar month, December, this year.

 Weight loss surgery cures half of patients with type-2 diabetes, for at least five years, a study suggests.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has withdrawn from the 2015 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold, scheduled to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from September 29 through October 4.