VietNamNet Bridge - Economic institutions have in the last month have repeatedly warned about the low productivity rate in Vietnam compared with other regional countries.

 Two Canadians, a Norwegian and a local woman have been kidnapped from a tourist resort in the southern Philippines, the military has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Looking from above, visitors can see the spectacular features that the Creator has bestowed on Ha Long Bay, one of the most popular destinations in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The U16 Viet Nam team have entered the Asian Football Confederation U16 Championship final round, scheduled for next year, after they became the first runner-up in Group J.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of abstract oil paintings by three HCM City-based painters at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum feature different perspectives on life.

 Two arrested for stabbing TV reporter, HCM City firms need 46,000 Q3 recruits, Torrential rain causes flooding in Hai Phong, Three held for drug trafficking, Residents in Lai Chau threatened by landslide

 VietNamNet Bridge – An environmental watchdog based in Viet Nam is asking the Laos government to reconsider the construction of a controversial hydropower plant along the Mekong River.

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has received the second of four Airbus A350-XWB aircraft scheduled to join the carrier’s fleet in 2015.

Vietnam’s total export and import turnover over the past eight months of the year exceeded US$216.76 billion, a year-on-year increase of 12.9%, according to the Vietnam Customs.

 Duc Phuc, from Hanoi won ‘The Voice of Vietnam’ singing competition 2015, which ended in Ho Chi Minh City on September 20.

 The National Centre for Hydro - Meteorological Forecasting issued a warning of widespread thunderstorms and a risk of flash flooding and landslides in the northern region on September 21.

 The Vietnam government and the United Nations have released a report revealing that 43 million Vietnamese have been lifted out of poverty over the past 15 years.

 The Viet Nam national women's futsal team lost to Japan 2-4 in the Group B match of the 2015 AFC Women's Futsal Championship, which kicked off in Nilai, Malaysia yesterday.

 The Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) launched a coal exploration project in Tien Hai district, the northern province of Thai Binh on September 21.

 As Vietnamese agricultural export is facing challenges in Chinese market, businesses should focus on technological innovation, product quality improvement and price reductions in order to raise their competitive edge.

 Cheap imported steel, primarily from China, has been putting growing pressure on domestic producers, according to a recent report from the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA).

 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is willing to provide long-term and low-interest-rate loans for Vietnam’s major socio-economic infrastructure projects, its new Country Director Eric Sidgwick assured Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on September 21.

 Outstanding mediums in the Mother Goddess worship have been awarded the “folk artisan” title and the “For the sake of Vietnamese folk arts” insignia in recognition of their contributions to preserving the age-old belief.

 A cultural and tourism event honouring the values of terraced paddy fields and the culture of ethnic groups in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang will take place in Hoang Su Phi district from September 24-26.

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more provinces have been turning down foreign direct investment (FDI) projects that use outdated technologies or cause pollution.