VietNamNet Bridge - A highlight of the many cultural activities held on National Day this year will be VietNamnet's national concert Dieu Con Mai (Things Everlasting), which features well-known revolutionary songs.

 Police in Quang Ninh Province have rescued an infant after arresting five people who were selling him across the border to China.

 The safeguard of coastal eco-system and mangrove forest in the Mekong Delta region will be given a push as phase two of the Integrated Coastal Management Programme recently kicked off in An Giang province.

 The forex market has begun to stabilize as the central bank has, once again, pledged that it would not devalue the dong any further for the rest of the year.

 Vietnam earned approximately 106.3 billion USD from exports in the past eight months of 2015, up 9 percent from the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 Vietnam has usurped Japan for the first time to become the fourth largest importer of products from the Republic of Korea (RoK), in the first seven months of this year.

 The Vietnam-Hungary Friendship Association was presented the Vietnamese State’s Labour Order, third class, for its significant contributions to the two countries’ relations at a ceremony in Viet Tri on August 29.

 President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro Moros is on an official visit to Vietnam from August 30-31 at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang.

Vietnam is still in the group of the lower middle-income countries and the country’s per capita GDP today is equal to the level of Malaysia in 1988, Thailand in 1993, Indonesia in 2008, the Philippines in 2010 and South Korea in 1982.

VietNamNet Bridge - China Airlines has estimated that the damages caused by the crash of a luggage truck into an aircraft at Tan Son Nhat airport on August 27 may be up to $1 million.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hu tieu, a type of noodle soup, is a popular dish in My Tho City of Tien Giang Province. Tourists to the city can easily enjoy hu tieu as the dish can be found almost everywhere,

 Vietnam will surprising not co-operate with any foreign governments to open more universities until at least 2020 according to a new decision by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

VietNamNet Bridge - 7-Eleven might have its own reasons to decide to enter the Vietnamese market in 2017. However, analysts warn it is not as easy to develop convenience store chains in Vietnam as many foreign investors think.

A professor receives a monthly salary equal to the pay of an electricity bill collector. A scientist with a doctorate receives an average of VND3 million a month from the state, which is just enough for 100 bowls of pho.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though many Vietnamese logistics firms have become integrated 3PL (third-party logistics) service providers, they can only join the market at a primary level.

  Many people in Saigon like to find a quiet place to read some book. Book Nest, a small bookstore with old and new books, is for those readers.

 Most abattoirs in Viet Nam were unhygienic, said Dam Xuan Thanh, deputy director of the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

 Overseas Vietnamese to parade on National Day, Hanoi closes 40 streets for National Day parade, Mekong Delta region needs more over 8,000 medical workers, Dengue infection cases on upward trend

 PM gives green light to fisheries centre in Hai Phong, FDI disbursement rises by 7.6% in 12 months, VN runs trade deficit of $3.6b, Rubber plant built in Cambodia, Thai firms eye VN textiles, Taiwanese firms flock to Viet Nam

 There are considerable opportunities in Southeast Asia for baby care manufacturers thanks to the region’s young and growing population, according to the Nielsen Global Baby Care Report released on August 26.