Vietnam secured four gold and three silver medals to come in first at the 8th World Shuttlecock Championship, which took place in Rome, Italy from September 2-5.

 The education sector will continue with reforms in school curricula and the method of examination and evaluation in the school year 2015-2016 toward the goal of improving training quality.

 A conference was held in Hanoi on September 4 to introduce a project to build an urban climate change resilience index in Vietnam.

 The only Vietnamese citizen injured in a bomb attack in Bangkok in mid-August, was helped to return home on September 5 by the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand.

 About 22.21 million pupils and students in 43,874 schools from kindergarten to higher education levels nationwide started their new academic year on September 5.

 National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung visited the Vietnamese Embassy in the US immediately after arriving in Washington on September 5 morning (local time).

Government offices of Vietnam and Laos held a conference on general advice work for the government and Prime Minister in Cua Lo town in the central province of Nghe An on September 5.

On September 8, Harvard Professor Thomas Patterson’s free online course about American government will begin. Professor Patterson has been a frequent contributor to VietNamNet and is a recognized expert on the U.S. political system.

 The total cost of site clearance compensation at the Long Thanh International Airport project is estimated at VND13.1 trillion ($582.7 million), according to a report presented by the Dong Nai Department of Natural Resource and Environment.

VietNamNet Bridge – From Bac Giang City in the northern province of the same name, we traveled to Son Hai Commune in Luc Ngan District to visit Cam Son Lake, which is described by local people as a stunning destination for strangers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prose works recently issued by female writers are leaving a strong impression on readers in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With its diverse ecosystems, the Cuc Phuong National Park in Ninh Binh Province, is an ideal habitat for many species of insects that visitors can observe.

VietNamNet Bridge - Financial expert Dr. Nguyen Tri Hieu said to reach the regional level, a bank must have total assets of at least $50 billion and equity of about $5 billion.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Internal regulations, along with the Company Charter, serve as a practical tool to administrate internal activities of joint stock companies, whose characteristics are deemed quite distinctive from others.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Educators have expressed deep concern about children’s books with nonsensical content which are sold at many shops in the country.

 The Goethe-Institut is excited to team up again this year with Heart Beat – Saigon’s premier promoter of quality underground techno and German DJ and producer Jan Oberlaender at The Observatory, 5 Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4, HCM City.

 Key finding report of Results of Vietnam Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2014 showed that 11.1 percent of Vietnamese women aged from 20 to 49 get married before their 18th birthday.

 Foreign investors extend bond sales, PM wants conductive environment for growth, Firms can issue C/Os from Oct, Malaysia probes into cold rolled steel coils imported from Vietnam,  Huge imports by state sector dent Vietnam's trade balance

 Viettel has revealed it will begin a 4G trial for users in October, at prices no higher than its 3G services.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh said Vietnam’s economic growth is on track despite unfavorable market developments stoked by China’s strong devaluation of the yuan and the world oil price plunge.