VietNamNet Bridge – More than 50 artworks depicting the beauty of nature and rich ethnic culture in the picturesque hill town of Sa Pa will be on display at the Festival of Art starting on Sunday.

Olympic football team qualifies for ASIAD 17; Cyclists prepare to take off at Ha Noi Open; VN to compete in soft tennis event; U16 team train for Asian event; More than 100 golfers to strive for Vinpearl Golf Championship

Most schools in HCM City teach students according to schoolbooks they compile themselves, as the information in textbooks from the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) is out of date.

 The former leader of Irish boyband Westlife, Shane Filan, played 18 songs to entertain over 1,000 fans in his “You & Me Tour Live in Saigon 2014” concert on Tuesday night at Cargo Bar in HCMC’s District 4.

VTV3 to broadcast Miss Ao Dai Vietnam live; Documentary narrates story of Khanh Hoa plane crash; Belgian writer set for VN book tour; Vietnam daily life through Italian painter’s eyes; Party to feature Ha Noi's social life

 VietNamNet Bridge - VietJet Air and TienPhong Bank yesterday signed a US$21 million financing agreement in HCM City providing for the purchase of two Airbus A320.

 President Obama has said Congress's backing for his $500m plan to aid moderate Syrian rebels shows the world the US is united against Islamic State.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The event "18.9.1999", a special snapshot party with artist Veronika Radulovic, will be held at Manzi Art Space tonight, Sept 19.

 Rain from typhoon Kalmaegi caused the deaths of two children in northern mountainous Ha Giang Province on Wednesday, bringing the typhoon's death toll to 11.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents living along banks of rivers and canals in HCM City have been in a state of anxious suspense for many years as landslides often occur after heavy rains or high tides.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many Vietnamese refuse to believe that local workers’ productivity is 1/15th that of Singaporeans, as reported recently by the International Labor Organization (ILO).

Vietnam’s nine-member archery team, comprising six archers and three officials, departs for Incheon, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on September 19 for the 17th Asian Games (Asiad).

 Ha Long Bay in the northern coastal province of QuangNinh has been selected as one of the six “Most Brilliant Places for Exploration” by travel website Youramazingplaces.com.

 A grandfather shot dead his daughter and her six children before taking his own life at a home in Bell, Florida, police have said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to grant VND234.5 billion (about $11 million) to 14 localities to resolve problems caused by drought and sea water encroachment.

VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said that many new diseases have appeared in recent decades, with SARS, A/H5N1 influenza, MERS-Cov, A/H7N9 influenza, and Ebola in the past ten years and they are big threats to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The boom in unlicensed OTT television services since mid-2013 is threatening the business of TV content service providers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many have likened the experience of exploring Thien Ha cave in Ninh Binh Province to stepping into another world.

 Press freedom must abide by law: PM; NA Vice Chair meets AIPA partners in Laos; AIPA-35 concludes third working day; PM calls for ASEAN’s closer ties to ensure universal health coverage

 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is expected to provide Vietnam with funding packages worth US$1.37 billion in 2014 and US$1.24 billion in 2015 to support its sustainable growth.