VietNamNet Bridge – The proposed APEC free trade agreement (FTAAP) is expected to be on a larger scale than the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, but many Vietnamese businesses are not enthusiastic about the trade pact.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With major breakthroughs such as a larger screen, more powerful configuration and slimmer body, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are expected to set off a new iPhone fever in the Vietnamese market.

 Japan yesterday came from behind to beat Viet Nam, 3-2, to emerge as the top team in Group B of the ASEAN Football Federation U19 Nutifood Cup.

 The Vietnam Assets Management Company (VAMC) has purchased $2.83 billion worth of bad debts from 35 credit institutions by September 1, said Nguyen Quoc Hung – Chairman of VAMC’s member-board.

New ambassadors present credentials; Madagascar eager to step up cooperation with Vietnam; Vietnam highlights role of history education; Australian lower house speaker to visit Vietnam

 President Truong Tan Sang hosted receptions in Ha Noi yesterday for the newly appointed ambassadors of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Norway.

 Vietnam and Cuba will continue to actively realize high-level agreements and signed cooperation documents aiming to promote effective cooperation mechanisms.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh hosted a reception for Under-Secretary for Relations with States Antoine Camilleri in Hanoi on September 10.

NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung expressed his hope that the new Chinese ambassador to Vietnam Hong Xiaoyong make use of his new working term in Vietnam to undertake efforts to boost the comprehensive cooperation between the parties, states and peoples.

According to the latest report from the Ministry of Labor, the unemployment rate of Vietnam is 1.84%. Former chair of the National Assembly’s Committee for Social Affairs – Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu – said that this figure is “funny optimism”.

 A 25-year-old man has been rushed to an Australian hospital on Thursday after displaying symptoms of the Ebola virus, health officials said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An Italy-Vietnam Fashion Council has been established with the participation of famous Vietnamese designers Minh Hanh, Cong Khanh and Quang Nhat and President Stefano Dominella of the Gattinoni Fashion Corporation from Italy.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The website of Miss World 2014 pageant has posted the name of Miss Sea Nguyen Thi Loan as the Vietnamese representative who will appear in the beauty contest in December in London.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Development Bank’s preferential credit program offers loans to businesses investing in support industries, but it has yet to see one applicant.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has asked the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam to continue to conduct research about the possibility of having more direct air routes to shorten travel time.

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Several hundred trees have been cut down by illegal loggers in a 10-hectare sua (Dalbergia tonkinensis Prain) forest in the suburbs of Thanh Hoa City in the central region.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese karate team, the only one to win a gold medal in three successive Asian Games (ASIAD) tournaments in recent years, could return home empty-handed this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Snake attacks have plagued the Mekong Delta's Can Tho City and Hau Giang Commune for nearly a month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Thao, the creator of fashion label Kilometre 109, won the Young Creative Entrepreneur Fashion/Design Award (YCE) yesterday (Sept 9) in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At the beginning of this academic year, the 10th and 12th graders at Marie Curie High School in HCM City's District 3 were asked to fill out a questionnaire to identify any psychological problems