The US should increase Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Vietnam and step up other financial support in the form of preferential loans and humanitarian and development assistance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese badminton player Vu Thi Trang now ranks 75th in the world based on the Badminton World Federation's latest figures.

 Saudi Arabia will invest in the expansion of the Vocational Junior College in the northern province of Ha Nam.

 At least 114 J’rai ethnic people in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai on September 16 were hospitalised after eating food served during a memorial service.

 Vietnam refutes wrongful Human Rights Watch claims; Vietnam in the heart of Ukrainian people; HCM City wishes to further connectivity with Indian localities; Vietnam needs to be a strong country overall: PM

President Truong Tan Sang on September 16 received Lao Defence Minister Sengnuon Saynhalat who is on a working visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnam Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh.

Vietnam continues to deepen its solidarity and cooperation with ASEAN countries in the run up to the establishment of the ASEAN Community in late 2015, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung said on September 16.

 The target to reduce sugar consumption should be much more ambitious, health experts say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) will perform in St. Petersburg tonight after entertaining Moscow audiences on Sunday as part of the Viet Nam Culture Days in Russia programme.

Five Vietnamese girls returned home; Hanoi tackles illegal cigarettes; Oyster breeders remove tires from Lang Co Bay; Quarry blasts rock surrounding neighbourhood; Hundreds of fake iPhones seized; Traffickers receive death sentences

 VN looks to lift shrimp industry; External capital needed in struggle to resolve bad debts; Rubber exports predicted to fall; Textiles and garments top exports again; Lack of foreign language skills disadvantages Vietnamese firms

 VietNamNet Bridge – Passengers on flights delayed by 15 minutes or more will be provided with drinks, food or accommodation from December 1 this year.

 Vietnam plans to send a nano-satellite weighing 10kg to orbit in 2016, Associate Prof. Dr. Pham Anh Tuan, Director of the Vietnam National Satellite Centre (VNSC) has revealed.

  Currently over 4.5 million Vietnamese people live outside of Vietnam, a comparatively high number, a recent workshop in the central province of Phu Yen disclosed. 

 A slow recovery among nations using the euro is holding back the global economy, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has said.

 To make sure every school class in Vietnam has its own space, the Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung, has approved the building of 5,000 classrooms and homes for teachers by 2015. In 2020, the Government will again assess the need.

 Hanoi police today arrested a young man accused of kidnapping three people, including an adult and two children, in a flat at Thanh Xuan Bac living quarter.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Convenience stores are being excluded from the market as they now must compete with big foreign retail chains.

Vietnam Airlines on September 15 announced a codeshare pact with Jet Airways of India for jointly sharing passengers to provide them seamless connections on direct flights from Vietnam to India.

Game show capitalises on mixed marriages in Vietnam; French dance group to perform contemporary work; VN, Belgium artists hold exhibition; Roy Lichtenstein's pop art inspires Vietnamese designer; Vietnamese origin Jennifer Chung honoured in US