The Customs General Department has called for temporary imports and re-exports to be tightened as the problem of smuggling through temporary imports had reached alarming levels.

 The 8th International Tourism Exhibition (ITE HCMC 2012) will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from September 13-15, a municipal official has said. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Centaur Dance Showdown, an international, freestyle street dance tournament organized by Square Investment Joint Stock Co., was on Wednesday launched nationwide.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ‘Hat Boi Art Theater’, or Vietnamese Classical Opera, and the Puppetry Art Troupe in Ho Chi Minh City have opened short training courses with participation of veteran artists to train young artists

  VietNamNet Bridge - The organizers of the Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa Sea Festival has held its first meeting to discuss the Sea Festival 2013 program.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A significant amount of scientific research on seeds done at the Southern Fruits Research Institute risks being neglected due to a shortage of funds, a grave problem given that every year

Businesses now try all possible methods to boost sales and clear the stocks. CEOs personally also have to meet customers and persuade them to buy their products. 

The authorities of Danang City on Wednesday approved the Vietnam National Museum of History and Danang Museum of Cham Sculpture to excavate a relic of Cham people at the Cam Mit area in Danang City.

VietNamNet Bridge – A horseshoe kidney patient whose both kidneys had been mistakenly removed earlier had a successful re-operation and was discharged from the Hue Central Hospital

Some travel firms have announced that they boycott the Ba Na Tourist Complex in the central city of Da Nang, because the tourist site has raised the service fees immoderately – a rarely seen thing in the tourism sector.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's television stations are being asked to broadcast more domestically made films and television series to cope with the increasing influence of foreign products.

The Internet communication market in Vietnam has witnessed the widening divisions with the forming up of two groups of companies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A bowl of rice, a fried egg, a few thin slices of pork, some French beans and a bowl of vegetable soup with very little vegetables in it – enough for a person on a diet, trying to lose weight.

While the Environment and Natural Resources Institute under the HCM City National University affirms that it is quite reasonable to build hydropower plants on the selected areas, scientists believe that the plants would damage the environment.

  GM Le Quang Liem beat Michael Adams, a stronger opponent from the UK, to contribute to Vietnam’s 3-1 win in the 9th round of the World Chess Olympiad in Turkey on September 7.    

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Health National Target Programme period 2012-15 was approved by the Prime Minister on Tuesday. The programme alters the emphasis of the country's health care system from central to local.

  At least 17 people were killed in a landslide on September 7 while heading to a tin mine in La Pan Tan Commune, in Yen Bai province.   

  VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Professional Football JS Company (VPF), which runs Vietnam’s professional football events, announced to earn VND60 billion or $3 million profit this year.

The Ministry of Education and Training has decided that the students with good physical conditions and intellectual development would be allowed to skip grades.

 Visiting Dong Cuu Village in Dung Tien Commune, Thuong Tin District, Hanoi, people are very interested in the colourful embroidered products reserved for festivals.