Viet Nam needs more comprehensive policies to direct remittance to production and business, experts said at a conference late last week.

The Switzerland-Vietnam Friendship Association and its two female members have received certificates of merit from the Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh for their dedicated service. 

 Three resolutions sponsored by Vietnam have been passed at the 37th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 37), which took place in Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Taw from September 30 to October 2. 

Officials of several regions in Italy have expressed their wish to establish direct cooperative ties with Vietnamese localities during their recent meetings with Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Cao Chinh Thien.

A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam attended the Latin American Progressive Meeting in Ecuador from September 28-30. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese enterprises now have large amounts of cash and have deposited them in banks to make profits.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many renowned scientists have dismissed the possibility of Vietnam-made household-used ozone generators neutralizing chemicals on food and fruit, warning that low-quality machines will be harmful to human health.

VietNamNet Bridge - Every kilogram of natural civet coffee can command a price of VND36 million, while farmed civet coffee sells for VND9 million per kilo.

 Over 10 tonnes of fish have died in the West Lake in Hanoi due to lack of oxygen according to local authorities.

 Vietnam is among countries with alarming hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection rates in the world.

 Trinh Thi Ngo, the legendary announcer of the English service, Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV), has passed away in Ho Chi Minh city at the age of 87.

 The VN futsal team won the fair play award following their impressive performance at the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Hosts Vietnam triumphed in the Asian Beach Games 5 (ABG5) after 10 competition days, bagging 52 gold, 44 silver and 43 bronze medals in 14 sports.

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh won the men’s singles title of the Kawasaki Vietnam International Series badminton tournament which concluded in Bac Giang yesterday.

 Leading vocalists of Vietnam's chamber music scene will present a concert featuring international and Vietnamese compositions at the HCM City Opera House on October 5.

 The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment has given 21 manufacturing facilities in District 12 until year-end to move out of the city.

 Vietnamese athletes shined on October 1 with three gold medals in Pencak Silat at the fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG5).

HCM City’s Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) reached 732. 44 trillion VND (33.2 billion USD) in the first nine months of the year, up 7.76 percent against the same period last year, according to the municipal People’s Committee. 

 Peace, stability and prosperity in the region and the Southeast Asia in particular benefit both ASEAN and the US, stated Vietnamese Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich during a recent informal meeting of US and ASEAN denfence chiefs in Hawaii.

 As many as 65,000 vacancies and 30,000 seasonal jobs are forecast in Ho Chi Minh City in the fourth quarter of this year, according to the municipal Centre for Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labour Market Information (FALMI).