National oil and gas group PetroVietnam posted an on-year decrease in revenue in the first nine months of this year, continuing the negative trend of the past three years.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte landed at Noi Bai International Airport on September 28, beginning an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang.

 US will continue imposing anti-dumping duty on Vietnamese frozen warm water shrimp to the US market after the second five-year sunset review, reported the Viet Nam Competition Authority (VCA).

 Sebastian Gaston Merlo of Da Nang finished top goal-scorer and was named player of the season in V.League 1, the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company announced.

 Host Vietnam shined with sweet victories on September 28 at the fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG5), continuing to lead the medal table with 28 gold medals

  Intel will not close its Vietnam unit, said Pham An Duong, Marketing Director at Intel Vietnam, on September 28. 

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived at Nay Pyi Taw on September 28 night, beginning her official visit to Myanmar from September 28-29 at the invitation of her Myanmar counterpart Mahn Win Khaing Than. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts see worrying problems if Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group (HAGL) sells land in Laos and in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - An accident at Song Bung 2 hydropower plant has extended the list of hydropower projects that have posed danger. 

 Though there has been an abundant supply of steel for construction, there is a serious shortage of steel for the supporting industry. That is reason why Vietnam has spent billions of dollar to import steel annually.

 The National Traffic Safety Committee’s plan to encourage people to use bicycles to reduce congestion has been deemed impractical by several experts.

VietNamNet Bridge - While Italian neurosurgeon Dr Sergio Canavero says a human head transplant surgery may be carried out next year in Vietnam, Vietnamese agencies say they have not been informed about this.

Helicopters, seaplanes and hot-air balloons are used in tourism activities in other countries, but in Vietnam, a lack of a legal framework and programme development have stalled their use. 

 A quota of Russia motor vehicles will be subject to a zero per cent tax rate when being imported into Vietnam from October 5.

 In advance of the free-trade agreements on Vietnam’s horizon, foreign companies are looking for strong investment opportunities-like those found in the country’s packaging industry.

 The Foreign Ministry, in collaboration with other ministries, held a meeting in Hanoi on September 28 to provide the media with information about human rights in the country. 

  An ASEAN conference on the application of laws, policies and practices to the identification, management and treatment of victims of trafficking, especially women and children, was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 28.

 Timor Leste is keen on learning national development experience from Vietnam as well as enhance bilateral win-win cooperation, President Taur Matan Ruak told the new Vietnamese Ambassador to Timor Leste, Hoang Anh Tuan on September 27.

 The Vietnamese Government is working to improve investment climate and create the best possible conditions for foreign businesses, including those from the Republic of Korea, to invest in the country.

 Parking lots in HCM City have refused to compensate owners of hundreds of motorbikes and cars which were damaged in the flood in HCM City.