National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with Party General Secretary and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith on September 26 as part of her official visit to the neighbouring country. 

 Vietnam’s Defence Ministry attaches importance to boosting and preserving the neighbouring, friendly, cooperative and development relations with China, especially the relationship between the border guards and coast guards of the two countries.

 Assistant to the Foreign Minister Duong Tri Dung introduced Vietnam’s women empowerment as well as gender integration in the country’s development policies and strategies at the Annual Discussion of Integration of a Gender Perspective. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met on September 26 with Italy’s Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Graziano Delrio, who said his country will be a companion to Vietnam during the course of development.

Four weeks after the experiment in pedestrianising the whole area around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, pedestrian streets have become an interesting destination for both domestic and foreign visitors every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

 State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) will divest and sell its nine per cent stake in Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk) this year, SCIC Chairman Nguyen Duc Chi said.

 A group of students of the Hanoi University of Science and Technology have successfully finished their research on a 3D scanner that can measure a person’s entire body. 

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has arrived in the Lao capital Vientiane, beginning an official visit to Laos from September 26-27 at the invitation of her Lao counterpart Pany Yathotou.

Ly Hoang Nam was crowned champion at the men's singles event of the 2016 Vietnam F5 Men’s Futures tournament, after beating his Japanese rival Masato Shiga 2-0, in the final in the southern province of Binh Duong on September 25.

Vietnam’s hotel sector has seen a great deal of activity in recent times as more foreign players have become involved in merger and acquisition (M&A) deals.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Two companies from Thailand and Singapore, willing to buy state shares in Vinamilk, the nation’s leading dairy producer, belong to one powerful owner.

Young population and increasing middle class have made Vietnam one of the most attractive emerging retail markets.

Vietnamese Minister of Public Security To Lam and his visiting Chinese counterpart Guo Shengkun shared the wish for stronger links between the two ministries in the future.

 Viet Nam has decided to run for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations (UN) Security Council for the term 2020-2021, and strengthen its participation in the UN Peacekeeping Operations.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 24 received President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach and President of the Olympic Council of Asia Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah.

VietNamNet Bridge - Two large coal-run fertilizer plants, Ninh Binh and Ha Bac, and the industry as a whole, have been plagued with bad losses and poor business performance.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan left Hanoi on September 26 morning for a two-day official visit to Laos at the invitation of her Lao counterpart Pany Yathotou.

 Vietnamese athlete Phan Thi Phuong bagged Vietnam’s first gold medal of the fifth Asian Beach Games, which officially kicked off on September 24 in the central city of Danang.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Flooding in Saigon is the result of rapid urbanization and an increase of population, in addition to unplanned construction activities.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Prince William will come to Vietnam in November to attend an international conference on wildlife trafficking, the Daily Mail reported Thursday.