The Fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG 5) International Communications Centre (ICC) was inaugurated in the central city of Da Nang on September 23.

 Vietnam has made the biggest jump this year to claim 11th place in the world’s friendliest country list, according to The InterNations Survey which interviewed more than 14,000 expats living in 67 countries around the world. 

Six deputy ministers of finance will not be able to use state-owned cars while travelling from home as of October 1.

 ASEAN’s energy ministers have vowed to strengthen collaboration in energy security and sustainable exploitation, and expand cooperation with the bloc’s partners and international organisations. 

 Vice Chairman of the Vietnam National Assembly Phung Quoc Hien held talks with Vice President of the Norwegian Parliament Svien Roald Hansen in Norway on September 22 to deepen relations between the two countries and legislative bodies.

 Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Vo Van Tuan hosted a reception for visiting General Darren W. McDew, Commander of the US Transportation Command in Hanoi on September 22.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed on the need for Vietnam and the US to increase delegation exchanges and dialogues to strengthen the bilateral relationship.

 The Saigon Urban Rail Project is now 70% complete and on target to be placed into service in 2018. In honour of the occasion we have gathered some panoramic photos of pillars and sections of the construction.

VietNamNet Bridge - Zara opened its first shop on September 8 to big crowds, and H&M is expected to arrive in Vietnam early next year. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs has included a provision to raise the retirement age in the draft amendments of the Labour Law.

 A recent regulation by Hanoi authorities that would ban motorbikes from other provinces entering the city to solve the traffic crisis has received opposition.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi is expected to have 20,000 rooms in the next five years and 20 luxury hotels located in advantageous positions in the city. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts have voiced their concern about Chinese phone products in the domestic market, warning that there are latent risks about information insecurity.

 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia celebrates its 86th National Day on 23rd September 2016 to commemorate the unification and founding of the Kingdom at the hands of its founder His Majesty King Abdulaziz Al Saud in 1932.

 How to effectively implement Decision No. 985a /QD-TTg approving the national action plan on air quality management up to 2020, with a vision toward 2025, was the subject of a conference held in Hanoi on September 22. 

An appeal court in Hanoi on September 22 upheld the five-year imprisonment sentence for blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh. 

 Vietnam and Denmark should maintain cooperation in legislative affairs and policy making in order to tighten the relations between the two legislative bodies and their offices, National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong has stated. 

 Maintaining and fostering the Vietnam-China relations in a healthy and stable manner is the common responsibility of both sides to serve long-term benefits of the two peoples.

 Vietnam expects that Cambodia’s authorised agencies and local authorities will work to help the Vietnamese community in the country enjoy their legitimate rights and interests, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh has stated. 

 Chairwoman of the Vietnam National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will make official visits to Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar from September 26-29, according to the NA’s Committee for External Relations.