The HCM City government has ordered the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to take measures to curb environmental pollution.

 In a regular school in HCM City’s Can Gio District, a 13-year-old boy diagnosed with intellectual disability has been making gradual progress.

 The revised draft Law on Anti-Corruption proposes removing annual declarations for public employees and replacing it with an initial declaration and supplementary declaration, Deputy Chief Inspector of the Government Inspectorate said.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee yesterday continued to debate the promulgation of a law on the use and management of weapons, explosives and supportive weapons.

 Vietnam landed in Bucaramanga on September 17 to prepare for a challenge with powerful Italy in their last round match of Group C in the Colombian Futsal World Cup.

 Vietnam’s national men’s football team have dropped three spots to 141st place in the latest FIFA rankings.

 The Hanoi administration has announced it will pave 936 streets with natural stone in 12 districts across the city.

 The Ministry of Public Security on September 16 issued an arrest warrant domestically and internationally for Trinh Xuan Thanh, 50, former Chairman of PetroVietnam Construction Corporation (PVC).

 Australia always respects ASEAN’s central role which is crucial to encouraging a law-based order in the East Sea, following the recent ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration of The Hague, said Attorney General George Brandis. 

 President Tran Dai Quang chaired the first session of the Central Steering Committee for Judicial Reform in the 2016-2021 tenure in Hanoi on September 17. 

  Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has arrived in Margarita, Venezuela to attend the 17th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit scheduled to open on September 17 (local time). 

In Vietnam, a majority of high-school students, especially those in major cities, have after-school courses as an integral part of their studies given the fear of falling behind classmates and the heavy workload. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The domestic used-car market is busy with total value of $3 billion a year as estimated by Anycar Vietnam JSC.

 Dr Nguyen Van Tham from the National Academy of Public Administration talks about obstacles facing the country in administrative reform through a writing to chinhphu.vn.

 The Danang authorities hesitate to transfer Danang IT Park to Trung Nam Land over doubts of the developer’s financial capacity.

Vietnamese fishermen in Nghe An Province often exaggerate when boasting just how big their latest catch was.

 The HCMC government has passed a plan to build a water pumping station as a temporary measure to control chronic floods on Kinh Duong Vuong Street and in other parts of Binh Tan District.

VietNamNet Bridge - The 2014 Housing Law, which allows foreigners to own houses in Vietnam, has prompted real estate developers to introduce their projects overseas.

 Up to 12 resort projects along Ke Ga Beach in the southern central province of Binh Thuan have been left abandoned for more than 10 years due to continual policy changes by local authorities and the central government.

The government has confirmed that the management of the vocational training system will stay with the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and the management of the education system will remain with the Ministry of Education and Training.