The Dong Van upland district located in the outrageously beautiful, rugged and mountainous province of Ha Giang is home to one of the most vibrant and busiest farmers markets in Vietnam.

  There is an increasing risk that Viet Nam's public debt will exceed a national red line, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) said in its latest report.

Experts have warned that some Vietnamese shipping firms, incurring big debts, will soon follow Hanjin and file for bankruptcy. At least two – Vinashinlines and Falcon – have been following procedures to declare bankruptcy.

VietNamNet Bridge - Rapid deforestation has been slowly wiping out the traditional cultural of ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) in recent years has set forth new enrollment policies, but many of them have faced strong opposition from the public.

VietNamNet Bridge - The mobile device market is expected to see strong development in 4G smartphones. 

 Despite high demand, and swathes of poor quality and over-priced housing in the city, in the west of Hanoi is a supposed luxury residential area with hundreds of houses, which has become a ghost town as no one moved in for over three years.

VietNamNet Bridge - After swindling partners and appropriating huge sums of money, a number of tycoons have fled abroad. Some of them have been arrested, while others have settled down in other countries.

 Vietnam's life insurance market continues to witness strategic moves by foreign players keen to seize the opportunities its potential presents.

 Experts are of the opinion that it is challenging to unlock growth potential of Vietnam’s auto industry due to the underperformance of supporting industries though opportunities abound.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) raised concerns over the amount of power the draft Law on Foreign Trade gives to the Industry and Trade Ministry.

 Chinese media made extensive coverage of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to the country, as well as his attendance at the 13th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) from September 10-15.

VietNamNet Bridge - The images of Obama eating bun cha and drinking Habeco beer in Hanoi appeared on all local newspapers in May, when Vietnamese attention was drawn to the President’s official visit to Vietnam.

The divestment of State holdings in the Vietnam National Dairy Products Company (Vinamilk) is to be conducted before the end of this year while divestment from nine other State-owned enterprises will be conducted in early 2017.

A female customer in Hanoi is preparing to sue Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) for transferring VND4 billion (USD190,400) from her account without her authorisation.

E-Mart Co., South Korea's largest discount chain, has signed a memorandum of understanding with HCM City to invest US$200 million in the city, according to a report. 

Rescue teams in central Vietnam raced to save victims and determine casualties on September 13, after a dam burst in Quang Nam Province unleashing a devastating surge of thick, red toxic mud.

 Vietnamese powerlifter Le Van Cong will enjoy free AirAsia flights for life, after winning a gold medal at the ongoing Rio Paralympics in Brazil.

 Experts have been baffled by losses of Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co Ltd's (BSR), which operates the Dung Quat Oil Refinery, losses as the project received cost and subsidy advantages, said Masami Kojima from the World Bank.

 Ly Hoang Nam could not surprise No 6 seed Takahashi Yusuke of Japan at the VN Men’s Futures F4 tennis tournament in Binh Duong Province.