Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked that Japan relax visa rules and move towards visa exemption for Vietnamese citizens travelling to Japan for tourism and study purposes. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli in Nanning, Guangxi on September 10.

 Vietnam is deeply concerned over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s nuclear test on September 9, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh said on September 10 in reply to reporters’ questions. 

Though Vietnamese customs services are ranked sixth out of seven surveyed countries in South East Asia (SEA), logistics at domestic seaports have improved in the last 10 years thanks to the government’s efforts to upgrade infrastructure.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The people in the southwestern region of Vietnam build their houses with simple and available materials like cajuput and coconut leaves, which are suited to their floating way of life.

 Ernst & Young Vietnam (EY Vietnam) expressed doubts about the ability of the Truong Thanh Furniture Corporation (TTF) to continue as a going concern, TTF’s interim consolidated financial statements for the first half of 2016 reveal.

Automobile makers in Vietnam cannot take advantage of the booming demand for cars of the people due to a sore lack of parts suppliers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Honda Vietnam has denied that 2,000-3,000 workers at its factory in Vinh Phuc province have been laid off.

 Even though increased budgets have been allocated to environmental protection, Vietnam’s environmental protection has remained at just 1% of total annual expenditure.

The Ambassador of Malaysia to Vietnam, H.E. Mohd. Zamruni bin Khalid, spoke about bilateral relations since the Strategic Partnership Agreement was signed in 2015.

Mr. Dang Tung Son, Deputy General Director of CMC Telecom, talks about the current state of cyber security in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investor MAJ Invest has closed Lingo.vn, an e-commerce website, leaving 265 workers jobless. The owner has been criticized for disregarding the needs of Vietnamese workers.

 One year after foreigners were permitted to buy houses in Vietnam, many real estate projects have reached their foreign sales limit of 30 per cent.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many more high-rise buildings are being built in Vietnam. Here are the ten highest.

 Only a fourth of Vietnamese enterprises believe they have strong products and services, good management and prices and adequate capital, a survey by the General Department of Statistics has found.

Hoa Sen Group’s $10.6-billion industrial zone, steel manufacturing and port complex set to be built in the central province of Ninh Thuan will have to comply with more stringent rules than Taiwanese company Formosa’s complex in Ha Tinh.

 Vietnam are in high spirits, hoping to enter the last-16 round at their first World Cup campaign, which will kick off this week in Colombia.

Quang Ninh, which is home to world heritage site Ha Long bay, has worked with Swiss company Mister Loo AG on a plan to build environmentally-friendly public toilets in an effort to protect people’s health and the environment.

 At least 67 conditional business sectors in the Law on Investment may be removed in an attempt to create a more favorable business and investment environment.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Mobile Police Regiment is now equipped with modern vehicles and weapons to protect big events and ensure political security and social order.