Ho Chi Minh City should learn lessons from major cities in developed countries on how to become a smart city, speakers said at an international conference held in the city on September 28.

 Foreign ministers (FMs) of member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened an unofficial annual meeting on the sidelines of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 28.

 The US Federal Reserve (Fed)’s third interest rate hike this week would not affect Vietnam’s economy significantly as the move was foreseeable, according to experts.

 Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific Airlines have adjusted schedules of flights to and from Japan’s Osaka International Airport due to its closure over the impact of typhoon Trami.

 Vietnamese Ambassador Duong Chi Dung stressed the need for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to continue fostering constructive cooperation and dialogue when attending the UNHRC’s 39th session which closed in Geneva on September 28.

 No Vietnamese has been reported dead or missing in Palu city, Sulawesi province, after strong earthquakes and tsunami occurred in Indonesia on September 28, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VietNamNet Bridge - Goods which were considered unreasonably expensive in the past have become more popular in Vietnam because of the increase in the number of wealthy people.

 U16 Viet Nam bid goodbye to the ASEAN Confederation Cup (AFC) U16 Championship after losing 0-5 to U16 Iran late Thursday night in Malaysia.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Ngo Thi Hoa on September 29 chaired a regular meeting of the ASEAN Committee in The Hague (ACTH).

Analysts say Vietnam is facing dual difficulties: it has to prepare for the period when ODA (official development capital) capital will decrease, and must also bear pressure as 50 percent of domestic debts will be due in three years.

Vietnam’s authorised Apple distributors now count a new member, as IPPG has launched its first APR store called eDiGi. However, IPPG’s chances for success seem thin. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Hanoi in the morning of September 29, successfully wrapping up his working visit to attend the High-Level General Debate of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

More and more skyscrapers are appearing in major urban areas of Vietnam such as HCM City and Hanoi, as the race to build highrises is heating up as land is increasingly scarce.

 Vietnam has been accelerating the equitisation of its state-owned enterprises in order to seek more investment capital and raise their competitiveness. But how effective has this effort been so far?

VietNamNet Bridge - A lot of questions about Bamboo Airways, the newest airline in Vietnam, remain unanswered, from the quality of the fleet to the competitiveness of the air carrier.

 Vietnam is strengthening its efforts to remove EC’s “yellow card” warning on its seafood.

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Vu Dai Thang shares his views about the role of FDI in Vietnam’s development, while stressing the need for changes in the country’s FDI attraction strategy in the 4.0 era.

 Vietnamese players lost to stronger opponents on Thursday in the fourth day of the 43rd World Chess Olympiad 2018 in Batumi City, Georgia.

 Vietnam has been ranked 14th among the best countries for expats after InterNations drew on its 3.2 million members and surveyed over 18,000 expats from 178 nationalities living in 187 countries or territories.

 Nearly 1,000 Vietnamese labours returned home after finishing their export labour contracts in South Korea in the first half of 2018, according to a report from the Vietnam Labour Management Board.