Vietnam now has 49 million motorbikes and 3.2 million automobiles which have been registered, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

 Vietnamese shares were sluggish in the past week with the benchmark VN-Index suffering the first loss after four gaining weeks.

 Telecom operator Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) expects to hold its initial public offering (IPO) in 2019, according to the group’s chairman Tran Manh Hung.

 Investing in a green factory is a strategic factor in achieving sustainable growth, both bringing tangible benefits to investors and enhancing their public image, experts have told a workshop.

 Thang Long Warriors grabbed their fifth win of the tournament, beating Cantho Catfish 79-67 on their home turf at the Hanoi's University of Education Gymnasium.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has thoroughly examined the preparations for activities of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week that is scheduled for the central city of Da Nang in November.

 Duong Thuy Vi of Vietnam championed the women’s qiangshu (performance with spear) event at the ongoing World Wushu Championship in Kazan, Russia.

 The national squad will undergo a month-long training for the 2018 Asian U19 Championship qualification, which will be organised in November in Chinese Taipei.

The market segment for offices and retail space for lease in Hanoi has seen stable rental prices for grade A and B office buildings in the third quarter of the year, according to CBRE.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many of the coal-fired thermal power plants in Vietnam are Chinese invested, developed with Chinese capital and run with Chinese technology.

VietNamNet Bridge - The market of technological solutions is expanding with the launch of products by pioneering IT firms.

VietNamNet Bridge - As more and more foreign fashion brands flock to Vietnam, domestic companies have been forced to change their business strategies to survive the competition.

VietNamNet Bridge - The highest ranking leader of the central city of Da Nang has been using degrees granted by an unaccredited educational institution.

 The Department for Economic Zones Management (DEZM) of the Ministry of Planning and Investment is in the process of completing the draft Law on Special Administrative-Economic Units.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Ho Minh Tuan made a tour of the Moravian-Silesian Region on September 29-30 to seek locality-to-locality cooperation opportunities. 

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc hailed effective cooperation between the Vietnamese and Lao Ministries of Home Affairs, which has made positive contributions to the two nations’ friendly relations.

 Viet Nam's economy expanded at 7.46% in the 3rd quarter, making it feasible for the Government to realize the set growth goal of 6.7% this year.

 While police investigators in the Mekong delta province of Vinh Long are carrying out investigation of bank robbery, the suspect killed himself at the workplace.

 The average heights of Vietnamese people are still less than their neighbors while the growth speed is also slower than that of the world, the Vietnam Medicine Association reported at a scientific seminar. 

 Many areas in Da Nang City and Quang Nam Province in the central Vietnam are facing a shortage of school places due to the increased number of pupils which is the result of the boom in local industrial parks and residential areas.