Bui Yen Ly secured the only gold medal of muaythai for Vietnam at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) yesterday in Turkmenistan.

 Bilateral relations between Vietnam and Egypt are expected to be elevated to a new height following Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s visit to Vietnam earlier this month, said a Vietnamese diplomat.

 Muaythai fighter Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat will present Vietnam at the Asia Fighting Championship in Singapore on Saturday.

 A new luxury hotel in Hanoi has set a record as the country’s highest.

 The Authority of Information Security (AIS) on Wednesday released an official document warning financial institutions and commercial banks of a malicious code Red Alert 2.0 on Android-powered devices.  

 The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam yesterday announced that it will launch a special inspection of the Ministry of Health, following revelations of fraud within the MoH’s pharmaceutical licensing process.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour and the American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organisations have agreed to enhance cooperation and protect guest workers in the respective markets. 

 A ground-breaking ceremony for Vietnam’s first aircraft engine parts factory, Hanwha Aero Engines, was held at the Hoa Lac High-tech Park in Hanoi on September 21.

The friendship and cooperative relations between Cambodia and Vietnam have been developing remarkably in the past time, Prime Minister Hun Sen said at a reception in Phnom Penh on September 21.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue’s trip to Slovakia from September 20-21 helped develop and reinforce friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Slovakia.

 The Vietnamese Party, State and government advocate determinedly fighting and dealing with wrongdoings and corruption cases, Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said.

 Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán Viktor and his spouse will pay an official visit to Vietnam from September 24-26.

 Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Defence Minister, Sen. Lieut. Gen Phan Van Giang hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 21 for Deputy Commander of the Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia, Gen. Phoung Siphin. 

 The Vietnamese team won 31 gold, 46 silver and 44 bronze medals, as of 3pm on September 21, temporarily standing fourth in the medal tally of the ongoing ninth ASEAN Para Games in Malaysia

 National Assembly Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Vietnam Peace Committee (VPC) Uong Chu Luu has affirmed that protecting peace and security is a top goal of Vietnam. 

 Issues related to commercial operation dates, feed-in-tariffs, and grid connections are addressed in a newly-released circular on solar power, but international organisations and investors said that some key points were not changed.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s legal loopholes on regulations of air quality need to be eliminated immediately, experts say.

VietNamNet Bridge - The proposed Long Thanh Airport as well as many other huge infrastructure projects are attracting many Chinese investors.

 Mekong Delta provinces are in flood season with those from the upstream bringing in water, alluvia, and wild products for the region.

VietNamNet Bridge - The digital content industry is witnessing a shift in devices from computers to smartphones.