Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stated that Party, State and Government leaders of Vietnam and Laos have always paid special attention to border and territory-related issues between the countries. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hailed the progress in Vietnam-China cooperation while receiving Liu Yunshan, Secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.

 The Da Nang Department of Tourism launched the Da Nang Smile campaign on September 19, as part of the effort to turn the coastal city into a civilized, friendly, safe and attractive one to visitors.

 Vietnam always sees the Asian Development Bank (ADB) one of the leading sponsors with important contributions to the country's socio-economic development, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.

 The White Book on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) 2017 of Vietnam was released by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) in Hanoi on September 19.

 Belgian leaders told Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue that they attach importance to the relationship between the two countries as well as Vietnam’s important position in the EU-ASEAN ties. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Though thousands of water reservoirs have been found unsafe, it is impossible to upgrade all of them because of a lack of funds.

 Banks in Vietnam are to be classified into five rating categories, A (Excellent), B (Good), C (Average), D (Bad), and E (Weak), the State Bank of Vietnam plans in a draft circular on issuing ratings for credit institutions and foreign banks.

In cancer treatment, next-generation and expensive drugs do not always mean the best therapies for patients, according to Nguyen Le, a physician at Military Hospital 103.

VietNamNet Bridge - Increasing the localization ratio in industrial products and becoming more involved in the global production and supply chain are the top concerns of Vietnamese enterprises.

VietNamNet Bridge - A survey of lecturers’ incomes has found that 70 out of 984 lecturers at the HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities are paid less than VND4 million a month.

 There has and continues to be broad support and a large degree of talk focused on creating a unified, national brand for produce of Vietnamese agriculture, says the Ministry of Finance.

 Many farmers in Vietnam's largest dairy farming area in HCM City have changed to selling beef instead due to its profitability.

Although the amount of remittance flows into HCM City in the first eight months of 2017 slightly increased compared to the same period last year, it is forecasted that the city’s overseas remittances might still decrease by the end of the year.

Unilever and P&G alone hold up to 80 percent of the domestic detergent market, pocketing huge profits.

 Here are foreign ministers visiting Vietnam in the first nine months of 2017.

 Vietnam’s swimming and athletic teams on September 19 pocketed four more gold medals at the 9th ASEAN Para Games held in Malaysia.

 French retailer Auchan has said 100 ready-made Vietnamese dishes will appear on the shelves of its stores in Vietnam next month.

 The State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) will audit urban railway projects which are underway in Hanoi and HCMC.

 After Typhoon Doksuri swept through the north central region, local residents have rushed to buy building materials to repair and fortify their houses, causing supply shortage and price increase.