Vietnamese swimmer Lam Quang Nhat won two golds and one silver at the ongoing Asian Age Group Swimming Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

A solo exhibition entitled Green Dreams by 10-year-old artist Nguyen Ha Phuong is being held at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum until September 17. 

The Government has instructed corresponding administrative authorities to aim for a 0.5 percent decrease in lending interest rates from now until the end of 2017.

 The number of diabetes cases in Vietnam has increased over the past decade, with the disease growing especially quickly among young people, doctors are warning.

Educators have shown their doubts about the feasibility of MOET’s plan to use education curricula from developed countries like Finland, saying that the curricula are well designed, but don’t fit the conditions in Vietnam. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam can access the world’s most advanced technology for genetic resource conservation, but most of the operations are being carried out manually.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hypermarkets, supermarkets and convenience stores are competing with single-price chains which have been cementing their positions in Vietnam.

Due to the excessive exploitation of ngan (Austriella corrugata), the number of oysters has declined seriously. Quang Ninh provincial authorities are taking serious measures to conserve the precious gene.

 Exports of coconut-based products are sluggish due to challenges and difficulties facing the coconut processing industry and coconut cultivation, according to the Ben Tre Province Agricultural Promotion Centre.

 Vinh Long lost to Cambodia 0-3 in the opening match of the Vĩnh Long International Volleyball Tournament in the southern province of Vinh Long on September 11.

 “Defeat makes me stronger as I learn a lot for the next competitions,” said Nguyen Thi Ngoan after a historic gold medal at the Karate 1-Premier League in Halle/Leipzig.

 A whirlwind struck this central province on Monday evening, damaging more than 120 buildings.

 Five people caught illegally trading explosives were taken into custody on Monday in Thuan Nam District of the central coastal province.

Before becoming the first chair of VAMC, Dang Thanh Binh was Deputy Governor of the State Bank, responsible for taking care of bad debt and credit institution restructuring.

 The General Statistics Office (GSO) is in the process of finalising a set of statistical indicators for Viet Nam’s sustainable development goals (SDGs), the office said.

 Hanoi expects to move eight departments to a concentration zone on Vo Chi Cong Road in Tay Ho District next year.

 Credit must go to productive sectors if higher growth is to successfully raise GDP growth, HSBC warns in latest report.

The draft Law on Special Administrative-Economic Units has been officially submitted to the National Assembly Standing Committee.

As an active member of the ASEAN Community, Vietnam supports ASEAN-China cooperation, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh stressed at an event in Nanning on September 12.

Vietnam’s population and housing census is conducted every ten years on April 1 and the fifth survey will be conducted in 2019, aimed at meeting national targets and several indicators for sustainable development.