Criminal charges have been brought against Trinh Thi Kim Chi, a former director of the private lender OceanBank’s Hai Phong branch, following an alleged fraud that caused total losses of VND400 billion (US$17.6 million) to its depositors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Unless city authorities restructure Noi Bai International Airport soon, it will face serious overloading over the next few years, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of the country’s most promising independent bands, Ngot, will release their new album and play a sold-out show of their latest songs on September 23 in Ha Noi.

The imposition of an anti-dumping duty on Chinese imports is not expected to help domestic steel manufacturers, unless comprehensive solutions are taken, experts say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new serial gathering the most beloved actors and actresses of the Vietnamese film industry will be broadcast tonight on the VTV1 channel.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Jiung Jang of Korail Cycle Team has won the VTV International Cycling Tournament, or Ton Hoa Sen Cup, which wrapped up yesterday.

Thang Long Warriors crushed Danang Dragons 79-64 in the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League at the Military Zone 5 Gymnasium in Da Nang City yesterday.

HCM City Department of Transport and the Department of Justice’s auction centre has unanimously approved an auction for advertising on the sides of the city’s public buses at the end of this month.

The European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade and the Vietnamese Government have agreed they must make concerted efforts to secure ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement in the next eight or nine months.

 The Phu Binh Lantern Village in HCM City's District 11 have been busy again as the Mid-Autumn Festival nears.

Vietnam spends up to around $500 million annually on importing plant varieties despite having many agricultural research institutes.

Representatives from eleven countries will continue negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in Japan in September. 

 In the first eight months of the year Vietnam attracted foreign investment worth more than US$23.36 billion, a year-on-year increase of 45.1 per cent.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has valued the Vietnam Rubber Group, the country’s largest rubber company, at VND4 trillion, not including its land, marking another step toward its equitisation by the end of 2017.

 Promoting regional linkage from production to distribution is essential to turn the country’s southern part into a trade hub.

 HCM City has called for more investment in solar power in the city due to the great potential of the sector.

More and more foreign retailers are entering the Vietnamese market to a warm welcome from buyers, while Viet Nam’s domestic brands look for their own growth strategies against the newcomers.

 Authorities have confirmed a serious case of deforestation has occurred in this northern mountain province, resulting in the destruction of about 80 percent of the special forest areas in Pa Khoang Commune.

 The Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) officially opened yesterday in Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat.

 Japanese Sota Hara and Thailand’s Pujyanuch Prachayanipon won the men’s and women’s Hội An International Marathon in the historic coastal city yesterday.