Japanese firms NEC Corp. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. have reached an agreement to research and develop an ASNARO-2 satellite for Vietnam.  

 Border guards of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai and Honghe county in China’s Yunnan province organised an exercise on cross border terrorism prevention on September 20. 

 The Germany-Vietnam Association, the Germany-Vietnam Friendship Association and two German citizens have been awarded the Friendship Order of Vietnam for their contributions to the country’s construction and protection. 

In an effort to generate cash flow for debt repayment, Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group will have to sell sugar refineries and possibly sell 20,000 hectares of rubber area to the Chinese.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In honour of World Rhino Day, a series of art activities will be held by TRAFFIC – the wildlife trade monitoring network – and Dom Dom – the hub for experimental music and art.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seafood companies and traders in four central provinces affected by the Formosa toxic incident have asked management agencies to quickly take samples of frozen fish inventories for safety tests,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Nguyen Huu Thang has called 29 players to practise for the upcoming ASEAN Football Federation Cup to be held later this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Hoang Thien made a splash at the Viet Nam F5 Men’s Futures tennis tournament with a win over No 5 seed Takahashi Yusuke yesterday in Binh Duong Province.

 Weightlifter Le Van Cong has won a gold medal at Paralympics Rio 2016. This is the first-ever gold medal for Vietnam at the Paralympics.

 Fashion designer Anh Thu has been invited to the International Beer Festival, Oktoberfest held in Berlin, Germany on September 23 - October 16. She will introduce her latest Ao Dai collection at the event. 

 Domestic real estate developers seem to surpass foreign investors in the race to gain investment opportunities in golden land plots of Ho Chi Minh City.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) on September 19 announced that it did not permit the import of 160 tonnes of “red mud” was imported by Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Co. Ltd.

Sen. Lieut. Gen. Luong Cuong, Head of the General Politics Department of the Vietnam People’s Army, receiveda delegation of the Chinese Central Military Commission’s Political Work Department office led by Major General Yin Hongwen. 

 Vietnam will face Russia in the knockout stage of the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, as determined after the last group-stage matches concluded on September 19.

 The Mobile World JSC (MWG) has closed 22 retail stores within the Big C Vietnam supermarket chain, as required by Big C.

 Hang Trong folk paintings first appeared 400 years ago as religious and Lunar New Year hanging pictures. In the early 20th century, they covered more topics such as social practices and the illustrations of popular stories.

 The garment and textile sector will be hard pressed to achieve its export turnover target of US$31 billion this year due to a lack or orders. Therefore, the target must be lowered to $29 billion.

 National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong has expressed her wish that the World Health Organisation would work closely with Vietnam to control diseases, improve public health care, especially at the grassroots level, and train medical staff. 

 Vietnam lost to Iran in the Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup for Women’s classification round yesterday in Vinh Phuc Province.

 Vietnam beat Malaysia 3-1 in the last match of Group A at the ASEAN Football Federation Vietcombank U19 Youth Championship held yesterday in Hanoi.