The Republic of Korea (RoK)'s LG Innotech Co Ltd under the LG Group will invest US$550 million into a project in the northern city of Hai Phong, according to the Hai Phong Industrial Zone Management Board.

 Dat Doc brought a victory to the Hanoi Buffaloes with a three-point shot near the end of their match against Danang Dragon during the Việt Nam Basketball Association League yesterday in Hanoi.

 Vietnam lost 23-25, 23-25, 23-25 to Kazakhstan in the quarter-finals of the Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup for Women yesterday in Vinh Phuc Province.

 The south-central province of Phu Yen has declared a state of emergency due to severe erosion in the estuary of the Da Nong River.

 Health ministers from ASEAN member states convened a teleconference on September 19 seeking ways to combat Zika virus, which has hit many parts of Southeast Asia. 

 Foodies in Hanoi will have a golden chance to taste dishes made by world-renowned chefs as the 10th Les Arômes Festival will take place in the capital from October 10 to November 23.

 Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan and Lao Minister of Post and Telecommunications Thansamay Kommasith have agreed to strengthen future partnership in information security and human resources development. 

 Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has asked Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) and the Lao Ministry of Post and Telecommunications to work closely together in information security and building e-government in Laos. 

 The France-Vietnam Friendship Association, organisations of Vietnamese community and friendship associations with Vietnam in France issued a joint statement expressing support to the ruling on the East Sea issue by the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

 Teachers from northern high schools for the gifted and foreign language universities were updated on regulations on the 14th Russian language Olympiad in 2017 at a workshop in Hanoi on September 19. 

 ASEAN member states and China have agreed to boost partnership in implementing sustainable development goals (SDGs). 

 Members of the Non-Aligned Movement called for the settlement of all sovereign and territorial disputes in the East Sea by peaceful means without using or threatening to use violence in the final document adopted by the 17th NAM Summit.

 Standing Vice President of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) Hoang Thi Ai Nhien led a delegation to the 16th Congress of the Women’s International Democratic Federation (WIDF) that was held in Bogota, Colombia from September 14-18. 

  The Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption will inspect the supervision of Quang Nam’s all-level Party Committees over the combat against corruption in the locality.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is among the five countries most affected by high rates of natural calamity in the world. It has experienced great loss of human life and property damage,

 HCM City’s police has called for prosecution against two South Koreans detained on smuggling charges, Liberated Saigon reported.

 People in HCM City struggled to commute on the flooded streets as the city witnessed heavy rainfall and high tides late yesterday afternoon.

 The Vietnam CEO Forum 2016 will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 30, with more than 1,000 business people set to participate.

 Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of 2.87 billion USD in the first eight months of this year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

 Vietnam and Venezuela attach great importance to their long-standing multifaceted cooperation and will do their utmost to strengthen the friendship between the two countries.