Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Hanoi on September 15 afternoon, successfully wrapping up his official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang from September 10-15. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The threat of landslides, particularly during the rainy and stormy seasons has concerned residents who live along the west bank of the Hong (Red) River in Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many travel companies want tourism to remain a conditional business sector, saying almost all the current conditions should stay, instead of being removed as stated in the draft amendments to the Tourism Law.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Idemitsui Q8 Petroleum Co Ltd will become the first foreign joint venture to distribute fuels in Vietnam as it has finalized procedures to open its first gas station in the nation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 600 international and domestic reporters have registered to cover the fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG5) in Da Nang City from September 24 to October 3, with teams training in the city from September 18th.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam told conference attendees at the 10th Viet Nam – France cooperation conference held yesterday in Can Tho that Viet Nam would create more favourable conditions for French businesses

 The National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) raised concerns over the amount of power the draft Law on Foreign Trade gives to the Industry and Trade Ministry.

 President Obama enjoyed Vietnamese street food ‘bun cha’ with well-known American chef Anthony Bourdain at a streetside restaurant in Hanoi during his Vietnam trip in May this year.

 Chinese media made extensive coverage of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to the country, as well as his attendance at the 13th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) from September 10-15.

 Vietnam is aware of the significance of education, especially human rights education which has been integrated into curriculums, media channels and community activities in the country, said Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh.

VietNamNet Bridge - The images of Obama eating bun cha and drinking Habeco beer in Hanoi appeared on all local newspapers in May, when Vietnamese attention was drawn to the President’s official visit to Vietnam.

The divestment of State holdings in the Vietnam National Dairy Products Company (Vinamilk) is to be conducted before the end of this year while divestment from nine other State-owned enterprises will be conducted in early 2017.

Saigon Classical will host a “Recollection” concert featuring pieces by world’s great composers like Bach, Haydn, Brahms and Chopin, and local composers Nguyen Thanh Nhut and Hoang Cuong on September 17 at the HCMC Southern Women’s Museum.

A female customer in Hanoi is preparing to sue Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) for transferring VND4 billion (USD190,400) from her account without her authorisation.

E-Mart Co., South Korea's largest discount chain, has signed a memorandum of understanding with HCM City to invest US$200 million in the city, according to a report. 

Rescue teams in central Vietnam raced to save victims and determine casualties on September 13, after a dam burst in Quang Nam Province unleashing a devastating surge of thick, red toxic mud.

 Vietnamese powerlifter Le Van Cong will enjoy free AirAsia flights for life, after winning a gold medal at the ongoing Rio Paralympics in Brazil.

 Experts have been baffled by losses of Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co Ltd's (BSR), which operates the Dung Quat Oil Refinery, losses as the project received cost and subsidy advantages, said Masami Kojima from the World Bank.

 Ly Hoang Nam could not surprise No 6 seed Takahashi Yusuke of Japan at the VN Men’s Futures F4 tennis tournament in Binh Duong Province.

 Vietnam’s national futsal team rose three sports from 42nd to 39th in the latest FIFA rankings.