The Vietstar One Member Limited Liability Company (Vietstar) will become Việt Nam's fifth airline if it is approved by the prime minister.

 Some 20 art works by nine noted contemporary artists will be available for sale at Atum Atum, an event kicking off a series of activities hosted by the organisation Real Art.

 Vietnamese swimmer Vo Thanh Tung and javelin athlete Cao Ngoc Hung won medals at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in Brazil on September 13. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc engaged in a series of meetings on September 12 - the first day of his official visit to China.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed that the Vietnamese government is striving to improve business climate and offer all possible support to firms during meetings with Chinese banking and corporate executives in Beijing on September 13. 

 Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s No. 3 seed Ly Hoang Nam and Bowen Ouyang of China qualified for the second round of the Viet Nam Men’s Future F4 tennis event on Monday in the Binh Duong Province.

VietNamNet Bridge – The e-commerce market in Southeast Asia is expected to double in the next five years, with Vietnam becoming the largest market by 2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities have asked for the central government’s permission to build a convention-exhibition centre in Thu Thiem New Urban Area. 

The Ministry of Finance (MOF), which is drafting a government decree on casino business management, has once again barred Vietnamese from entry. Only foreigners and Viet Kieu (overseas Vietnamese) would be allowed to enter casinos in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Phu Binh Village in Ward 5, District 11, HCM City is probably one of the last few villages that make traditional lanterns from bamboo and cellophane in Vietnam.

 The US’s Quantus, Inc is planning to invest in a hi-tech hospital at Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 9.

After the Phuoc Hiep waste treatment area – once considered HCM City’s key dumping site - was closed and replaced by Da Phuoc, which treats up to 70% of the city’s total waste, HCM City has had to pay an additional $3 million per year.

Traffic on National Highway 16 in Lang Chanh district of the central province of Thanh Hoa has been interrupted because of the appearance of a sinkhole 12 meters long, 9 meters wide, and 10 meters deep.

Under the electricity development strategy approved by the government in March, the Mekong River Delta would have 14 coal thermal power plants by 2030 with total capacity of 18,270 MW. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts believe that the state should not only sell its shares in 12 large corporations as instructed by the Prime Minister, but also sell shares in other enterprises, including commercial banks.

 The Vietnamese Ministry of Finance has issued a new tax plan for Uber taxi service after its recent rule requiring drivers to pay tax on behalf of the ride-hailing company proved unpopular.

 The Vietnam Mountain Marathon (VMM) 2016, to be held on September 24 and 25 in Sapa, is expected to attract 1,500 runners, including the British Ambassador, to take on some of the toughest and most beautiful running trails in the world.  

 The Ministry of Construction (MoC) is calling for the quickening of work specifying areas in cities and provinces where foreign ownership of apartments and houses is banned.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) will continue to encourage the practice of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as a solution to dealing with ailing credit institutions.