Cooperation between Hanoi and France’s Toulouse city in preserving and promoting values of the Vietnamese capital city’s Old Quarter over the past two decades is highlighted at an exhibition that kicked off in Hanoi on September 10.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has highlighted the role played by China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in consolidating the friendship and developing the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.

 Vietnam supports ASEAN-China cooperation and is ready to act as a bridge for the ASEAN Economic Community and China, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists have expressed deep concern over the presence of Chinese nuclear power plants in areas close to the Vietnamese border.

VietNamNet Bridge - The State would receive $7 billion if it sells its stakes in 12 large corporations. 

 Along with Heineken, a number of the world’s largest brewers from Europe to Asia are lining up for a chance for a slice of Saigon Beer, Alcohol and Beverage JSC (Sabeco), in a deal worth at least $1.8 billion.

Reports by largest mobile phone distribution chains all show that iPhone 5S 16 GB distributed by authorized resellers is still among the bestsellers, with demand even higher than demand for iPhone 6S and other high-end models. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Low pay in Vietnam is one of the reasons Vietnamese talents do not return after they finish study overseas. However, experts believe that Vietnam will fail to attract talent if it just tries to increase salaries.

 The moon is getting full and the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching so close to every corner. The festival is traditionally for children but now, adults also wait for it.

 The lives of thousands of farmers in the Mekong River Delta that depend on “rising-water” season are threatened by the possibility that the floods will not come this year.

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment has published draft law amendments, with some articles focusing on making foreign capital flow more smoothly into investments and enterprises.

Autumn is a great time of year to visit the capital city of Hanoi thanks to cool winds, the sweet scent of milky flowers, and the plashes of sunshine reflecting off the watercolour blooms and foliage.

 HCM City’s Can Gio District is preparing for its annual Nghinh Ong Festival, to be held next week to show fishermen’s respect for the whale and gratitude for a bumper catch.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts believe that existing steel mills, plus the Formosa mega steel complex, are ‘more than enough’ for Vietnam.

The $100 million Da Phuoc solid waste treatment complex in Da Phuoc Commune, Binh Chanh District, HCM City is considered the most modern of its kind in Vietnam but it is also a source of pollution for the surrounding area. 

The public is still anxiously waiting for official results of an inspection into Lee&Man Vietnam Paper Co Ltd’s pulp mill which is feared to pollute a river in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang.

 The Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has written to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and the Government seeking approval for selling its shares to Singapore’s GIC Pte Ltd and Japan’s Mizuho Bank Ltd.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi’s Hoan Kiem District authorities said they would soon take measures to address problems arising from the opening of pedestrian areas around iconic Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword).

Model Kim Chi will represent Vietnam at the Top Model of The World 2016 competition in Egypt.

 Facebook Inc on September 9 reinstated a photo of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack during the American war in Vietham, after a public outcry over its removal of the image including harsh criticism from Norway's prime minister.