The Sun Group has held a breaking ground ceremony for the Kim Quy (Golden Turtle) Amusement Park in Hanoi, inspired by Disneyland.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc approved the creation of the Tourism Development Assistance Fund at the National Meeting for Tourism Development.

 Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (BSR), wholly-owned by Vietnamese state-run oil and gas group PetroVietnam, has released plans to launch its initial public offering (IPO) at the end of 2017.

 French television channel France 24 has been permitted by the Ministry of Information and Communications to provide its English broadcast service to pay TV companies in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Travel firms that target the US market are concerned about changes in visa fees applied to travelers from the US. 

 The central city's Investment Promotion Centre has inked an Information Technology (IT) investment agreement between the Self Wing Viet Nam Company and the Saitama Business New Forum from Japan.

 Strides have been made in Vietnam to eradicate illiteracy over the last seventy years, and efforts to promote literacy continue today. 

 President Tran Dai Quang on September 8 sent his letter of congratulation to truck driver Phan Van Bac for his bravery to save the lives of 30 passengers.

Northern localities plan to expand their combined farming area to 430,000 hectares in the upcoming winter crop, 20,000 hectares larger than the 2015 winter crop, aiming to earn up to $113 million.

  The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has been granted with the Best Airlines of The Year award at the ongoing International Travel Expo in Ho Chi Minh City. 

VietNamNet Bridge - After one week of raising funds, Drone Race, the game designed by a team of young Vietnamese, received 300 orders and $43,750 from donors at Indiegogo, the largest global site for fundraisers.

 Eight auctions were organised on the two national stock exchanges in August, bringing in a total of 2.83 trillion VND (127 million USD) for issuers. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Transport (MOT) is compiling a legal document which will replace the controversial Circular 20, which bars small automobile importers from entering the market.

 Power-lifter Le Van Cong has won the first-ever gold medal at a Paralympics for Vietnam and set a new world record of 183kg in the men’s 49kg category. 

  Winners of the ninth Bui Xuan Phai – For the Love of Hanoi Awards were announced at a ceremony in Hanoi on September 8.

 Vietnam is showing its reforms and progress in tourism industry at the Pacific Asia Travel Association travel mart, which was officially opened in Indonesia’s Banten province on September 8. 

 National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with Toshihiro Nikai, Secretary General of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and other Japanese legislators in Hanoi on September 8. 

 The upcoming official visit to China by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is expected to maintain the positive development trend in the bilateral relations.

 Leaders of ASEAN countries and the bloc’s partners participated in the closing ceremony of the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane on September 8 afternoon. 

  The third session of the 14th National Assembly Standing Committee is scheduled to open on September 12.