Southeast Asia has become Vietnam’s biggest iron and steel importer, making up 57.6 percent of the country’s total export volume in the sector, statistics show.

VietNamNet Bridge - The presence of Chinese e-commerce brands in Vietnam has raised concern that Chinese mobile payment apps and Chinese products will flood the Vietnamese market.

 Vietnam national women’s volleyball team gained the fifth place at the sixth Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup for Women after trouncing the Republic of Korea (RoK) 3-0 at Chartchai Hall, Thailand on September 23.

 Vietnam’s U19 football squad ranked third at the four-nation international friendly tournament in Qatar after being beaten 2-1 by Uruguay on September 22.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s streets new and old have inspired artist Nguyen Anh Minh to find his own painting style, after years of searching. 

 Outstanding performance of financial-banking and petroleum stocks that helped Viet Nam’s benchmark VN-Index re-take the 1,000-point level is expected to continue in the last week of September.

 Around 100 officials representing State agencies, hotel and resort developers, design and architecture firms, and solution providers from around the world are gathering today in HCM City for the Second Annual Global Hotels and Resorts conference.

New musical works praising Vietnam’s sea sovereignty and achievements in building a new countryside will be premiered in a national musical festival – northern region in Hanoi on September 26-28.

 Viet Nam is quickly emerging as a top global travel destination and a key focus market for international hotel groups.

The HCM City Fire Fighting and Prevention Police Department is recommending new policies to ensure safety at old apartment buildings that were built before the city’s fire safety regulations took effect in 2011.

 Hanoian Nguyen Tien Hung won the men’s 100km event at the Viet Nam Mountain Marathon (VMM), the country’s biggest ever mountain race, which ended in Sa Pa, Lao Cai Province over the weekend.

Although they were defeated by U16 Bangladesh 2-0 in their last match of the first qualifying round for the 2019 AFC Women’s U16 Championship, held yesterday in Bangladesh, U16 Vietnam still advanced to the second qualifying round.

 Events in Hanoi & HCMC on September 24-30 

The Lam Dong Province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has temporarily suspended all adventure tour activities at the Datanla Waterfalls in Da Lat City following the death of a South Korean tourist on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s textile and garment exports to South Korea are expected to increase by 20 percent this year and continue rising in upcoming years.

Encouraged by the government and local authorities, investors have registered to build many waste treatment projects in recent years. However, many of the projects have been revoked as investors have failed to implement their commitments.

VietNamNet Bridge - In childhood, Huynh Lam Tinh, in HCM City, had a rather strange hobby. He showed special passion for bubbles and paper folding, and liked contemplating bridges.

 Miss International 2017 Kevin Lilliana has wowed fans with her wonderful figure in the latest Ao dai photoshoot.

Vietnamese representative Huynh Thuy Vi has won the first runner-up place in the national costume contest of Miss Asia Pacific International pageant being held in Manila, the Philippines.

 The Ede people’s Khan, the M’nong group’s Ot ndrong, and the Ba Na people’s Ho Mon are the first that come to mind when discussing epics of Vietnam’s Central Highlands. People are less familiar with the Xo dang group’s epics.