Recent moves to restrict credit for real estate are having an effect.

 A British traveller has been rescued after getting lost on Son Tra Peninsular in the central city of Danang for two days.

  The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is calling for investment in 81 projects in fields such as tourism, commerce, the environment and high-tech agriculture.

 HCM City authorities in District 12 have said they had seen some positive results after asking localities authorities to close dog slaughterhouses in the area.

 Many people in Phu Yen Province are flocking to the Song Hinh hydro-power reservoir to dig for black stones which are being sold for millions of VND per kilo.

 Viet Nam will welcome the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup in October ahead of the event that will take place from November 8 to December 15.

 A theatre show featuring young talents in cải lương (reformed opera) will open on September 18’s night at the Le Hoang Stage in HCM City.

 Hue is rushing to find a solution to rescue a masterpiece mural—part of which was created when a royal painter used his foot as a drawing tool.

 A number of businesses have been fined for violations related to the production of medicines, according to the Ministry of Health’s Drug Administration of Viet Nam.

 To encourage more students to travel by public transport, the HCM City Department of Education and Training (DET) has proposed the city offer free bus passes to all students.

 The Inspection Commission of the Party Central Committee held its 29th session from September 10-12, looking into several cases of wrongdoings and violations at agencies and localities. 

 Vietnam has become an increasingly attractive destination for foreign investors. The international manufacturing sector is moving to Vietnam and more FDI is flowing into the country, showing growing confidence among investors in the market.

 Up to 70 percent of Vietnamese consumers put their spare cash into savings, ranking second globally, according to the Global Consumer Confidence Survey recently issued by Nielsen and The Conference Board.

 Fourteen winners of the annual Good Books Awards were announced at a ceremony held by the Institute of Education (IRED), Phan Chau Trinh Fund and OpenEdu Initiative in Ho Chi Minh City on September 10.

 Five films from Belgium’s Mons International Love Film Festival (FIFA Mons) will be screened free of charge in Hanoi from September 21-24.  

 Free trade agreements (FTAs) in which Vietnam has joined are great momentum for the domestic garment-textile industry to attract investment, said an official of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS). 

 The Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force’s submarine Kuroshio docked at Cam Ranh International Port in the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on September 17, beginning a five-day visit to Vietnam.

 Three years after a groundbreaking decree opened public companies to foreign ownership, less than 4 percent of eligible firms have removed their foreign ownership ceiling.

 The poverty rate among households in the country is expected to drop to under 6 percent at the end of this year from 6.7 percent in 2017, the National Assembly Standing Committee heard at its 27th session on September 17.

 A repatriation ceremony of remains of US servicemen who died during the war in Vietnam was held at Da Nang International Airport on September 17.