HDBank has been chosen as the bank to disburse World Bank and Asian Development Bank loans worth a total of US$250 million to two projects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Procuracy of northern Phu Tho Province said VND372 billion ($15.9 million) that three mobile operators had earned from the recent massive online gambling ring would be confiscated.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People’s Committee has instructed Hoai Duc District authorities to investigate reports that a local primary school is collecting large sums as extra fees, causing outrage among parents.

 Korean guitar prodigy Jung Sung-ha will perform acoustic fingerstyle live in Vietnam this month.

 Viet Nam’s mechanical engineering industry is lagging far behind the world, meaning the Government and businesses must renovate to keep up with the fast-moving technological revolution.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A woman delivered a baby on north-south train SE6 going from Sai Gon to Hanoi early in the morning on Wednesday with assistance from on-board railway staff.

Viet Nam has the potential to boost its exports of star anise and cinnamon, but needs supportive policies from the Government, the Lang Son Star Anise Association has said.

The depreciation of the Chinese yuan against the dollar has raised concerns that Vietnam’s goods will become less competitive in comparison with Chinese goods if Vietnam does not devalue its currency.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong is paying an official visit to Russia at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin from September 5-8.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Having visited Vietnam as a tourist, Ando Saeko, a Japanese woman spent a month in HCM City before travelling to Hanoi to explore Vietnamese culture.

 A Korean contemporary fine art exhibition named “Colors of Korea” is underway at the Korean Cultural Centre in Hanoi until September 7.

 China, one of the biggest markets for Vietnam’s agro-fisheries products, has increasing demand, but its quality requirements for products are also rising.

 Vietnamese websites were hit by more than 6,500 cyber security attacks – all either deface, malware or phishing attacks – in the first eight months of 2018.

 The World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) is one of the largest multilateral diplomatic events hosted by Vietnam this year, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.

Vietnamese architecture company VTN Architects has just received two prizes for two buildings in HCM City and Hanoi at the International Architecture Awards 2018 (IAA) hosted by the Chicago Design Museum.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Night of Film Music will be held at 8pm on September 29-30 at the Opera House at 7 Lam Son Square in HCM City’s District 1.

The ASEAN Photo and Documentary Exhibition will be launched in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang on Friday. This will be the first time the province has hosted an international photo exhibition. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Healthcare facilities in HCM City have reported many cases of measles among children, most of whom have not been vaccinated.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the Mekong Delta are setting up safe sites for children in flooded areas and ensuring the safety of students going to school.

Vietnam buys coal from Indonesia at the price of VND1.6 million per ton, while coal from China is 6.6 times more expensive, at VND8.2 million.