Local people in Bao Dap village of Hong Quang commune, Nam Truc district, Nam Dinh province, are busy making star-shaped lanterns as the Mid-Autumn Festival is soon to arrive.

 The official opening of bilateral border gates Chi Ma (Vietnam) – Ai Dian (China) is scheduled to be held on September 10.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of 20-50 year old pine trees have been illegally cut down or poisoned with chemicals in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong.

 The United Nations (UN) should optimise its existing tools in preventive diplomacy and its intermediary role in supporting reconciliation, stated Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UN.

 The Ministry of Finance has topped 19 governmental agencies with public services in the Vietnam ICT Index for six years in a row after earning 0.926 points this year.

 The People’s Procuracy in the central province of Binh Thuan on August 29 approved the launch of legal proceedings against 17 more people concerning the disturbance of public order at the provincial People’s Committee headquarters last June.

 Though the Olympic Vietnam squad lost 1 – 3 to the Republic of Korea in the ASIAD 2018 men’s football semifinals on August 29 but they have left great impression on international media with their fighting spirit until the last minute.

 The police force in Ho Chi Minh City has devised numerous measures to increase the helmet-wearing rate among local children. 

Dozens of works of art and literature by winners of the Ho Chi Minh Prize and the State Prize in 2016 are on display in downtown Hanoi to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the August Revolution and the National Day.

 The annual paragliding festival themed “Flying in the yellow season” will return to the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai from September 21 to 23.

 Drops were recorded in the numbers of road traffic accidents, traffic deaths and injuries nationwide in the first two quarters of 2018, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

 The Vietnam Business Summit (VBS) 2018 will take place in Hanoi on September 13, drawing the participation of representatives from about 1,200 domestic and foreign businesses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Investing in irrigation works has proven effective task in the fight against rapid desertification in the southern province of Binh Thuan.

Vietnam’s catfish has run into trouble in several EU countries because of misleading information in the media. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Air pollution in HCM City caused by vehicles has become even more serious than the level of pollution emitted by industrial zones, environmental experts say.

The Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) has affirmed its trade rights with national teams following the success of the Viet Nam Olympic team at the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A rock formation made of stone has been discovered in the southern province of Phu Yen and is expected to be a new tourist draw in the locality.

Following a prosperous 2017, Vietnam’s economy has been growing well despite the uncertainties of the global economy. However, problems are still ahead, especially those rising from the China-US trade war.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Heavy downpours and floods in northern mountainous and Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces over the past days have wreaked havoc.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is strengthening its co-operation with international organisations to protect endangered species, an official has said.