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.

 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.

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.

 A festival promotingthe beauty of terraced fields in northern Vietnam will open in a few days. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – With a pick on his shoulder, Dinh Van Vat, 71, strolled towards the Bua River to visit his family’s rice field.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Muong Hoa Valley, Hau Thao Commune lies eight kilometres southeast of Sa Pa Town. Visitors get to the beautiful valley after crossing a high mountain pass.

 VietNamNet Bridge – One the country’s most beloved indie artists Thai Vu will organise a liveshow today in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thang Long Imperial Citadel will become a catwalk for the Viet Nam International Junior Fashion Week 2018 on September 21-23.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Tennis Federation (VTF) Pro Tour 4 – Hung Thinh Cup 2018 is scheduled to start on September 23 at Phu Tho Tennis Club in HCM City.

Viet Nam national women’s volleyball team lost to Japan 1-3 (20-25, 25-23, 25-12, 25-23) in the quarter-finals of the sixth Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup for Women at the Chartchai Hall in Thailand on September 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ten troupes are attending a lion dance competition held in Hue.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For the last two months, people have been flocking to the Song Hinh Hydropower plant’s reservoir in the central province of Phu Yen to find black stones, worth VND4 million per kilo.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A proposal to build a north-south axial road in HCM City running through districts 4, 7 and Nha Be through a public-private-partnership (PPP) has been approved by the City People’s Committee.

The Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) under the Ministry of Health has issued an alert after finding that a number of websites promoting dietary supplements and health products violated advertising regulations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Awards for talented artists were given out at the National Cải Lương (Reformed Opera) Festival 2018, which closed on Wednesday in Tan An City in Long An Province.

VietNamNet Bridge – Elephants are considered humans’ best friends in the Central Highlands in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A herd of pigs runs up a high hill, in front of them, a vast farm spreads out, reaching the horizon.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Breeding deer to harvest their antler velvet, the soft skin that grows on top, is enabling farmers in Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province’s Xuyen Moc District earn a steady income.

On the sidelines of the ongoing 14th assembly of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions in Hanoi, Vietnam News Agency talked to delegates about fostering co-operation between members