The Ministry of Public Security on September 16 issued an arrest warrant domestically and internationally for Trinh Xuan Thanh, 50, former Chairman of PetroVietnam Construction Corporation (PVC).

The Ministry of Home Affairs announced the establishment of the Vietnam international law association as a socio-occupational organisation in Hanoi on September 17.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Armenia Friendship Association (VAFA) held a cultural exchange on September 17 in Hanoi for Vietnamese alumni from Armenian Universities to mark the 25th anniversary of the former soviet republic’s independence.

The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long has proposed the Government’s Committee for Ethnic Affairs expand forms of assistance to ethnic minority groups. 

New-style cooperative models should be created to boost agricultural restructuring, thus helping increase farmers’ their income, says President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan.

Police in Long An have arrested four suspects in the killing of a market management officer on an anti-tobacco smuggling mission in the southern province on September 16.

VOV.VN - Tropical storm Rai has left at least 12 people dead and more than five others missing as raging flood waters caused by torrential rains have swept away homes, bridges and roads as if they were toys.

The Ministry of Public Health has instructed all provincial public health departments nationwide to be vigilant against Zika virus. A Zika patient must be diagnosed immediately in order to prevent the virus from spreading.

The Thai National Saving Fund (NSF) is currently putting a lot of efforts in promoting its saving campaign for members of the public who are 60-year old and up. The campaign accepts applicants only until the 25th of September. 

A Vietnamese multi-sector conglomerate plagued by financial woes over its loss-making agricultural arm has announced that it may sell nearly half of its massive rubber plantation to Chinese partners in the event its proposed debt restructuring plan falls though.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have proposed more than VND1.8 trillion (US$80.6 million) in improvement projects aimed at dealing with inundation at the city’s major airport and congestion and its entrance.

Vietnam’s first waste-to-energy system capable of generating 1,930kW of power by treating 75 tonnes of industrial waste per day was launched in Hanoi’s suburban district of Soc Son on September 16. 

Customers should stop using Samsung Galaxy Note 7 immediately, said the Vietnam Competition Authority under the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 

A delegation from the Vietnam Maritime Administration visited the crew abroad three foreign ships which have been abandoned by their owner – China-based Jumbo Sino Investment Development Ltd., on September 15-16. 

The General Association of Vietnamese Cambodians (GAVC) convened its second congress for the 2016-2021 tenure in Phnom Penh on September 16, with the participation of 126 delegates representing members in 25 cities and provinces across the country.

Hanoi may not be able to fulfil six out of 22 targets of this year, including four economic targets, according to deputy head of the municipal Department of Planning and Investment Tran Ngoc Nam.

Officials and economic experts have emphasized regional connectivity as the key to sustainable economic development in the southeast region. 

The Vice Mayor of the Lao capital of Vientiane, Keophilavanh Aphaylath, visited the southern province of Binh Duong on September 16 to learn from its experience in developing infrastructure and policies on attracting investment. 

Malaysia’s Institute for Medical Research ( IMR ) has been carrying out tests to determine the type of Zika virus on two new patients. 

VOV.VN -  On September 16,  a campaign against dengue and Zika virus disease was launched by Hanoi’s Health Department and authorities of the outlying district of Hoai Duc.

VOV.VN -A new  International Labor Organization (ILO) study shows that most sex workers entered the job voluntarily but had limited control of occupational safety and health implications.

Vietnam has achieved significant results in implementing the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. 

The Ministry of Health’s Drug Administration will withdraw registration numbers and stop selling antibacterial soaps on the market if they find them unsafe or if warnings about the soap are issued by international organisations.

Up to 228 Vietnamese fishermen, who were released by Indonesia on September 14 after caught for illegal fishing in its seas, arrived in Vung Tau city in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau safely on September 16.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee has called on the Can Tho Party Committee to pass a resolution to develop the city into a smart city in the next 10 years.

A workshop with focus on the preservation of cultural heritage and wastewater treatment in downtown areas was held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on September 15. 

A project to improve the livelihoods of poor farmers and help them adapt to climate change has aided 2,400 households in southern Tien Giang province from 2013. 

An international workshop was held in the central province of Thua Thien Hue on September 16 to seek ways to preserve and promote cultural heritage values during the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945).

The HCM City administration has received a proposal from a US-based company to develop a smart transportation system using US$300 million borrowed from investment bank Morgan Stanley.

A training course on strengthening the enforcement of the law on wildlife protection was held in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong from September 13-16.