Politics

-- A get-together was Sunday held in Hanoi to celebrate Vietnam’s National Day (September 2), Uzbekistan’s Independence Day (September 1) and the start of the association’s National Congress for the 2013-2018 period.

Society

-- Locals Sunday flocked the Tra Nga village in Quang Ngai to help start construction on a new brick house for Ho Van Lang and his father, who are called ‘jungle men’ after they were taken back from a deep forest to normal life earlier this month.

-- Two years and three months after the tragic accident in which a boat run by Din Ky restaurant sank in Binh Duong, the case was eventually suspended and no one had ever been indicted.

-- Le Gia Bach, a 16-year-old student in District 8, Sunday gave himself over to local police after he stabbed a 18-year-old student to death on Saturday.

Business

-- Da Nang, the most active economy of the central Vietnam, is facing difficulties in capital as the realty sector, which used to hugely fund the municipal budget, is falling into a frozen state. Come back today for the full cover story.

-- Vietnam’s largest dairy producer Vinamilk Sunday denied having purchased whey protein from China for its production.

-- Vietnam-made traditional lanterns have won back choice from local kids, who used to prefer the Chinese plastic, battery-powered products.

Lifestyle

-- Nguyen Anh 9, a veteran music composer, has recently angered many local well-known singers and their fans by remarking in an interview with a newswire that their voices are not perfect and their performances have weaknesses.

-- Geminoid F, a Japan-made, human-like robot, will have three consecutive performances at the Cong Nhan Theater on August 31 where she will read poems in three languages during a play titled Sayonara.

-- More than 2,000 young people Sunday flocked the Hall of Labor and Culture to attend a special movie screening where six films with the homesexual theme were aired as part of the raising awareness program by VietPride, an organization that supports the LGBT community.

Sports

-- Hanoi T&T has won the championship of the 2013 V-League one round earlier after they beat Dong Tam Long An 2-1 and their rival SHB Da Nang lost 1-2 to Song Lam Nghe An during the league's 21^st round on Sunday.

-- Tennis young talent Ly Hoang Nam was warmly received when he returned to Vietnam on Sunday from the 2013 Asian Youth Games in China, where he pocketed a gold medal.