At 2 p.m. on September 13, three barges broke loose and drifted downstream in floodwaters on the Thac Ma River, colliding with the My Chanh railway bridge in Dong Chanh Village, Nam Hai Lang Commune.

The working trip reaffirmed Vietnam's foreign policy of proactive and active integration into the world, and multilateralisation and diversification of external relations. 

The Sep 14-18 trading week will put FTSE-linked capital flows in focus, though analysts say Vietnam's market upgrade is unlikely to immediately reverse foreign selling.

On September 13, Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau signed Government Office Dispatch No. 64/CĐ-TTg, issued by the Prime Minister, on strengthening the safety and quality of boarding and semi-boarding meals at educational institutions.

The ASIAD 20 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, will provide a crucial test for Vietnamese sport as it enters a new phase of development, with results expected to offer a clearer measure of the country's potential and progress toward Olympic-level competition.