Paragliding festival to return to Yen Bai next month

 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.

Traffic accidents reduce in first two quarters

 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.

Government News 31/8

 HCM city Party chief identifies major tasks to boost local tourism, France to introduce advanced aviation techonologies to Vietnam, Hanoi mayor bids farewell to Italian ambassador

Vietnam Business Summit 2018 to take place in Hanoi

 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.

Binh Thuan attempts to combat desertification

 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 sector faces slander campaigns in foreign media

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

HCM City seeks ways to curb CO2 emissions from vehicles

 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.

VFF affirms trade rights with national teams

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.

Stone formation discovered in Phu Yen

 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.

Da Nang among world’s virtually untouched travelling destinations

 Vogue Australia has announced its list of 23 virtually untouched travelling destinations that you need to visit before everyone else does.

Vietnam’s economy growing steadily, but bearing pressure

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.

Heavy rain wreaks havoc nationwide

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

VN links up with int’l partners for conservation

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

Paintings feature old-fashioned Mid-Autumn Festival

 Hanoian artist Nguyen Duy Nghien has just launched his painting collection themed “The Return”, featuring the old-fashioned Mid-Autumn festival.

Consumer Price Index slightly rises in August

 Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in August inched up 0.45 percent month-on-month, and 3.89 percent from the same time last year, pushing up the eight-month figure to 3.52 percent year on year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Credit growth expected to be 17 percent this year: official

 Credit growth had stood at about 8.18 percent as of August 15, 2018 and is expected to be curbed at around 17 percent this year, said Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung. 

ASIAD 2018: Vietnam in 15th place on 12th competition day

 Vietnamese athletes earned three more bronze medals in athletics and kurash on August 30, standing at the 15th place in the medal tally on the 12th day of the ongoing 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia.

Vietnamese Prime Minister hosts banquet on National Day

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse hosted a banquet for ambassadors, charge d’affaires and heads of international organisations in Hanoi on August 30 on the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).

Pests to eat more crops in warmer world

 Insects will be at the heart of worldwide crop losses as the climate warms up, predicts a US study.

Herbicides must be better regulated

 VietNamNet Bridge – The herbicide industry needs to be more tightly regulated, according to a farming official.

BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 31/8

Russian GAZ brings truck manufacturing to Danang, Thai Nguyen looks for IC infrastructure investors, AAM in danger of listing cancellation, Nearly 2,000 new FDI projects licensed in 8M

Social News 31/8

Vietnam attends smart city development seminar in Netherlands, Vietnamese youth union leader wants more exchanges with Cambodia, Vietnam deems climate change adaptation mandatory for survival: official

Taxation body eyes thousands of accounts earning money from Facebook

The HCMC Taxation Agency has found 598 institutions and 17,130 individuals who received earnings totalling VND1.114 trillion from social networks (Google, Facebook and Youtube) via four banks.

New influx of domain names heating up market

VietNamNet Bridge - The massive arrivals of new domain name extensions have brought great opportunities to both domestic enterprises and domain name registrars. 

HCM City: Industrial waste floods streets in some districts

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of streets in Tan Phu District, as well as canals and arroyos in the area, are full of waste.