The second national congress of ethnic minority groups will be held in three days sometime around the end of the first quarter or beginning of the second quarter of 2020.

 A contest entitled “Innovate like a Swede - for making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable in Vietnam” was launched in Hanoi on August 23.

 Vietnam on August 23 demanded that Taiwan (China) immediately cease all live-fire drills on Ba Binh (Itu Aba) Island in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and refrain from such actions in the future.

 Although Vietnam has made concrete efforts to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the country’s seafood exports will likely face a bumpy ride ahead, said an official on August 23.

 Honey and over-the-counter medicines should be the first line of treatment for most people with coughs, new guidelines recommend.

 Vietnamese female rowers bagged one more silver medal for Vietnam at the ongoing Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD 2018) in Indonesia on August 24.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a meeting on Thursday on housing assistance for people affected by flash floods and landslides nationwide, stressing that helping the victims to rebuild their homes is an urgent task. 

 The Vietnamese delegation won its first gold medal at the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia on August 23, ranking 14th in the medal tally.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Public Security will account for public security and order issues surrounding debt collection activities, according to a draft revised decree from the finance ministry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The southern province of Binh Phuoc and several Central Highlands provinces are stepping up preventive measures as the number of malaria cases has risen since the beginning of the year,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese boxers are ready to fight in the Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia today.

 Chinese smartphone maker Huawei says the Australian government has banned it from providing 5G technology for the country's wireless networks.

The US initiated Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), to take effect from December 31, has created significant challenges for shrimp exporters.

 American agro-chemicals company Monsanto is facing a surge in lawsuits that may cost its new owners, Bayer, billions in damages.

 Viet Nam will produce more than 23 million tonnes of animal and poultry feed this year, according to a report by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

 Experts have agreed with the Government’s plan to restrict or even stop licensing wholly foreign-owned banks in Viet Nam, saying it was necessary to help increase the stability of the domestic banking system.

 Real estate and retail conglomerate Vingroup has raised VND9.32 trillion (US$400 million) from issuing 84 million convertible dividend preference shares to Hanwha Assset Management, an affiliate of the South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group.

 Scott Morrison is to be Australia's new prime minister after Malcolm Turnbull was forced out by party rivals in a bruising leadership contest.

 Thousands of football fans flooded the streets in Hanoi's centre on Thursday evening to celebrate the victory of the Vietnam Olympic team at the Asian Games (Asiad) 2018.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is being slowly choked by plastic waste, with 60 tonnes generated every day and only 10 per cent of them recycled.

Miss Earth 2015 Angelia Ong will arrive in Vietnam on August 26 to directly engage in the casting of Vietnamese candidates to take part in the Miss Earth 2018 and 2019 pageants.

 Well-known Korean band Winner will come back to Vietnam for a concert in Ho Chi Minh City on August 26.

An art exchange program with the participation of Vietnamese artists and peers from 10 Asian countries will be held at the Center of Art-Photography Exhibition in Hoan Kiem District of Hanoi City from August 26 to September 3, 2018.

 A multi-sensory interactive exhibition, in which visitors are invited to touch and interact with physical objects set up around a room, will be held at art space and café Tinh Dau (First Love) in Hanoi from August 24 to 26.

Huynh Thuy Vi will compete at the Miss Asia Pacific International 2018 in Manila, the Philippines from September 15 to October 4.