A report by the Ministry of Industry and Trade this year showed that the number of Vietnamese enterprises interested in investing and applying new technologies was still modest.

 Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has urged the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces, especially An Giang Province, to apply advanced technologies in production of tra fish (catfish).

Cassava is one of VN’s billion-dollar export products. But the starchy root’s dependence on a single export market and shrinking production supply areas have challenged the industry’s ambitious goal of reaching US$2 billion worth of exports by 2023.

 Viet Nam gained a trade surplus of US$2.92 billion to August 15, according to the latest statistics from the General Department of Customs.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – A conference about the late playwright Luu Quang Vu was held on Monday (Aug 20), honouring his significant contribution to the development of Vietnamese stage art.

 The 14th International Travel Expo HCM City (ITE HCMC) will take place from September 6 – 8 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese businesses have been reportedly tricked by foreign partners from Morocco, Canada, New Zealand and the US recently.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With the local flood season underway a fishing net making village in Can Tho City is operating at full capacity.

 Balancing things on the back of a moped really is a skill in Viet Nam. And no matter how much, there always seems to be enough room. 

 The vegetarian food segment has been attracting a great deal of attention from businesses in recent years and gradually satisfied the tastes of customers.

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Efforts of the Ministry of Finance to restructure the Government bond market have turned the bonds into an important capital mobilisation channel for national economic development.

Vietnamese wushu artist Bui Truong Giang obtained a silver medal for his performance in the men's sanda 56 kg at the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia on August 23.

 Vietnamese female rowing team brought the first gold medal to Vietnam on August 23 at the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Historical artefacts dating back a thousand years have been uncovered in the suburbs of Da Nang. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of toddlers have been unable to enroll at public kindergartens in Ha Tinh Province this school year due to a serious shortage of teachers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The amount of fees collected from the newly-implemented hourly on-street parking zones in HCM City were disappointing with the rate of lost revenue reaching as high as 60 per cent.

 Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has nearly doubled his 2017 earnings, making $119m (£92m) in the past 12 months, according to Forbes highest paid actor list.

 New statistics on the number of slaughtered pigs in Spain have stirred fears in the country's media that the animals may soon outnumber the human population and end up hogging local resources.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 40,000 State employees have been made redundant since 2015 as part of Party and Government efforts to downsize the number of public employees.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A massive professional art performance at Trung Vuong Theatre has opened the annual National Music and Dance Festival being held in the central coastal city of Da Nang from August 21-31.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cantho Catfish beat Saigon Heat 90-70 in the first playoffs of the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League on August 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese puppeteers won first prize at the 8th Petrushka World Puppet Carnival in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Experts have urged the government to stop accepting deposits in US dollars from the public, saying that this is a necessary to stabilize the forex market and exchange rate, and fight against dollarization.