Storm Bebinca is heading to coastline from northern Hai Phong city to north central Nghe An province at a speed of about 15km per hour, and is forecast to land over the next 24-48 hours.

 With their huge revenue from selling goods of unclear origins, the VND100-140 million ($4,400-6,200) administrative fines may not be enough to discourage stores like Mumuso.

 Two middle-aged victims, a husband and wife, were found dead in their home of gun wounds to the head early this morning in the northern city of Dien Bien Phu. 

 Titled “The Push of the Decade,” the first session of Vietnam M&A Forum 2018 explores the new driving force to boost the Vietnamese M&A market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Wetlands play a major role in preserving biodiversity and fighting climate change in Vietnam, but the country is yet to establish firm strategies on how to preserve them. 

The Chu Mom Ray National Park received a pig-tailed macaque (macaca leonina species), recognised as a rare species, which was handed over voluntarily by a local resident, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Elephants in Dong Nai are destroying crop fields and damaging farmers’ buildings – despite a 50-kilometre electric fence built to keep them out.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health is drafting a circular on a pilot programme for electronic medical records in a bid to save time and money for both doctors and patients.

Renowned cheo (popular opera) artists will perform together in the classic cheo play entitled Quan Am Thi Kinh (Goddess of Mercy) which will be staged at the ViEt Nam Cheo Theatre on August 25.

 Businesses have been taking steps to mitigate the impacts of the current volatile exchange rate situation on their business operations.

 As agricultural investment has been boosted, the legal framework and policies are being formulated and will be issued soon to encourage further agricultural investment.

 With concrete new action plans in place to overcome long-standing legal concerns, the Vietnam-Japan partnership will enter a new chapter of development in the next few months.

VietNamNet Bridge - The news that Vietnamese exporters are enhancing rice sales to China has raised big concerns.

 The classification of ride-haling platforms and transport service companies into the same category might pose a threat to economic development in the Industry 4.0 era.

 Vietnam’s growing retail service revenue and a big number of newly-established enterprises in the sector mirror the uptrend in local purchasing power and retail stores.

An import task of Vietnamese representative agencies overseas is to boost economic and trade cooperation between Vietnam and other countries and popularize the country’s image, said Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi.

 Corrupt state officials are racing to prove that they have mental health issues to avoid severe sentences.   

 Parents are rushing to send their children to extra classes to practise writing and maths before they start Grade 1.

Private commercial banks have raised deposit rates by 0.1-0.3 percentage points in the past two months to attract depositors amid rising capital demands.

The State Bank of Viet Nam has approved Asia Commercial Bank (ACB)’s proposal to increase its charter capital from VND11.25 trillion (US$479 million) to VND12.88 trillion ($548.34 million).

Viet Nam still faces a shortage of policies for start-up development. Ministries therefore are striving to research and propose to the Government new policies for start-up community development.

 Viet Nam has exported its fruit to high-standard markets in recent years, such as the US, the European Union and Japan, but increasing export volume is no easy task.

 The Ministry of Finance proposed to cut 51.4 per cent of the total number of business investment conditions under the ministry’s management.

 The People’s Committee of Binh Thuan Province has ordered relevant agencies to tackle the problems arising from large quantities of wastes washing up along the Phan Thiet city coast, affecting tourism.

 The Hanoi August Old Book Fair will take place at the Culture and Arts Exhibition Centre between August 16 and 19.