More than 20 Vietnamese and foreign classical musicians will perform at the Vietnam Connection Music Festival 2018 at the HCM City Opera House this weekend.

 An Asiatic black bear owned by Tran Van Trach in Thai Nguyen City, Thai Nguyen Province was safely transferred to the Ninh Binh Bear Sanctuary yesterday.

 Former British football player Michael Owen has been in Ho Chi Minh City to meet fans and introduce his own fashion brand.

 Improving material supply and proving product origin are ways to limit the impact of trade defence lawsuits amid the growing US-China trade war, according to insiders.

 Vietnamese Professor Dam Thanh Son of the University of Chicago was recently named one the three winners of the 2018 Dirac Medal and Prize by International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP).

 An unexpected spike in the number of children catching measles in Hanoi this summer has left doctors worrying about a potential outbreak, given that 90 percent of the infected children reportedly had yet to receive a vaccination.

 Four former senior members of the Petrovietnam Petrochemical and Textile Fiber JSC (PVTEX) will be tried for allegedly violating State regulations on economic management on August 28.

 Enhancing safety and capacity are the top priorities for the railway sector as it receives a much-needed package of 7 trillion VND (around 308 million USD) from the State budget.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Artists from the Viet Nam Tuong Theatre recently staged a Singaporean popular epic titled Bukit Merah.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Inland waterway ports and wharves that operate without a licence or use an expired licence will be suspended, according to the HCM City Department of Transport.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents must work closely with medical workers to prevent and control epidemics in areas where flood waters had been lingering in Chuong My District for more than 10 days, 

The People’s Committee of the southernmost province of Ca Mau has asked the Government to provide VND300 billion (US$12.7 million) to move locals from landslide-prone areas to new residential areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has reported that nearly one million Vietnamese people are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located off Kien Luong District in the southern province of Kien Giang, Ba Lua Archipelago is a pristine landscape, which has been called the ‘Ha Long Bay of the South’.

French photographer Nicolas Cornet has visited more than 30 old Buddhist temples across Vietnam over the last three years to keep their beauties in photos recently published in a photo book. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many coal-fired thermopower projects have been proposed recently despite environmentalists’ call to stop developing thermal power. Most of them are Chinese invested.

President lauds contributions of chief representatives abroad, Military English language training conference opens in Hanoi, Youths urged to contribute further to Vietnam-China friendship, Embassies enhance Vietnam’s economic links with other nations

 Minister of Public Security To Lam has answered questions on major issues of public concern such as black credit activities, hi-tech crime, online gambling, organised crime and violations committed by officers working in the security sector. 

 Around 20 prominent international artists will perform at three special concerts at the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) on August 18 and 19.

 The Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2018 will take place from August 21-26, aiming to seek solutions to promote the development and use of renewable energy in the country. 

 The Vietnam national tennis team will fly to Indonesia on August 16 to compete at the 18th Asian Games (ASIAD 18).

  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted receptions for Mike Spanos, CEO of the Asia, Middle East, and North Africa unit of the US-based PepsiCo, Inc.; and Sarath Ratanavadi, founder and CEO of Thailand’s Gulf Energy Development, in Hanoi on August 14.

Freelance translator Nguyen Nhat Anh, director of Nha Nam Culture and Communications JSC, will be awarded the Knight of the Order of Arts and Literature by the French Embassy on August 16 for his contributions

 The Vietnamese delegation to the upcoming 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 18) arrived at Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on August 14 to the warm welcome of Indonesian sport officials and volunteers.

 The forest protection department of the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang released two reticulated pythons back to nature at the Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve in Phung Hiep district on August 14.