The first Vietnam Puppetry Festival will be held on HCM City’s Nguyen Hue Street from August 16 to 18 with the participation of six Vietnamese theatres.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism have approved the Mrs Vietnam Model 2018 beauty pageant for women from 25 to 50 years old.

 The number of sea turtles coming to inland areas in Nui Chua National Park in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan has decreased, according to the national park management board.

 The Vietnamese banking sector has set a goal that at least one bank be ranked among Asia’s top 100 by late 2020.

 The northern central province of Thanh Hoa has proposed construction of a VND3.077 trillion (USD139.86 million) coastal road. 

 42 people have been tested positive for HIV virus in a commune in Phu Tho Province as the health ministry are investigating into possible AIDS infections allegedly caused by a local doctor.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is mulling a make over for Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in District 1.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong highlighted the need to enhance the effectiveness of economic diplomatic works serving for the nation’s sustainable development at the 30th Diplomatic Conference held on August 13 in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City school system faces a shortage of facilities and teachers for physical education classes for the upcoming school year.

As part of a new project, Hanoi will introduce digital prescriptions to better monitor patients receiving too many medicines or food supplements, and stop people being prescribed the incorrect drugs.

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Ha Noi’s Transport Department has asked the Ministry of Transport to fix cracks and subsidence that have reappeared on the surface of Thang Long Bridge over the last few months, threatening road safety.

 Hanoi reported 41 more dengue fever cases over the past week, according to the municipal Department of Health.

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment has co-ordinated with various other ministries and agencies to create a programme to connect the country’s innovation networks.

 The HCM City real estate market will be positive from now until the Lunar New Year in early 2019, according to HCM City Real Estate Association (HoREA).

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) will not adjust upward credit growth limits for commercial banks, except in some special cases, for the rest of the year, SBV Governor Le Minh Hung said.

 The Government plans not to license any more wholly foreign-owned banks in Viet Nam, instead encouraging foreign banks to buy weak domestic banks, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said.

 Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) Le Minh Hung has recently directed the entire banking industry to strictly control foreign currency lending to better minimise dollar speculation and fight against dollarisation in the economy.

 Viet Nam will likely face a power shortage in the period 2020-30 if electricity generation is not increased and there is not enough fuel (coal and gas) for generation.

 Only 15 per cent of business and investment conditions have been cut or simplified since the start of the year despite the fact that a deadline set by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is approaching.

 The Ministry of Finance will collaborate with relevant ministries and agencies to review legal regulations to establish a customs bond system to facilitate customs clearance in Viet Nam in the 2018-19 period.

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 The HCM City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced it has not licensed a fight between Canadian martial artist Pierre Francois Flores and Vietnamese boxer Truong Dinh Hoang.

 Vietnamese pencak silat martial artists will compete at the upcoming 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD) and they’ve set their sights on gold.

 Viet Nam has selected five golfers to compete at the final of the World Amateur Golfers Championship (WAGC) 2018 to be held on October in Malaysia.