The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism have asked Danang authorities to investigate the cause of a jet-ski accident which killed a tourist at a local beach.

 Around 3,000 residents at Tan Tan Do residential area in Hanoi have been using water with the high arsenic concentration for years, putting them at risk of cancer.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development have urged localities to stabilise pork prices which have been on the rise.

Vietnamese contestant Phan Thi Mo has defeated 50 contestants from many countries to be crowned as the World Miss Tourism Ambassador 2018 in Thailand on August 8.

Hung Yen Province People’s Procuracy has completed the prosecution procedures against Nguyen Thi Hien from Da Trach Commune in Khoai Chau District for her violations of regulations on health examination.

 Two Chinese men have been arrested after attacking a female staff member in an attempted theft at a petrol station in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

 Head of the Carina Plaza Building management board, Nguyen Quoc Tuan, has just been arrested and prosecuted for violating fire regulations.

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 Vietnamobile Telecommunications JSC (Vietnamobile) has announced it is reducing its subscribers’ phone numbers from 11 digits to 10 by changing two of the prefixes from September 15.

 US actor Brad Pitt has rebutted claims made by his estranged wife Angelina Jolie that he has failed to support their children.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of houses along the Da Nang – Quang Ngai Highway are being damaged by construction on the road.

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Dong Thap plans to release flood water into more than 81,000 hectares of rice fields between August and October to enrich the soil with sediment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Quoc Dung, Deputy Minister of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, speaks to Vietnam News Agency on Vietnam’s contributions to the development of ASEAN in the last 23 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two new national records were made at the National Youth Athletics Championship which concluded in HCM City on August 8.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee said there is a need to collect feedback from the general population and incorporate them into the draft of the revised education law.

The government of Vietnam wants to keep the interest rate low and stable in order to encourage economic sectors to expand business, thus helping economic growth.

 Liquidity in the banking system has improved in the past week, pushing the State Bank of Viet Nam to make a net withdrawal of VND60 trillion (US$2.55 billion).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo has announced his final 20-man squad for the upcoming Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia.

 Viet Nam should build product chains to help increase goods’ value and cut out middle men to improve competitiveness.

 Viet Nam’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow 6.83 per cent in 2018, almost unchanged from 6.8 per cent over the same period last year.

 Vietnam’s economy grew at a fast pace in the first half of 2018 compared to the previous years, but there are indications that it is losing momentum – a problem not only in the last half of the year but also in 2019 and 2020.

 Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have become a popular investment channel and a crucial factor in restructuring companies to improve their efficiency and competitiveness and that of the economy, a conference heard in Ho Chi Minh City on August 8.

Associate Prof Dr Nguyen Chu Hoi is the only Vietnamese among 70 scientists honoured at the 2012 Global Ocean Forum for contributions to sustainable development of the world's oceans.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the capital city have just approved a decision to organise annual traditional dragon boat races between 2019 and 2021.

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