The Cat Linh - Ha Dong elevated railway in Hanoi has been connected to the national power grid since the beginning of July for its trial operation this month.

 Dong Ho paintings used to be essential decorations in Vietnamese houses during the traditional Lunar New Year festival. However, after 500 years of existence, the making of the painting is now on the brink of oblivion.

 After 10 years of administrative boundary adjustment, Hanoi’s suburban districts have witnessed positive changes in socio-economy and infrastructure. 

Party leader lauds information-education sector, Labour productivity key to Vietnam - Japan Initiative, Vietnam-Singapore diplomatic ties anniversary marked in HCM City, Swiss National Day celebrated in HCM City

 Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index fell after a four-day rally, dragged down by financial-banking, retail and agricultural stocks.

 Vietnam maintained its lead in the ASEAN Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rankings, registering another solid improvement in its goods-producing sector in July, the latest survey from Nikkei’s IHS Markit revealed on August 1.

 Vietnam’s position in the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) in 2018 rose 25 levels compared to two years ago, jumping to the 39th among 160 surveyed countries, according to the latest report from the World Bank (WB).

Nguyen Thuy Linh stormed into the third round of the women’s singles category of the 2018 WBF World Championships in Nanjing, China, following her thrilling second round victory over third-seed Michelle Hi of Canada, on July 31.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Banana flower salad, a popular dish in Vietnam, is known in the north as nom bap chuoi and as goi bap chuoi in the south.

Ports to handle 200m tonnes of cargo by 2020, Real estate firms with social insurance debts named, Consumption of E5 RON92 bio-fuel up 31.18% in H1, New co-working space opens in HCM City, Vingroup to list 554 million more shares          

 Measures sought for e-government, smart urban development, Mekong Delta’s biggest waste treatment plant to close for three months, Vietnamese Cultural Day held in Singapore, Thanh Hoa to receive over 50,000 tonnes of rice to support forest protectors

Many private investors are willing to pour money into aviation infrastructure, though the business field requires huge capital and a long time to recover capital.

VietNamNet Bridge - Half of the natural lakes and ponds in Hanoi have filled up in the last 10 years. 

An active element in the dinh tung (Cephalotaxaceae) plant has been found to inhibit the development of many kinds of diseases, including lung, liver, epithelium and breast cancer.

VietNamNet Bridge - Da Nang is reconsidering its decision to continue a program on training talent for the city’s agencies.

 Viet Nam defeated Timor Leste 4-0 in the second match of Group A at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U-16 Championship in Indonesia on Tuesday.

 Hanoi Buffaloes beat Danang Dragons and won a ticket to the playoffs in the 33rd Game of Việt Nam Basketball (VBA)’s League, held on Tuesday at the 5th Military Zone Gymnasium.

 Young Vietnamese ballet dancers won the silver medal at the 6th Asia Arts Festival (AAF) taking place in Singapore.

 The Asian region accounted for 44 per cent of global ransomware threats in the first few months of this year, of which Vietnam accounted for 8 per cent, according to Trend Micro, a cyber security solutions company.

 A woman has died and three people injured after their car crashed into a train on Wednesday morning in the Yen Tien Commune, Y Yen District, northern province of Nam Dinh.

  The southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City attracted more 4.69 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first seven months of 2018, a year-on-year rise of 70.5 percent.

 Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has accepted responsibility for the recent score manipulation in the national high school examination in some provinces, pledging to seriously deal with those violations.

 Conductor Le Phi Phi will return to Vietnam from Macedonia to conduct a concert featuring works composed by Johann Sebastian Bach on August 9 at the Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City. 

 The seventh Vietnam heritage photo contest was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on August 1, with registration now opening to Vietnamese citizens and foreigners. 

 Around 3 million workers will have demand for housing by 2020, according to reports by 46 out of 63 provinces and cities.