ASIAD 2018: Vietnam in 15th place on 12th competition day

 Vietnamese athletes earned three more bronze medals in athletics and kurash on August 30, standing at the 15th place in the medal tally on the 12th day of the ongoing 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia.

Vietnamese Prime Minister hosts banquet on National Day

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse hosted a banquet for ambassadors, charge d’affaires and heads of international organisations in Hanoi on August 30 on the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).

Pests to eat more crops in warmer world

 Insects will be at the heart of worldwide crop losses as the climate warms up, predicts a US study.

Herbicides must be better regulated

 VietNamNet Bridge – The herbicide industry needs to be more tightly regulated, according to a farming official.

BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 31/8

Russian GAZ brings truck manufacturing to Danang, Thai Nguyen looks for IC infrastructure investors, AAM in danger of listing cancellation, Nearly 2,000 new FDI projects licensed in 8M

Social News 31/8

Vietnam attends smart city development seminar in Netherlands, Vietnamese youth union leader wants more exchanges with Cambodia, Vietnam deems climate change adaptation mandatory for survival: official

Taxation body eyes thousands of accounts earning money from Facebook

The HCMC Taxation Agency has found 598 institutions and 17,130 individuals who received earnings totalling VND1.114 trillion from social networks (Google, Facebook and Youtube) via four banks.

New influx of domain names heating up market

VietNamNet Bridge - The massive arrivals of new domain name extensions have brought great opportunities to both domestic enterprises and domain name registrars. 

HCM City: Industrial waste floods streets in some districts

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of streets in Tan Phu District, as well as canals and arroyos in the area, are full of waste.


Vietnamese spend billions on realty abroad

 Vietnamese buyers spent $3 billion on homes in the US between April 2016 and March 2017, showing the interest of Vietnamese people in this segment.

Violinist Christian Tetzlaff to perform in Vietnam

 German violin soloist Christian Tetzlaff will perform in a concert by the Tokyo-based NHK Symphony Orchestra at Hanoi Opera House on September 7.

Education Ministry’s plan to terminate textbook compilation monopoly raises doubts

Experts do not believe that the monopoly in textbook compilation will end, though the Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha vowed to terminate the monopoly by holding auctions to find compilers.

Vinalines IPO garnering new interest

 Nguyen Canh Tinh, acting CEO of Vinalines, discussed the company’s investment opportunities and future plans with VIR.

Vietnam shines in TripAdvisor’s best destinations for Bucket List holidays

 TripAdvisor has announced its list of top 10 best destinations for Bucket List holidays.

Vietnam’s transport projects beckon Japanese investors

 Japanese investors are seeking opportunities to join new transport projects in Vietnam as the Vietnamese government considers the investment for infrastructure development among the country’s top priorities.

Vietnam's Agribank plans IPO in 2020: Chairman

 By the end of 2018, state-run Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, known as Agribank, will complete the corporate valuation process, said the bank`s chair.

Hanoi's first skytrain to conduct trial run in September

 Hanoi’s Cat Linh - Ha Dong elevated railway is set to launch after a testing phase lasting between three to six months.

Hanoi sets sight on hosting Formula 1 race

 Hanoi could host Formula One race if negotiation succeeds.

Art & Entertainment News

 Lotte to host concert, Manzi to present show, Programme highlights lessons on cadres’ morality, Dak Nong to host first-ever festival honouring brocade culture in December, Manzi to hold talks on symbiosis between sound and vision

Contemporary music concert “Shades of the Sounds”

 Manzi Art Space in Hanoi will host “Shades of the Sounds”, a contemporary music concert by the Hanoi New Music Ensemble and Dong Kinh Co Nhac on September 8, 2018, starting at 8 p.m.

An outright motorcycle ban makes no sense

 The HCMC government is expected to convene a meeting next week to discuss a plan on banning motorcycles in the downtown area.

CCTV to be served as evidence for fines of public hygiene violations

 Many people in Ho Chi Minh City who drop litter in public places and urinate in streets are likely to incur fines without realizing it after being caught on closed-circuit television (CCTV).

Vietnamese-Australian superstar to appear in Saigon

 Vietnamese-Australian superstar Van-Anh Nguyen will be a major attraction in the HBSO concert in the Saigon Opera House on September 9.

Long An insists on LPG-fired power plants to fight pollution

Authorities of Long An have just sent a proposal to the Ministry of Industry and Trade seeking approval for developing power plants using LPG instead of coal as suggested by the ministry and the consultant, a local official said.

Four detained for illegal waste imports

 Investigators at the Ministry of Public Security have taken into custody four people of three private companies on charges of illegally importing secondhand products and waste into Vietnam.