VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport will quickly fix shortcomings related to collecting fees at Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) toll stations in the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This August, Heritage Space will organize the music night “Hidden Beat” Vol. 02 with multi-talented artist Stanford Reid from New York.

 Vietnam shines at int'l, regional Olympiads 2017

Six Vietnamese engineering students have been awarded fellowships to pursue master degrees at the US-based Arizona State University as part of a plan to prepare skilled manpower for HCM City’s Smart City project.

An exhibition titled “Đục Rỗng/Lấp Đầy” featuring artworks by four Vietnamese artists Thuy Anh, Thanh Vinh, Kim Duy and Nghia Dang will be organized at Nha San Collective, 1 Luong Yen Street, Hanoi on August 11-25.

Ly Hoang Ly’s first solo exhibition will be held at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre, 15 Nguyen U Di Street, Thao Dien, District 2, HCM City from August 10 through September 17.

With demand for sand for construction rising even as prices are skyrocketing, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Dinh Dung has recommended the use of other materials in construction in place of natural sand.

 Vietnamese, Lao provinces step up multifaceted cooperation, Japan helps Hanoi improve flood prevention capacity, Japanese language training centre inaugurated in south, Nearly 70ha of crop inundated in An Giang

 Vietnam beat Sri Lanka 25-12, 25-14, 25-17 in the first match of the Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship’s preliminary round in the Philippines on Wednesday.

 Midfielder Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung has been featured on the FIFA home page, in an article in which the world football governing agency appreciates her scoring skills.

 Vietnam imported petroleum mainly from the ASEAN and South Korea in the first seven months of 2017, which together accounted for 90 per cent of the imports.

 A high-level military delegation led by Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich made an official visit to the US from August 7-10.

 ASEAN at 50

 Essential Products, the smartphone startup founded by a co-creator of the Android mobile operating system, has raised $300 million in new funding and signed up retailers to sell its first device, 

When it comes to social housing or affordable housing for low-income earners, funding is usually a key factor in such projects. However, once the projects are completed, problems in planning, investment management 

The environment ministry has agreed not to dump nearly one million cubic metre of waste mud discarded by a power plant into Binh Thuan Province’s sea following public outcry against the plan.

Many roads and pavements in HCM City have again been encroached by illegal parking areas and street vendors after city authorities halted their campaign to clear the pavements 

Setting up a logistics joint venture with Minh Phuong, Samsung has shown that it wants to jump into a new business field in Vietnam. But the move may trigger a new war in the domestic logistics market.

The Ariêuping (sepulcher) festival is taking place at A Dang hamlet, Ta Rut commune, Dakrong district, Quang Tri province from August 8 to 10, attracting thousands of people.

The Institute for the Conservation of Monuments on August 9 introduced a book named ‘Vietnamese communal house architecture through ICM’s documents, first volume’.

As Resolution No.42/2017/QH14 on the pilot settlement of credit institutions’ bad debts is enacted, it is hoped that bottlenecks for M&A activities in the banking industry will be removed and more M&A deals will be implemented soon.

 Police in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi have fined nearly VND20m (USD880) in 30 cases of overcharging and forcing tourists to buy goods since late 2016.

 Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Co-ordination Centre (Vietnam MRCC) transported a crew member from a Panamanian crude oil tanker in waters off Nha Trang City to hospital.

 Numerous issues will be discussed at the 13th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee that opened in Hanoi on August 10.

 Pianist Jean-Louis Haguenauer will treat local music fans to a French classical concert on August 19.