Vietnam has become known for its remarkable feat in becoming an agricultural powerhouse, but it seems that the benefits accrued to farmers are not commensurate with the country’s comparative advantages and efforts.

 Along with the development of digital technology, online lending is getting more popular by inducing numerous benefits for both borrowers and lenders. However, it also contains some possible risks that all should be wary of.

 China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Corporation has announced its decision to import books from Vietnam under the brand name Chibooks.

The Kremlin has ordered the United States to cut about 60 percent of its diplomatic staff in Russia but many of those let go will be Russian citizens, softening the impact of a measure adopted in retaliation for new U.S. sanctions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-four players left for South Korea yesterday to attend a 10-day training session to prepare for the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s Ly Hoang Nam advanced to the second round in the Thailand F4 Futures tennis tournament in Nonthaburi Province yesterday.

 Fifteen-year-old chess player Nguyen Anh Khoi won the men’s standard category title at the National Chess Team Championship in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health on Monday asked hospitals in the city to work all weekends for timely discovery and treatment of dengue fever patients.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The awning of a charity house in the southern city of Vung Tau suddenly collapsed on July 30 afternoon, killing three women and injuring a three-year-old boy.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on Chinese businesses to increase their investment in important sectors in Vietnam, with attention paid to technological and environmental issues. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many businesses, from startups to big express delivery firms, have jumped into the market of fast delivery services for online shops.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the establishment of the Vietnam Press Museum run by the Vietnam Journalists’ Association.

 The Republic of Korea (RoK) has surpassed the US, the European Union and ASEAN for the first time to become Vietnam’s second-largest trade partner, after China.

 Mozambique’s Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario led a delegation to visit the National Steering Committee for response to incidents, natural disasters and search and rescue in Hanoi on July 31.

The minimum wage is too low for workers to survive on while social housing is inadequate and too expensive for them, trade unions told HCM City’s leaders at a meeting on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most students would love to have a teacher like Phan Van Nhan.

Duc Thuan of Ha Dong District bought a car with a Euro 4 emission standard after specific regulations were issued for such models in Viet Nam. However, he said, finding Euro 4 fuel is “a whole other challenge”.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of enterprises have taken advantage of technology used for tax collection to avoid paying taxes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Six months after being introduced, the online registration of foreigners’ accommodations in Viet Nam has yielded effective results,

 Online transport services that connect inter-provincial transport companies have reduced costs and helped reduce pollution by having fewer trucks on the road.

 Vietnam has a solid foundation for information technology but must constantly strive to be globally competitive, Hajime Hotta, co-founder of Innovatube and president of Cinnamon AI Labs, said at the Ha Noi technology event on Sunday.

 Police from Quang Yen District in the northern province of Quang Ninh said a barge carrying over 1,000 tonnes of coal sank on Sunday afternoon.

 Vietnam will take part in the fifth World Vovinam Championship scheduled to be held in India on August 2-5.

 Young pop star Son Tung M-TP has won the SBS Pop Asia 2017’s Best Solo Release presented by SBS PopAsia, an Australian music radio programme that broadcasts recent Asian pop hits online and on radio.

 HCM City plans to put over 1,000 new buses into service by 2020, according to the city’s Department of Transport.