Nghe An develops biosphere reserve, Hoa Binh-Son La highway added to national planning scheme, Mekong Delta sustainable development conversion model to be discussed, Dengue prevention efforts to continue

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi expected to open 250 new public toilets this year, but so far, only 98 have been opened - and only about 40 are in use.

The health of children in Viet Nam has by and large recorded considerable improvements in recent years. However, these improvements disproportionately tend to occur in delta regions 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Glee Viet Nam is a remake of the award-winning American television series Glee. The first season, consisting of 22 episodes, is being made by Nguyen Phan Quang Binh. 

A leading Government watchdog yesterday praised concerted efforts to fight corruption but conceded that no breakthrough had been achieved in surmounting the scourge.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Each student who joins the medical insurance programme would be provided with a social insurance code which could be used for all their lives, 

Superior quality rice yields hope for Vietnamese farmers, Vietnam, Laos sign cooperation deal in agriculture, forestry for 2017-18, Ho Chi Minh City’s economy on steady growth track

Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday launched Brown Sugar, the new subscription-video-on-demand service featuring what it calls the biggest collection of the “baddest” African-American movies for its prime members.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts say that Vietnamese catfish exporters are willing to ‘fight to the death’, but they refuse to band together to discuss solutions to settle common problems.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A historic communal house (dinh in Vietnamese) in the northern province of Vinh Phuc is close to collapse because of dithering by local authorities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After five years of operation, the Bung Rieng landfill in Xuyen Moc District has started leaking wastewater and spreading foul smells in the southern province.

New ASEAN sprint queen Le Tu Chinh is heading to conquer a new challenge later this month at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) in Turkmenistan.

 Thousands of Hanoians gathered on the streets outside of Phuc Khanh Pagoda since last night in order to attend the Vu Lan and the Amnesty of Unquiet Spirits Festival.

 More Australian students will head to Vietnam in 2018 to study and undertake work placements under the Australian Government’s New Colombo Plan mobility program.

The State Bank of Vietnam said it will thoroughly implement all of the Prime Minister’s instructions by adopting solutions to enhance the quality and the efficiency of its operations while improving its inspections of the banking sector.

The southern province of Binh Phuoc is planning to send 500 people to Japan to learn about hi-tech agriculture.

 Police in the central highlands province of Lam Dong have found two dead tiger cubs at a local timber workshop. 

 Director of Xuan Kien Automobile Joint Stock Company (Vinaxuki) Bui Ngoc Huyen claims the failure of Made in Vietnam cars was particularly due to capital difficulties.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Tanzania Nguyen Kim Doanh paid a courtesy call to Uganda’s Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda, who expressed his wish that relations between Vietnam and Uganda will be enhanced soon.

 An unnamed medallist at the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, which concluded in Malaysia on August 30, has tested positive for a banned substance.

 The seventh edition of the Viet Nam ICT Summit 2017 will take place in Ha Noi on Wednesday, organised by the Viet Nam Software and IT Services Association.

 For the first time on August 25, Australia announced its agriculture strategy in Viet Nam, identifying economics, innovation and security as priorities in the agriculture co-operation between the two countries.

 The introduction of a credit package to finance high-tech agriculture has been lower than expected due to many barriers.

 The Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation (GATF) will help Viet Nam to establish a customs bond system – part of the country’s efforts to modernise and reform administrative procedures relating to import and export.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a project to develop a marine environment monitoring system in the central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue.