The 29th Diplomatic Conference concluded in Hanoi on August 26 after five days of sitting, outlining multiple tasks for the diplomatic sectors in the time ahead.

 The water of Red River has risen after the recent Typhoon Dianmu, causing dozens of poor households living on the river bank difficulties.

VietNamNet Bridge - Sanan Angubolkul, Chair of the Thailand-Vietnam Business Association, has called Vietnam the ‘darling of the world’, meaning that it has become quite attractive to foreign investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam should learn from the tourism industry of Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore or China, says Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue. 

 The Ministry of Education and Training has encouraged schools across the country to voluntarily continue applying the new model of learning and teaching, called the Vietnam Escuela Nueva (VNEN). 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Getting into a pigsty to catch piglets, the director of a private enterprise had his penis bitten by a sow. As the wound developed into necrosis, doctors had to cut part of one testicle.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The winner in the lawsuit for two lottery tickets worth VND3 billion ($150,000) in Bac Lieu province generously shared half of the prize to the loser, his friend. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi People's Committee has approved a pilot project to organize walking streets around Hoan Kiem Lake, from 7pm to midnight on weekends, starting from September 1.

 Int'l exhibition on renewable energy and energy saving, ASEAN countries stifle free labor market, Vietnam’s industry targets global production chains, Vietnam invited to join Philippine rice tender

 VietNamNet Bridge – The unemployment rate in Vietnam has edged up 2.3% in the second quarter of 2016, as Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy is dragged down a bit by a slowdown in mining and farming growth.

Ky Co beach is located on the foot of Phuong Mai Mountain in Nhon Ly peninsula of Quy Nhon city. The beach has poetic and magnificent beauty with clear blue water. It is dubbed as Maldives in Vietnam.

 Authorities in the southern province of Dong Nai have asked relevant offices and departments to strictly penalise road users playing Pokémon Go on streets.

VietNamNet Bridge - The so-called ‘Chinatown’ located next to Nuoc Man Airport has multi-story hotels and restaurants using Vietnamese names, but in fact, they are owned by Chinese businesspeople.

 Defence cooperation has become one of the pillars in the strategic partnership between Vietnam and France and will be broadened in the coming time, President Tran Dai Quang has stated.

It’s been 2 years since Hanoi Rock City last run a tribute for The Beatles. Come to enjoy their legendary songs with HRC’s new sound system set up on August 28.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s marine environment risks being severely polluted due to insufficient protection measures and indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources, marine experts have said.

 The Government has been asked to compel Taiwanese firm Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Co. Ltd to compensate losses incurred by locals when it released toxic water into the ocean in April.

 For the first time the tourism sector in Ho Chi Minh City has cooperated with the railway sector to open railway tours over the National Day holiday on September 2 and in the final quarter of the year.

The ancient Binh Thuy house is a rare ancient constructions in Vietnam which has been well preserved and kept intact, allowing visitors to explore the culture and the life of Southwest region’s people in the 20th century.

 Vietnam has gained significant outcomes in the exploitation, management and conservation of marine resources over the past few years, an official has said. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Journalist Nguyen Thuy Linh of VTC News registered as an organ donor after several brushes with death, drawing public praise. She spoke with Le Dinh Viet about her decision. 

Below are 40 color and black and white photographs selected from hundreds of photos taken in northern Vietnam during the resistance war against the US and the 1979 border war by Germanwar correspondent Thomas Billhardt. 

 TienPhong Bank (TPBank) announced on August 26 in Ha Noi that IFC was its new shareholder after making a quasi-equity investment of VND403.1 billion (US$18.35 million) in dividend preferred shares.

The protection of legitimate rights and interests of Vietnamese citizens and legal entities abroad is necessary and shows the State’s responsibility to citizen.

The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ headquarters in Hanoi is presented a certificate of national relics on August 26.