It is time for Vietnam to implement the 4G LTE network to meet customers’ rising demand for high-speed data services, according to telecom experts. 

 Seafood exporters and producers have asked relevant ministries to work with the Chinese side to remove bottlenecks in the export of aquatic produce to China – which has raised technical barriers to some aquatic products from Vietnam recently. 

 The Vietnam-Eurasia Economic Union Free Trade Agreement (VN-EAEU FTA) will take effect on October 5, 2016, according to an announcement released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested related agencies to provide the most correct and timely forecasts to help localities and people effectively carry out preventive measures against storm Dianmu, which is likely to hit the northern region on August 19. 

 The participation of Vietnamese officers in the United Nations’ peace-keeping missions has helped improve the image of Vietnam and its soldiers in the hearts of international friends, heard a conference in Hanoi on August 18. 

 Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Lua fails to advance at the Rio Olympic Games yesterday in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. 

 Movie star and director/producer Ngo Thanh Van’s second film, Tam Cam - Chuyen Chua Ke (Tam Cam -The Untold Story), was released in cinemas today.

 The 12th International Travel Expo HCM City, to be held from September 8 to 10, will welcome travel bloggers from Denmark, France, Finland, Norway, and the UK, who will share their experiences of promoting tourism on social media.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many years after being released from Hoa Lo Prison, US veteran Walter Eugene Wilber still felt grateful to the Viet Nam Government for his good treatment. He always wanted to visit Viet Nam and the prison once again,

The newly appointed Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha and well-known experts met at an online roundtable at VietNamNet last week to discuss the thorny issue of attracting Vietnamese overseas talent.

VietNamNet Bridge - Of the investments which help people obtain green cards to settle in the US, contributing money to restore historical relics has attracted wealthy people the most.

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to authorities in the Central Highlands, loggers are operating in a more organized way and are ready to fight against authorities if they are detected.

 The first 7-Eleven convenience store in Vietnam is expected to be in place in February 2018, according to international media.

 Fashion designer Minh Hanh has been honoured with Thailand’s ASEAN Selection 2016 Award for her contributions to Asian fashion.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many apartment buildings in HCM City fall short of fire safety standards, putting thousands of lives at risk, the Ha Noi Moi (New Hanoi) newspaper reported. 

 Thailand based Siam City Cement Public Company (SCCC) has agreed to purchase a 65% stake in cement manufacturer Holcim (Vietnam) (HVL) from French headquartered LafargeHolcim, according to an SCCC statement.

 Overseas Vietnamese comedian Van Son, the owner of The V Show theater, will run The Amazing V Show in District 3, HCMC to serve locals and foreign tourists to the city.

One month after the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) decided an award on the Philippines’ arbitration proceedings against China on interpretation and application of 1982 UNCLOS, public shows concern over implementation of the ruling.

 Hanoi Police Department has proposed banning all vehicles from operating in the area around Hoan Kiem Lake during weekends to create more space for pedestrians.

 Vietnam needs to increase its funding for promoting tourism to realise its target of doubling the figures for international tourists as well as revenue by 2020, according to Forbes. 

Religious activities must aim to strengthen the solidarity of religious followers in the great national unity bloc so as to serve national construction and defence, said President Tran Dai Quang.

 Like many black American women, Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali and Kristi Castlin have faced a good few hurdles of the metaphorical kind in their lives.

 A portion of a major highway connecting Los Angeles and Las Vegas has been reopened, as a wildfire that forced the evacuation of some 80,000 Southern California residents continued to rage virtually unchecked.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Party Secretary and Chairman of the People’s Council of the northern province of Yen Bai were shot and killed at their offices by the chief of the local forest protection agency.

 The Women’s magazine Her World has bestowed Her World Young Woman Achiever prize on model Lan Khue and Miss Universe 2015 Pham Huong at a gala night in HCM City.