VietNamNet Bridge - Many industrial zones (IZs) have been built in the Mekong Delta and more will be built in accordance with approved plans, but some IZs have been left idle. 

Out of the 4,000 or so islands in Vietnam, the Ba Lua Islands received top honours, according to a survey taken by Traveltimes. Here’s a complete rundown of the top 10 choices.

Customs sector launches ten specialised inspection units, EU enterprises positive on Vietnam’s business climate, 126 businesses attend Business Meeting Asia 2016, FMCG growing in urban and rural areas, Da Nang struggling with investment

 Two ships owned by a Chinese company with 23 workers onboard have been abandoned at a shipyard in northern Vietnam since May, local media reported on August 16.

VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of people flocked to Hanoi's Phuc Khanh Pagoda in the rain yesterday evening to celebrate the Vu Lan Festival.

 Security forces were called to the Olympic weightlifting arena on Tuesday after Iranian coaches reacted furiously when Georgia's Lasha Talakhadze beat Behdad 'Salimi' Salimikordasiabi with a world record tally in the men's super-heavyweights.

Teams to check food safety during Mid-Autumn Festival, Deputy PM wants quick arrest in multiple-murder case, Fish die en masse in Thanh Hoa, Mekong Delta lacks specialised medical staff, 13 people die of dengue in South VN

 Jamaica, Kenya and the United States added to their athletics medal tallies in the 110metres hurdles, women's 1,500m and men's triple jump on Tuesday, while Russia's sole track and field competitor survived to compete another day at Rio.

 Search-and-rescue operations were still underway on Tuesday in Louisiana, where at least 11 people have died in severe floods that damaged about 40,000 homes,

 Ford Motor Co plans to offer a fully automated driverless vehicle for commercial ride-sharing in 2021, the automaker announced Tuesday, expanding its efforts in driverless cars and ride sharing - two areas

VietNamNet Bridge - The right to live in a healthy environment with no radioactive waste must be a top priority and considered even more seriously than economic benefits.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It took Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan nearly 300 days of cycling to reach Paris from Viet Nam, overcoming 16,000km and 11 countries to reach her destination.

VietNamNet Bridge - The fact that Chinese businesses play tricks to obtain land in ‘sensitive areas’ in Vietnam has raised concerns about security and national defence.

 Da Nang City’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment has sent to the police details of alleged toxic waste dumped by an environmental company at the Khanh Son dumping site.

 Taking up wrestling by chance, Vu Thi Hang has stuck to the sport meant for men all her life and has made her name at the Rio Olympics this summer.

 An 81 year-old man in Bac Ninh Province, who was cleared of a murder charge after more than 40 years, has asked for compensation of VND12 billion ($550,000).

 International Master Tran Tuan Minh tied with Harsha Bhrathakoti of India in the seventh round at the ongoing World Junior (U-20) Chess Championship in India.

A Philippine art troupe will come to perform in Hanoi and Thanh Hoa City tonight and tomorrow.

VietNamNet Bridge - Microchips with RFID (radio frequency identification) have the potential to become a key economic sector.

FIFA-level referee Teetichai Nualjan will supervise the match between Dong Tam Long An and Hoang Anh Gia Lai in the 21st round of the V.League 1 today, the Vietnam Football Federation has announced.

 Chairman of the People’s Committee of the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau Do Ngoc An on August 16 urged relevant bodies to be prepared for potential rain and flooding from an upcoming tropical depression. 

Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan has sketched out five major solutions to step up administrative reform towards a growth-driving and honest Government.

Nearly 100 scholars from Vietnam, the US, Australia, Japan, the Philippines and India will attend a seminar discussing legal regulations on islands and shoals in international law and East Sea realities, in Khanh Hoa on August 17-18.

 The 14th National Assembly plans to organise its second session from October 20 to November 18, according to the NA Standing Committee at its second meeting on August 16.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed that the Vietnamese government will provide all possible support for foreign firms, including those from the Republic of Korea, to do business in Vietnam.