A seminar was held in Hanoi on August 16, focusing on dissecting the content of the recent ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, the Netherlands, on the Philippines’s lawsuit against China’s claims in the East Sea.

Hanoitourist and South Korea’s Global Consultant Network Company Limited signed an investment cooperation agreement on August 9 for building a five-star complex in Hanoi's Soc Son district that will include a horse racetrack.

VietNamNet would like to introduce an article by H.E. Ibnu Hadi, Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam, on the occasion of the 71st Independence Day of Indonesia, August 17th.

 Elaborate themes and funky decor are now the standard at many Ha Noi cafes. Business owners aim to attract younger generations who seek out unique social spaces and the perfect "selfie"

 The Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has fined a mobile phone retailer for its PR campaign which consisted of parading around a model in a glass box on a pick-up truck.

VietNamNet Bridge - Airports Corporation of Vietnam's (ACV) transition to a joint stock company may affect aviation security, some experts believe. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many universities and junior colleges received a large number of applications after one week of enrollment, but they are still not sure if they can find enough students. 

 The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has just requested the city’s Department of Planning and Investment to review Berjaya Corporation Bhd.’s Vietnam International University Township (VIUT) project in the northwest urban area.

Hanoi is attempting to reduce the rate of poverty by 1.3 percent, equivalent to 27,000 poor households, in 2016, with preferential policies. 

Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung and CNN channel’s Sales Manager in South East Asia, Stacey Rabsatt have met in Hanoi for the promotion of Hanoi, capital of Vietnam on CNN channel in the coming time.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tan Son Nhat International Airport (TIA) in HCM City has put into use several facilities to improve service quality.

  Entrepreneurs are hailing a national plan to reduce corporate income tax for small- and medium-sized enterprises from 20 per cent to 17 per cent starting next year.

 Vietnamese athletics officially wrapped up its Rio Olympic campaign on the morning of August 16 as sprinter Nguyen Thi Huyen failed to break through the preliminary round of the women’s 400m hurdles event. 

 A total of 64 international and domestic players will compete at the fifth BTV-Becamex IJD International Three-cushion Billiards Carom Tournament, scheduled in Binh Duong province on August 19-21.

 The registration for tours of Son Doong cave in 2017, one of the world’s largest caves, was opened for booking on August 15 by Oxalis, limited to 500 visitors.

 Travel agents have welcomed the decision to finally extend nightlife opening hours and suggestions on how to manage the capital.  

 On August 16, State President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc extended congratulatory messages to Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo on his country’s 71st Independence Day (August 17).

VietNamNet Bridge - In the past two weeks, at least three seals were seen in the waters of Tuy Phong district in the central province of Binh Thuan, surprising both local people and tourists.

VietNamNet Bridge – A woman named Huong in Hanoi has discovered that VND500 million ($23,000) in her account at the Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) was transferred somewhere over night.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology will create the best possible mechanisms and policies for high-tech parks as well as businesses of the Asian Science Parks Association to expand cooperation in Vietnam. 

 Nguyen Thi Huyen did not succeed in entering the next round of the women’s 400m hurdles at the Rio Olympics after losing in her qualifying heat on August 15 (local time). 

 HCM City treasures the relationship it has with Hong Kong and is willing to further cooperation with the territory, said a municipal leader. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - Statistics from the Organization of International Automobile Manufacturers (OICA)in 2015 show that Vietnam manufactured only 50,000 cars, or 0.055% of total worldwide car production. 

The last diamond” is the fourth feature by director Éric Barbie, who has been mad for heist movies since childhood. 

The Traffic Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security has advised Vietnamese people to not play Pokemon Go while driving because the behavior is illegal and dangerous to drivers and others.