The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a flag hoisting ceremony in Hanoi on August 8 to mark the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN)’s 49th founding anniversary and 21 years since Vietnam joined the bloc. 

 Vietnam has made important contributions to ASEAN’s development during its 21-year membership, especially in implementing key policies for intra-bloc cooperation and links between the bloc and partners, a Vietnamese diplomat has said.

 Senior officials and representatives of several Thai companies visited the Vietnamese Embassy to the country on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (August 6, 1976). 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese marathoners Kentaro Masuda and Kyoko Otsuka won the men’s and women’s titles of the annual Da Nang International Marathon 2016 on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-five golfers will play in the final round of the TP Bank World Amateur Golfers Championship Viet Nam 2016 following their victory at the northern region qualifying round held on Saturday

VietNamNet Bridge - The appearance of a lottery prize worth VND12 billion (nearly $600,000) has created fierce competition on the lottery market of Vietnam as lottery firms are in a race to create new products.

VietNamNet Bridge - Drought and natural disasters have caused severe damages to the 2015-2016 coffee crop and left after effects for the next group.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Cycling around the old town, dropping lanterns on the Hoai River, enjoying local cuisine... are the experiences that tourists should try in the ancient town of Hoi An, a world cultural heritage site in central Vietnam.

 Major tourism complex comes online in Binh Dinh, HAGL opens five-star hotel in Myanmar, Vietnam mulls tax cuts, debt relief for small firms, Banks bemoan rule on registration of lending contracts for individuals

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although missing two key foreign footballers, Hai Phong still defeated defending champions Binh Duong 3-1 to take back their top position in the 19th round match of the V.League 1 yesterday, Aug 7.

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite having a 1,000-km long network of canals and rivers, HCM City has developed its waterway tourism slowly in recent years, with only a few tours now operating. 

 Tran Thi Thu Ngan overcame 38 other candidates to be crowned the first Miss Vietnam Global Heritage 2016 in the finale of the pageant at FLC Samson Beach & Golf Resort in the north central province of Thanh Hoa on August 7.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi is the muse of many writers, musicians, and photographers ... with its ancient and peaceful beauty.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Centre of Heritage Preservation and the museum of the central province of Quang Tri has recently announced in a press conference the results of excavations in the Nguyen Lords’ chief town.

 Global warming could release radioactive waste stored in an abandoned Cold War-era U.S. military camp deep under Greenland's ice caps if a thaw continues to spread in coming decades,

VietNamNet Bridge – Just a day after the first dangerous sinkhole, big enough to “swallow” a bus, was found on Truong Sa Street in the city’s Phu Nhuan District, another deep hole appeared 50 metres away from the original location. 

VietNamNet Bridge - “The world is trying to run away from the yen, but Vietnam seems to go in the opposite direction,” Le Xuan Nghia, member of the National Finance & Monetary Advisory Council, said. 

 Michael Phelps was on course to win the 23rd Olympic swimming medal of his career after being named in the U.S. 4x100 meters freestyle relay team on Sunday.

 Major press outlets and news agencies around the world have run articles showing their surprise and admiration for Vietnamese shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh, who secured Vietnam’s first gold medal at the Olympics arena on August 8 (Vietnamese time).

 Vietnam ranked sixth in the medal tally of the Rio 2016 Olympics on the first day, August 6 (local time), after marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh secured the historic gold medal. 

 World number one Novak Djokovic was dumped out of Rio Games in the first round on Sunday by Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro, who also defeated him in the bronze medal match at the London Olympics.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has shared Hanoi voters’ view that the National Assembly (NA) must push forward with reforming its activities, including lawmaking, supervision, decision-making and diplomacy. 

With their solidarity, the ten small and medium Southeast Asian countries have done what many countries in the world desire to do but are unable to achieve, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

Despite ups and down, the relationship between Vietnam and Thailand has progressed over the past 40 years with strongly developing people-to-people exchanges. 

The proportion of consumers in Vietnam who put their spare cash into savings is the highest globally (76 percent), followed in Southeast Asia by Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.