VietNamNet Bridge - The number of shops trading Apple imports through official and unofficial channels has mushroomed in Vietnam. However, no Apple store has opened in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – To conquer Fansipan, Pu Si Lung, Bach Moc Luong Tu and A Pa Chai, tourists must get a permit from the local border posts or management boards.

The competitive power generation market would become operational expeditiously by 2018, together with the pilot implementation of competitive wholesale power market.

VietNamNet Bridge – Loud Minority, a premier Saigon live music night bringing international headliners to Viet Nam, will present a performance of New York-based band Jeffrey Lewis & The Jrams on September 4 at Cargo Bar.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in the central Quang Binh Province has received a northern pig-tailed macaque.

 A man who shot two journalists on live TV in the US state of Virginia has died after shooting himself, police say.

The business climate in Viet Nam suffered from many inadequacies and shortcomings that hindered development and global integration of Vietnam-ese businesses, said Nguyen Dinh Cung, director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).

The ANZ-Roy Morgan Vietnam Consumer Confidence index slid 4.9 points to 133.7 points in August, 1.8 points lower than a year ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A ceremony was held at 1pm local time in London yesterday (August 26) to debut the Da Nang-Viet Nam team at St Katherine Docks, who will be competing in the Clipper 2015-16 Round the World Yacht Race.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Talk of abolishing the death penalty for several crimes continued to divide National Assembly (NA) deputies yesterday (August 26) as they discussed the draft Criminal Code.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Patrol vessel Sarang of the Indian Coast Guard with 140 crew members on board led by Senior Colonel Naresh Kumar Kaul docked at Nha Rong port on August 26 to start an official five-day visit to Ho Chi Minh City.

VietNamNet Bridge - The dong devaluation will make goods, especially imports, become more expensive, but analysts say prices will increase slowly.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Travel agents are holding low expectations for the industry’s growth despite various discount programmes as people only have one day off for National Day on September 2.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mulberry Garden Restaurant in Hoi An Silk Village offers the centuries old rich, traditional cuisine of the ancient town and Quang Nam Province.

Vietjet recently received the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) certificate for operational safety audit (IOSA). 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central Quang Ngai Province has become the first locality to receive more than VND120 billion (US$ 5.28 million), funded by the World Bank, to build a facility for medical waste treatment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam will pair with India's Sumit Nagal in the professional HCM City Challenger that will be held from October 12 to 18.

 People genetically prone to low vitamin-D levels are at increased risk of multiple sclerosis, a large study suggests.

VietNamNet Bridge - The $20 billion gap between China’s and Vietnam’s figures about trade revenue still cannot be explained. 

 Lotus Residences sale shows growing interest in resorts; National online shopping day launched; Business associations urged to boost co-operation

VietNamNet Bridge - Small-scale incinerators, set up to treat waste and protect the environment, are causing pollution and spreading germs.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved in principle a plan to invest in an extension of National Highway No 3, connecting Ha Noi and the northern Thai Nguyen Province. 

Teachers described by Vietnamese students in their compositions are all slender and have long black hair, while the personalities in their essays are all heroes. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Building large oil rigs is within Vietnam’s reach, according to Pham Tien Dung, general director of PetroVietnam Drilling and Well Services Corporation (PV Drilling).

The national consumer price index (CPI) in August declined 0.07 per cent against the previous month but increased 0.61 per cent compared with the same month last year.