Infant stabbed in skull in stable condition, Quang Tri discovers illegal deforestation, Dengue fever claims two lives in Binh Duong, Doctors in HCM City reattach broken fingers, Tobacco use rampant among men in Hanoi

 Under-nine-seat autos whose engine capacity is over three liters may be subject to a special consumption tax rate of up to 75%, according to the special consumption tax rates proposed by the Ministry of Finance.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has shot down swirling rumors that police have detained Le Hung Dung, chairman of Vietnam Export Import Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Eximbank).

 The World Gold Council’s (WGC) report on gold demand trends showed Vietnam’s gold consumption was 14.5 tons in the second quarter of this year, falling around 23% compared to the previous quarter.

 On the morning of August 19 the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) announced that the exchange rate band will increase from +/-2 percent to +/-3 percent, effective immediately.

  Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei, world No 1 in Badminton, will not play in the Yonex-Sunrise Viet Nam Open 2015 international championship, the event's organisers announced at a press conference in HCM City yesterday.

 The Vietnamese Government plans to continue its market orientation in an aim to facilitate local and international investment and business activities, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh said.

Building steel output in July reached 613,000 tonnes, posting 51.5 per cent increase over the same period last year and marking the record high in the past 10 years, said the Viet Nam Steel Association.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Thai government’s statement in late July that it is considering bringing water from the Mekong, Moei and Salween rivers to farmland to nine of its provinces has raised major concerns.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several bee farms in Tam Son Commune in the central Quang Nam Province's Nui Thanh District have been shifted for fear of damage, a local official said.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Chinese yuan depreciation will affect Vietnam’s economy as the country is Vietnam’s third largest trading partner.

 The number of migrants at the EU's borders reached a record high of 107,500 in July, officials say, as a sharp surge in expected asylum requests was reported in Germany.

Danang municipal government has decided to invest VND45 billion (over $2 million) on upgrading and restoring the Museum of Cham Sculpture next year.

 The shrine in Bangkok which was hit by a deadly explosion on Monday reopened to the public on Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam General Confederation of Labour has put forward three proposals for minimum salary hikes for the nation's wage zones in 2016.

 Deputy PM, FM Pham Binh Minh on Tuesday briefed the National Assembly’s Committee for External Affairs on the ASEAN Community building process and suggested coordinative work to improve the legal system.

 Sprinter Nguyen Thi Huyen will be the only Vietnamese representative at the 15th IAAF World Championships, scheduled to take place in Beijing, China from August 22 to 30.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has released a list of 33 commercial banks that are able to provide bank guarantees for future built property projects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Opened in 2012, the 15-hectare Cu Chi clean vegetable farm in Cu Chi District, HCMC has attracted many foreign visitors who want to gain hands-on experience in the daily chores of local farmers

 Save the Children's School Health and Nutrition Project will now include kindergartens as well as primary and secondary schools in HCM City, Ha Noi and Hai Phong, beginning in September.

 Da Nang city has asked for assistance from the Government to build a technology incubator with the goal of turning the city into a scientific-technical and technological hub of the central and Central Highlands region.

 Nearly 500 bicyclists from 40 teams nationwide will participate in the Hanoi Open Bicycle 2015 race, as heard at a conference to introduce the event on August 18 by the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 The 90-90-90 Plan, which aims to end the AIDS epidemic in Vietnam by 2020 under a HIV prevention programme initiated by the United Nations, will be piloted in five localities from 2017-2015.

 The Hanoi People’s Court sentenced a Philippine national to death for drug trafficking on August 18.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 18 for heads of foreign delegations who are in Vietnam to attend a ceremony marking the 70 th anniversary of Traditional Day of Vietnam People’s Police Force held the same day.