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.

 Vietnam strongly condemns the bombing in the Thai capital on August 17 and believes the culprits will soon be punished deservedly, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh said on August 18.

For the first time, Viet Nam last month merged two national exams into one, thus obviating the need to sit separately for graduating the high-school students and then appear again in an exam to enrol in a university or college.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Magic lovers in Hanoi will have the chance to enjoy the biggest magic show ever held in the capital city - the Domino Magic Show - scheduled to be held at the Ho Tay Water Park in Hanoi on August 22-23.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five men aged 21-26 from different countries who share the common hobby of travelling and love for Nha Trang have released their English magazine “Discover Nha Trang” to serve foreign tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Not until recent rain and floods claimed 17 lives and caused millions of dollars worth of damage were the landslide and pollution risks taken seriously in the coal producing province of Quang Ninh.

VietNamNet Bridge - The resort real estate market is scorching hot with investors rushing to inject money, but experts warn that the hot growth may not be sustainable.

VietNamNet Bridge - The unmanned ditching machine invented by Vo Van Phuoc, a farmer in HCM City, has been favored by farmers because it saves labor and expenses on field work.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hue authorities made changes to a defunct policy that aimed to protect and restore Hue-style garden houses.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City residents are concerned about the risk of fires and explosions from nearby chemical warehouses, shops and factories as the city government has yet to find a safe place to relocate them.

 Vingroup's first half revenue at $560 million, Masan Group releases Jan-Jun business results, HAGL Agrico's revenue rising, Hanoi green lights $219.46 million apartment project, Foreigners and overseas Vietnamese eyeing housing

 Vietnamese pupils won four gold, three silver, 11 bronze medals and 18 certificates of merit at the Singapore International Mathematics Olympiad Challenge (SIMOC) 2015.

 The first 3D entertainment programme combing various art forms such as dance, theatre and circus entertainment will take place in Hanoi in September.

 Vietnam’s badminton players will face strong competition at the International Badminton Championship – Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open 2015.

 US Physics Nobel laureate George Smoot had an exchange on August 18 with outstanding students in the central province of Binh Dinh who won awards at the recent International Physics Olympiad and those with excellent scholastic achievements.

 The 40th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee closed in Hanoi on August 18 after one week's sitting.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee discussed several contentious matters of the draft Vietnam Maritime Code (revised) and Civil Code (revised) during its 40th session on August 18 in Hanoi. 

 Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam secured a ticket to compete in the main round of the US$10,000 Egypt F27 Futures tennis tournament on August 18 morning.

 Ha Noi People's Court yesterday sentenced three people for using advanced technology to steal money online.

 The Ha Noi Police, in co-ordination with the Ministry of Public Security, yesterday received a wanted man, handed over by the Chinese police, at the Noi Bai International Airport.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The capital city of Ha Noi plans to cut jobs by at least 10 per cent by the year 2021.

VietNamNet Bridge - As the Vietnamese real estate market has begun to recover, foreign investors have sought new investment opportunities and being welcomed by domestic real estate developers who need capital.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Investors are making a massive foray into the emerging resort island of Phu Quoc off Kien Giang Province, with more forest and agricultural land replaced by big-ticket resort projects.