The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has passed an overall plan to compose a national dossier to nominate “Then” singing of the Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic groups as intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

 One of the prominent economic happenings globally in recent times is the appreciation of the US dollar, which has affected most countries including Vietnam.

 Traditional art aficionados will have a chance to experience the southern folk music space when attending the Don Ca Tai Tu Festival which opened in the southern province of Long An on August 14.

VietNamNet Bridge - The turmoil in the Chinese stock market has raised concerns about the possible cooling down of the Chinese economy, which could influence the world’s economy, including Vietnam.

 Many foreign investors are turning to Vietnam as a production base as part of their long-term global business network thanks to the country’s political stability, large population and innumerable investment opportunities.

 Vietnam was the second largest live cattle importer of Australia last fiscal year with 309,505 heads exported, up 136 percent, according to the Australian Association of Exporters of Live Cattle and Meat on August 15.

 PRWeek Asia sees Vietnam as a rising public relations star in Asia.

 Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with and listened to the expectations of prisoners in Xuan Loc prison in the southern province of Dong Nai on August 16, ahead of their amnesty release date in honour of National Day (September 2).

 Foreigners can glimpse Vietnamese culture through the pages of an English language book newly released by The Gioi (World) Publishers.

 Permanent Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Pham Xuan Duong held a number of working sessions with Russian economic officials and scholars in Moscow, Russia from August 11-14.

 Vietnam's Quang Thi Soan was awarded a bronze medal at the 21st Asian Mountain Bike Championships, which closed in Malaysia yesterday.

 Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien finished fourth in the FINA World Cup's women's 200m individual medley in Paris on Saturday.

 A line-up of talented classical musicians from Viet Nam and the US will gather to perform at the first Vietnamese American Music Festival, which will start in Ha Noi and HCM City this week.

 Most stock analysts maintain a neutral view on the market's outlook this week, which remains very volatile after being hit hard by currency devaluations from the Chinese, and then Vietnamese central banks, last week.

Coffee prices have dropped to record lows in southern Dong Nai province, pushing coffee growers, particularly small enterprises, to the verge of bankruptcy.  

 Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan tried to ease high school students' worries yesterday after many raised concerns about the new university application process.

 A suspect in the murder of a four-member family in the northern mountainous Yen Bai Province has been arrested, local police reported yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tapping into a Vietnamese penchant for all things Korean, POW POW Snow serves desserts that have high school and college students knocking on its doors even before they open.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many educators and students have expressed their disappointment about the 2015 enrolment season, saying that the 2-in-1 plan designed by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has failed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 9 million people in Viet Nam, or 10 per cent of the population, suffer from mental disorders, including 2.5 per cent with serious mental illnesses under social protection.

VietNamNet Bridge - With the current balance of power, Vietnam and Thailand will participate in a ‘duel’ to obtain the right to sell 250,000 tons of rice to the Philippines.

 In recent years the US has become the leading foreign investor in Vietnam in the field of tourism, according to Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh.

Vietnam is proud of its strong development in information technology (IT) as it strives to become an IT power by 2020. However, the majority of people still do not enjoy the benefits of IT.

VietNamNet Bridge - The functions of garbage incinerators is to treat waste to minimize pollution. However, in many places, they are actually causing pollution.

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