Sixteen teams are competing at the Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship, August 13-21 in Taipei, vying for victory and a berth at the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship later this year in Brazil.

 Japanese singer Yuji Mori, the all-girl Japanese rock band, Prizmm, drum group from Otawara, calligraphy artist Sakamoto Koichi, art troupes and performers from Mitsuke, Nagasaki, Sakai will all take part in the annual Vietnam-Japan Culture Exchange.

 A Vietnamese contingent led by Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh recently returned from a three-day working visit to Mexico where they sought to foster cooperation on a number of fronts.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investors now stand a chance of becoming Vinamilk’s shareholders as the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has confirmed the State will disinvest from the dairy producer. 

 A rare giant ocean sunfish got snared in the net of Vietnamese fishermen off the coast of central Thanh Hoa province.

Cheap imported US chickens have created drastic losses for poultry farmers in the southern province of Dong Nai, as heard at a meeting of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Vietnam Competition Authority.

 A workshop on building a start-up atmosphere in Vietnam was held in Hanoi on August 13 by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) to share experience and measures to develop an entrepreneurial environment in Vietnam.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung chaired a meeting with relevant ministries, sectors and agencies to look at the possible impacts of the Chinese yuan’s devaluation on Vietnam’s economy.

 The Health Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) under the Ministry of Health (MoH) ran a community-based health emergency response drill on August 14 in Hanoi to enhance its performance.

 Ho Chi Minh City police announced on August 14 that they had broken up a six-member drug trafficking ring, seizing 1,103 ecstasy pills, 499 grams of synthetic drugs, and nearly 10 kilograms of methamphetamine.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has approved a component of the Water Management Project for Rural Development in the Mekong Delta, which aims to build and install an irrigation drain system along the Cut Canal in Kien Giang.

 Vietnam is actively engaging in bilateral negotiations with the US and several other countries to ensure its key interests before entering a ministerial meeting aimed at finalising the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.

 A delegation of officials from several ministries made a working trip to Thailand on August 13 and 14 during which the two sides agreed to intensify labour cooperation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a rapidly developing modern city, the cyclo acts as a unique reminder of the past.

 Vietnam, Cuba customs share experience, Employment law conference opens, Deputy PM urges stronger financial sector reform, Police force nationwide celebrate traditional day, Congratulations to India’s Independence Day

 The legal principle of presuming those being investigated were innocent unless proven guilty must be respected until a verdict was announced, the National Assembly’s Standing Committee said at its regular meeting on August 13.

The Vietnam Coast Guard convened the fourth Party Congress for the 2015-2020 tenure in Hanoi on August 14.

 The National Assembly’s Standing Committee discussed the draft Law on Belief and Religion during its 40th meeting on August 14.

 VietNamNet Bridge –Talking about dishes from silkie, most people would think of the “silkie steamed with Chinese herbs”, a dish which is not only delicious but also highly nutritional.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many universities and colleges in northern Vietnam are worried about a possible shortage of students for the upcoming years as the number of applicants seems to be on a falling trend.  

VietNamNet Bridge – The role of Thai business in Vietnam’s marketplace has grown significantly over recent years, and experts expect this trend to continue — particularly in light of the ASEAN Economic Community coming to fruition later this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – About 34 per cent of labourers surveyed recently said they were not satisfied with their jobs or pay, a workshop on the subject was heard yesterday.

Museums in Vietnam have become a hot topic after the local media reported about plans for the VND11 trillion National History Museum project in Hanoi and the HCM City Museum project in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rooftop apartments with modern amenities and luxury living standards are commonly the most-sought after properties on the real estate market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Co Tu ethnic minority's clan homes are seeing the dark side of modernisation: the destruction of tradition. But the district is working to change that. Nguyen Thanh-Trung Hieu reports.